T1DES Industry Day.pdf

SPECIAL NOTICE: SDA-SN-22-0008

EVENT NAME: SDA Tranche 1 Demonstration & Experimentation System (T1DES) Industry Day

EVENT DATE: May 19, 2022

REGISTRATION START DATE: May 4, 2022

REGISTRATION CLOSE DATE: May 16, 2022, 1700 ET

REGISTRATION WEBSITE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sda-t1des-industry-day-registration- 332983892787

INDUSTRY DAY: The Space Development Agency (SDA) will host an in-person Industry Day (Secret Level) on Thursday, May 19, 2022. This Industry Day will focus on the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) solicitation with two distinct sessions. There is a morning presentation (0900-1200) on the T1DES system and anticipated outcomes. After the presentation, potential bidders will have an opportunity to ask questions in person during the morning session. This event will be held at the Secret level and all attendees are required to hold a Department of Defense (DOD) SECRET level clearance. The afternoon (1300-1500) presentation will cover SCI level information for T1DES and only attendees with DOD SCI levels will be permitted to attend the presentation.

BACKGROUND: The Space Development Agency (SDA) issued the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) solicitation to augment the Tranche 1 (T1) constellation. T1DES will deploy additional space vehicles with payloads that demonstrate future missions. T1DES will have the capability to leverage the low latency data transfer and beyond line-of-sight command and control infrastructure established by the T1TL program. T1DES SVs fall in two categories: Demonstration SVs and Experimentation SVs. This solicitation is for T1DES Demonstration SVs and their supporting launch and ground systems only. Separate solicitations for Experimentation SVs will be released later. T1DES Demonstration SVs will be users of T1TL, with compatible optical communications terminals (OCTs), networking and data routing, and ground system operations. T1DES SVs will host two mission payloads that are developed or sourced as part of this solicitation. The mission payloads are Low Earth Orbit Integrated Broadcast System (IBS-L) and Tactical Satellite Communications (TACSATCOM) in UHF and S- Band. SDA expects T1DES SVs to launch with Tracking Layer Tranche 1 SVs and deploy to four orbital planes. SDA expects the T1DES Demonstration system to comprise approximately 12 space vehicles, to be launched third quarter of GFY 2025.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Registration is limited by the venue capacity (maximum of 60 in person attendees) and requires a DOD Secret or higher level of clearance for the morning session and only DOD SCI Clearance holders will be permitted in the afternoon session. ORGANIZATIONS ARE LIMITED TO ONE IN-PERSON ATTENDEE. Early registration is strongly recommended. The determination of what constitutes an organization will be made by SDA. Registration may close prior to the registration deadline due to the venue capacity or the number of virtual lines being met. As a result, if any change to the registration deadline is made, the update will be posted to the registration website. There will be no on-site registration. SDA’s T1DES Industry Day is intended to promote greater understanding of the program scope and objectives, provide and to increase efficiency in proposal preparation and evaluation. This Industry Day is open only to registered potential proposers. The event is closed to the general public. An on-line registration form, preliminary agenda, meeting details, and hotel information for the Industry Day can be found at the registration website. All attendees are required to present government-issued photo identification upon entry to the event.

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION: ADMINISTRATIVE: All administrative and technical questions should be sent to OSD Pentagon OUSD R-E Mailbox SDA-PS-22-03 / osd.pentagon.ousd-r-e.mbx.sda-ps-22- 03@mail.mil. Please refer to the Industry Day Special Notice number (SDA-SN-22-0008) in all correspondence. This announcement is not a request for proposals, any sent will be disregarded. This Special Notice is issued solely for information and potential new program planning purposes; the notice does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals or proposal abstracts. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Attendance is voluntary and is not required to propose to subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP) (if any) or research solicitations (if any) on this topic. SDA will not provide reimbursement for costs incurred in responding to this special notice. Respondents are advised that SDA is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of any information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this special notice. NO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SHOULD

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