SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) - Systems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities (STEC) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA240125S0001
- Agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Space Development Agency (SDA), part of the Department of the Air Force, is soliciting executive summaries, proposal abstracts, and proposals for novel architecture concepts, systems, technologies, and capabilities to enhance the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The BAA focuses on four key areas: efficient beyond line-of-sight data transport and warfighter communications, advanced position/navigation and timing, advanced target custody and tracking, and global battle management. Proposals will be evaluated based on operational and technical merit, relevance to the SDA mission, cost and schedule realism, and proposer capabilities. Executive summaries are due by December 1, 2025, at 4:00 PM ET, with full proposals required by January 14, 2026, at 12:00 AM ET. SDA strongly encourages submitting an executive summary first to ensure interest and potential funding availability, and anticipates making multiple awards through either procurement contracts or Other Transaction Agreements.
The solicitation does not include any specific set-aside designations and does not mention incumbent contractors or precise award values. The BAA seeks capabilities that can be rapidly introduced into the proliferated low Earth orbit space marketplace and potentially become commodity components or systems. Proposals are expected to cover technologies in areas such as optical communication terminals, tactical data links, GPS-independent navigation, missile warning/tracking sensors, cyber defense, radiation-hardened processing, and automated scheduling systems. While specific performance timelines are not explicitly stated, the associated documents suggest study periods ranging from 60 to 180 days, with potential project extensions through fiscal year 2030. The place of performance is not definitively specified but will likely involve ground-based facilities and potential on-orbit system development, with close collaboration between SDA, U.S. Space Force, and other government organizations.
Notice text
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Update #5 · Latest ·
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is soliciting executive summaries, proposal abstracts, and proposals for novel architecture concepts, systems, technologies, and capabilities that enable leap-ahead improvements for future Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) tranches, capability layers, or, enable new capability layers to address other emerging or evolving warfighter needs.
NOTE - Although not required, SDA strongly encourages submitting an executive summary in advance of a full proposal to ensure interest and potential funding availability. SDA releases an updated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) on an annual basis. Because SDA strives to always maintain an active BAA with similar focus areas, proposers are discouraged from submitting uninvited full proposals shortly before the BAA proposal due date simply to meet the submission deadline. They should consider instead submitting an executive summary to the subsequent BAA.
Amendment 1 - Call for Executive Summaries for US "Iron Dome" Architecture Studies: Under the PWSA STEC BAA, FA240125S0001, SDA is issuing this Call for Executive Summaries to solicit approaches to perform 60-day studies on a U.S. “Iron Dome” architecture and capability. This call for Executive Summaries falls under BAA Focus Area #3; Advanced Target Custody, Warning, Tracking, and Defeat. SDA will respond to these Executive Summaries with a statement as to whether or not SDA is interested in the idea. A letter of interest will encourge/discrouage the submission of a full proposal for the study. SDA strongly encourages Executive Summaries be submitted NLT 5:00pm Eastern, Friday Febraury 28, 2025. See the attachment for details.
Amendment 2 - This amendment corrects the unclassified email address associated with the BAA. The correct unclassified email address is ussf.pentagon.sda.mbx.fa-250125s-0001@mail.mil. To prevent confusion an updated BAA document (revision 1) has been posted with this amendment containing this corrected email address. The update to the unclassified email address was the only change made to the original document. Please resend any messages previously sent to ussf.pentagon.sda.mbx.fa-250125s-0001@mail.mil.
Amendment 3 - PWSA Ground Segment & AppFac Transition Study Call for Executive Summaries: Under the Systems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities (STEC) Space Development Agency (SDA) Broad Agency Announcement, FA240125S0001, posted on SAM.gov on January 15th, 2025, SDA is soliciting this call for executive summaries. SDA is soliciting executive summaries describing the technical approach the performer will utilize to perform 180-day studies on evolving the current Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Ground Segment (GS) and the Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) software Application Factory (AppFac). This Call for Executive Summaries falls under SDA BAA Focus Area #4 – Global Battle Management. A letter of interest will be sent to all respondents encourging/discrouaging the submission of a full proposal for the study. SDA strongly encourages Executive Summaries be submitted NLT 5:00pm Eastern, Monday April 14th, 2025. See the Call for Executive Summaries and associated attachments for additional details.
Amendment 4 - Final Deadline - Call for Executive Summaries to solicit approaches to perform 60-day studies on a U.S. “Iron Dome”: The deadline for submission of Executive Summaries for this Call is Tuesday April 8, 2025 at 1600 Eastern. Submissions received after this time will not be reveiwed.
Update #4 ·
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is soliciting executive summaries, proposal abstracts, and proposals for novel architecture concepts, systems, technologies, and capabilities that enable leap-ahead improvements for future Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) tranches, capability layers, or, enable new capability layers to address other emerging or evolving warfighter needs.
NOTE - Although not required, SDA strongly encourages submitting an executive summary in advance of a full proposal to ensure interest and potential funding availability. SDA releases an updated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) on an annual basis. Because SDA strives to always maintain an active BAA with similar focus areas, proposers are discouraged from submitting uninvited full proposals shortly before the BAA proposal due date simply to meet the submission deadline. They should consider instead submitting an executive summary to the subsequent BAA.
