Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 9 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- FA8650-17-S-9300
- Agency
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This pre-solicitation notice seeks proposals to establish connectivity and conduct experimentation leveraging emerging commercial space internet capabilities. The Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation Office intends to award multiple contracts totaling $1.44 billion to support defense experimentation using commercial space internet under solicitation number FA8650-17-S-9300. Proposals will address establishing initial connectivity, conducting operational experimentation at an expanded scale, and special purpose experimentation using modified commercial satellites. Responses will be evaluated based on technical merit, price reasonableness, and other factors. White papers are due by August 2027 and full proposals will be invited thereafter for periods of performance up to 36 months.
There is no set-aside designation. The primary NAICS code is 541715 and PSC code is R425. Individual awards are expected to range from $50,000 to $50 million over multiple selections. Key details include leveraging multiple commercial space internet constellations, integrating military payloads on commercial satellites, and providing resilient high-bandwidth communications for seamless data movement among diverse Air Force assets.
Notice text
15 versions
Update #15 · Latest ·
AMENDMENT - 6 MARCH 2024
The purpose of this amendment is to provide administrative updates/clarifications under the ARA with Calls. As a result, "ARA_with_Calls_Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet - Amend 05 06MAR24" is hereby incorporated as an attachment to this notice. The update included the removal of the following because hard copy submissions are not required.
"A CD with the Microsoft WORD version of your Technical/Management Proposal and the SOW must be submitted with the hard copies of the proposal and must match the hard copy."
Update #14 ·
AMENDMENT - 29 FEB 2024
The purpose of this amendment is to provide administrative updates/clarifications under the ARA Open Two-Step. As a result, "ARA_Open_Two-Step_Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet - Amend 04 29 Feb 2024" is hereby incorporated as an attachment to this notice.
Update #13 ·
AMENDMENT - 26 FEB 2024
The purpose of this amendment is to provide administrative updates/clarifications under the ARA with Calls. As a result, "ARA_with_Calls_Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet - Amend 04 26FEB24" is hereby incorporated as an attachment to this notice.
Update #12 ·
AMENDMENT - 9 JAN 2024
The purpose of this update is to make the following changes:
Publish CALL 004 - Multi-Band, Directional SATCOM Antennas 9 JAN 2024
Update #11 ·
AMENDMENT - 16 OCT 2023
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the open period for the ARA with Calls and to make several administrative updates throughout the announcement. Please reference the following attachment for additional information.
- ARA_Open_Two-Step_Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet - Amend 03 14AUG2022
The amendment is also being issued to make updates to Call 03. Please refer to the items highlighted in yellow in the following attachment.
- CALL 003 - Mult-band multi-orbit communications - Amend 01 16OCT2023
Update #10 ·
AMENDMENT - 14 AUG 2023
The purpose of this update is to extend the open period for the ARA Open Two-Step announcement and to make several administrative updates throughout the announcement. Please reference the following attachment for additional information.
1. ARA_Open_Two-Step_Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet - Amend 03 14AUG2022
Update #9 ·
AMENDMENT - 14 JAN 2022
The purpose of this update is to make the following changes:
1. Incorporate ARA_with_Calls_Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet- Amend 01 14JAN2022
2. Incorporate ARA_Open_Two-Step_Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet - Amend 01 14JAN2022
3. Publish CALL 003 - Mult-Band Multi-Orbit Communications 14JAN2022
AMENDMENT - 28 NOV 2022
Both ARAs are hereby amended to incorporate guidance regarding Air Force Research Laboratory Instruction (AFRLI) 61-113, Science and Technology Protection for the Air Force Research Laboratory. The guidance is applicable to the ARA and all Calls.
Update #8 ·
The purpose of this update is to make the following changes:
1. Incorporate ARA_with_Calls_Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet- Amend 01 14JAN2022
2. Incorporate ARA_Open_Two-Step_Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet - Amend 01 14JAN2022
3. Publish CALL 003 - Mult-Band Multi-Orbit Communications 14JAN2022
Update #7 ·
Amendment 2 to Call 002 - Vendor Flexibility Experiments
Update #6 ·
Amendment 1 to Call 002 - Vendor Flexibility Experiments
Update #5 ·
Call 002 - The Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation Office (SDPE) is soliciting innovative experimentation as described in the Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) with Calls FA8650-17-S-9300, Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet. Consistent with the desire to "experiment with the capability to seamlessly move and share data among a wide variety of fixed and mobile operating locations using constantly available, high-bandwidth, beyond-line-of-sight communications," a second Call for Proposals, Call 002 - Vendor Flexibility Experiments, under the referenced ARA with Calls is now available.
Please note, while the Call 002 Statement of Objectives (SOO) is available via FBO.gov, an ITAR-restricted supplementary data package containing details on representative open radio architecture approaches and flexible antennas is available to Qualified US Contractors, as defined by DoDD 5230.25 (which established the certified DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, as the mechanism for certifying qualified U.S. Contractors). For more information on establishing eligibility, please refer to DoDD 5230.25 and the Joint Certification Program, both of which can be accessed from: http://www.dla.mil/HQ/InformationOperations/Offers/Products/LogisticsApplications/JCP.aspx
Qualified U.S. Contractors may request a copy of the Call 002 supplementary data package by contacting the primary contracting point of contact and/or the technical point of contact listed below and providing a certified DD Form 2345. Upon confirmation of eligibility, the supplementary data package will be provided via encrypted e-mail.
Proposals in response to this Call will be accepted any time after 8:00 AM Dayton, OH local time on 28 JAN 2019 and before 4:00 PM Dayton, OH local time on 31 OCT 2021. Proposal submission instructions can be found in Call 002.
Update #4 ·
Amendment 2 to Call 001 - Initial Connectivity Experiments
Update #3 ·
Amendment 1 - Clarification for the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program Advanced Research Announcements.
Update #2 ·
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office is announcing its intent to solicit proposals under both of the attached announcements: 1) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) with Calls and 2) Open Two-Step Advanced Research Announcement (ARA). Both of these ARA's are being released in parallel and both fall under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program. Both ARA's share the same budget ceiling, the same announcement number and the same overarching objectives. The ARA with Calls will solicit proposals via Call(s) for full proposals and the Open Two-Step ARA will solicit white papers, and if selected, full technical and cost proposals. Please see attached ARA's for additional details.
Update #1 ·
The Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation Office (SDPE) intends to host an Industry Day regarding Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet.
Attachments
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) Resilient multi-Orbit Airborne Module (ROAM) | Award Notice | |
| Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) Rolling Thunder | Award Notice | |
| Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) | Award Notice | |
| Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet | Pre-Solicitation |
And 6 more award notices.
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