STEP 2.0 Industry Day Special Announcement (25-26 Oct 2022).pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE

SPACE SYSTEMS COMMAND

26 Jul 2022

MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION

SUBJECT: Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 Industry Day Announcement

1. The United States Space Force - Innovation and Prototyping Acquisition Delta, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is hosting a virtual Industry Day on 25-26 October 2022, to solicit feedback regarding an initiative by the Space Test Program (STP) to acquire spacecraft for science and technology experiments. STEP 2.0 is anticipated to be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) with the utilization of cascading set-asides to support the spacecraft needs of the STP office. STEP 2.0 will be a supply requirement which will include the construction of a spacecraft, payload integration, launch vehicle integration, and at least 365 days of on-orbit support.

2. The Government anticipates issuing the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) on or around 11 October 2022. The DRFP will be posted to SAM.gov and will include instructions for attending Industry Day.

3. If your organization is interested in participating in the subject Industry Day, please contact the Program Manager, Capt. Kyle Futch at Steven.Futch.1@SpaceForce.Mil for more information and/or to schedule a one-on-one session. Please be advised that due to the expected level of interest in this program, company participation is limited to four representatives each.

S. KYLE FUTCH, Capt, USSF STEP 2.0 Program Manager