Amendment 1 - Call for Executive Summaries for US "Iron Dome" Architecture Studies: Under the PWSA STEC BAA, FA240125S0001, SDA is issuing this Call for Executive Summaries to solicit approaches to perform 60-day studies on a U.S. “Iron Dome” architecture and capability. This call for Executive Summaries falls under BAA Focus Area #3; Advanced Target Custody, Warning, Tracking, and Defeat. SDA will respond to these Executive Summaries with a statement as to whether or not SDA is interested in the idea. A letter of interest will encourge/discrouage the submission of a full proposal for the study. SDA strongly encourages Executive Summaries be submitted NLT 5:00pm Eastern, Friday Febraury 28, 2025. See the attachment for details.
Amendment 2 - This amendment corrects the unclassified email address associated with the BAA. The correct unclassified email address is ussf.pentagon.sda.mbx.fa-250125s-0001@mail.mil. To prevent confusion an updated BAA document (revision 1) has been posted with this amendment containing this corrected email address. The update to the unclassified email address was the only change made to the original document. Please resend any messages previously sent to ussf.pentagon.sda.mbx.fa-250125s-0001@mail.mil.
Amendment 3 - PWSA Ground Segment & AppFac Transition Study Call for Executive Summaries: Under the Systems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities (STEC) Space Development Agency (SDA) Broad Agency Announcement, FA240125S0001, posted on SAM.gov on January 15th, 2025, SDA is soliciting this call for executive summaries. SDA is soliciting executive summaries describing the technical approach the performer will utilize to perform 180-day studies on evolving the current Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Ground Segment (GS) and the Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) software Application Factory (AppFac). This Call for Executive Summaries falls under SDA BAA Focus Area #4 – Global Battle Management. A letter of interest will be sent to all respondents encourging/discrouaging the submission of a full proposal for the study. SDA strongly encourages Executive Summaries be submitted NLT 5:00pm Eastern, Monday April 14th, 2025. See the Call for Executive Summaries and associated attachments for additional details.
Update #3 ·
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is soliciting executive summaries, proposal abstracts, and proposals for novel architecture concepts, systems, technologies, and capabilities that enable leap-ahead improvements for future Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) tranches, capability layers, or, enable new capability layers to address other emerging or evolving warfighter needs.
NOTE - Although not required, SDA strongly encourages submitting an executive summary in advance of a full proposal to ensure interest and potential funding availability. SDA releases an updated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) on an annual basis. Because SDA strives to always maintain an active BAA with similar focus areas, proposers are discouraged from submitting uninvited full proposals shortly before the BAA proposal due date simply to meet the submission deadline. They should consider instead submitting an executive summary to the subsequent BAA.
Amendment 1 - Call for Executive Summaries for US "Iron Dome" Architecture Studies: Under the PWSA STEC BAA, FA240125S0001, SDA is issuing this Call for Executive Summaries to solicit approaches to perform 60-day studies on a U.S. “Iron Dome” architecture and capability. This call for Executive Summaries falls under BAA Focus Area #3; Advanced Target Custody, Warning, Tracking, and Defeat. SDA will respond to these Executive Summaries with a statement as to whether or not SDA is interested in the idea. A letter of interest will encourge/discrouage the submission of a full proposal for the study. SDA strongly encourages Executive Summaries be submitted NLT 5:00pm Eastern, Friday Febraury 28, 2025. See the attachment for details.
Amendment 2 - This amendment corrects the unclassified email address associated with the BAA. The correct unclassified email address is ussf.pentagon.sda.mbx.fa-250125s-0001@mail.mil. To prevent confusion an updated BAA document (revision 1) has been posted with this amendment containing this corrected email address. The update to the unclassified email address was the only change made to the original document. Please resend any messages previously sent to ussf.pentagon.sda.mbx.fa-250125s-0001@mail.mil.
Update #2 ·
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is soliciting executive summaries, proposal abstracts, and proposals for novel architecture concepts, systems, technologies, and capabilities that enable leap-ahead improvements for future Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) tranches, capability layers, or, enable new capability layers to address other emerging or evolving warfighter needs.
NOTE - Although not required, SDA strongly encourages submitting an executive summary in advance of a full proposal to ensure interest and potential funding availability. SDA releases an updated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) on an annual basis. Because SDA strives to always maintain an active BAA with similar focus areas, proposers are discouraged from submitting uninvited full proposals shortly before the BAA proposal due date simply to meet the submission deadline. They should consider instead submitting an executive summary to the subsequent BAA.
Amendment 1 - Call for Executive Summaries for US "Iron Dome" Architecture Studies: Under the PWSA STEC BAA, FA240125S0001, SDA is issuing this Call for Executive Summaries to solicit approaches to perform 60-day studies on a U.S. “Iron Dome” architecture and capability. This call for Executive Summaries falls under BAA Focus Area #3; Advanced Target Custody, Warning, Tracking, and Defeat. SDA will respond to these Executive Summaries with a statement as to whether or not SDA is interested in the idea. A letter of interest will encourge/discrouage the submission of a full proposal for the study. SDA strongly encourages Executive Summaries be submitted NLT 5:00pm Eastern, Friday Febraury 28, 2025. See the attachment for details.
Update #1 ·
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is soliciting executive summaries, proposal abstracts, and proposals for novel architecture concepts, systems, technologies, and capabilities that enable leap-ahead improvements for future Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) tranches, capability layers, or, enable new capability layers to address other emerging or evolving warfighter needs.
NOTE - Although not required, SDA strongly encourages submitting an executive summary in advance of a full proposal to ensure interest and potential funding availability. SDA releases an updated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) on an annual basis. Because SDA strives to always maintain an active BAA with similar focus areas, proposers are discouraged from submitting uninvited full proposals shortly before the BAA proposal due date simply to meet the submission deadline. They should consider instead submitting an executive summary to the subsequent BAA.
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