Space Cyber Test Short Course
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FISTAB5073A001
- Agency
-
Air Force Test Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- Place of performance
- Edwards, California 93524, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center is conducting a sources sought market research to identify potential contractors for a Space Cyber Test Short Course. The primary objective is to provide a 3-day hands-on workshop at Edwards Air Force Base that will enhance participants' understanding of space and cyber technologies through practical satellite manipulation training. Contractors must possess subject matter expertise in areas including space systems, cybersecurity, software engineering, systems integration, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The workshop will accommodate 10 students/staff and requires contractors to develop comprehensive course materials with a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. Interested companies must submit a detailed information package by March 28, 2025, including company details, UEI number, CAGE code, contact information, and a brief description of relevant experience.
No specific set-aside has been designated for this opportunity, and the market research allows both small and large businesses to respond. The course is planned for the week of May 5, 2025, with a strict requirement that companies provide full support capabilities, as partial responses will not be accepted. While no specific award value is mentioned, the contract is for a short 3-day training course focused on professional and management development training. The synopsis is explicitly noted as information-gathering only, with no guarantee of contract award and no reimbursement for response preparation. Interested firms must identify their business size and socioeconomic category as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 19 and listed in the System for Award Management.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
3/25/2025 - Q&A Posted
SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SPACE CYBER TEST SHORT COURSE IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPISIS. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (SMALL BUSINESS, LARGE BUSINESS, ETC.). PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION, AS ONE DOES NOT EXIST.
1. Scope and Objective: Critical objective is to provide a 3-day hands on workshop on space cyber test that will enhance the student’s foundation of space and cyber while giving them a practical environment to manipulate satellites in.
2. Purpose: This is a sources sought synopsis in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential sources for the Space Cyber Test Short Course. The Statement of Work serves as a tool for recording customer requirements, ensuring that requirements are met, and evaluating performance as curriculum content is developed and executed.
3. Requirements: SEE Attached DRAFT Statement of Work
4. Period of Performance: 3-days
5. Information requested: The Government request interested offerors that can fully support this requirement furnish the following information:
a. Company name, UEI Number and Cage Code, address, points of contact, phone number and email address.
b. Information should include a brief description of experience in providing the type of support described above. the information package must be clear, concise, and complete. The Air Force is under no obligation to provide feedback to the company, or to contact the company for clarification of any information submitted in response to this request.
c. Identification of business size (small or large) and identify the socioeconomic disadvantage category, as defines in the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 19 and currently listed in the System for Award Management (SAM). Small business size standards are published by the U.S. Smal Business Administration (SBA) and may be found at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards.
6. Inquiries: Any qualified and interested companies responding to this announcement must be able to support all areas. NO partial support responses from industry will be accepted.
Update #1 ·
SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SPACE CYBER TEST SHORT COURSE IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPISIS. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (SMALL BUSINESS, LARGE BUSINESS, ETC.). PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION, AS ONE DOES NOT EXIST.
1. Scope and Objective: Critical objective is to provide a 3-day hands on workshop on space cyber test that will enhance the student’s foundation of space and cyber while giving them a practical environment to manipulate satellites in.
2. Purpose: This is a sources sought synopsis in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential sources for the Space Cyber Test Short Course. The Statement of Work serves as a tool for recording customer requirements, ensuring that requirements are met, and evaluating performance as curriculum content is developed and executed.
3. Requirements: SEE Attached DRAFT Statement of Work
4. Period of Performance: 3-days
5. Information requested: The Government request interested offerors that can fully support this requirement furnish the following information:
a. Company name, UEI Number and Cage Code, address, points of contact, phone number and email address.
b. Information should include a brief description of experience in providing the type of support described above. the information package must be clear, concise, and complete. The Air Force is under no obligation to provide feedback to the company, or to contact the company for clarification of any information submitted in response to this request.
c. Identification of business size (small or large) and identify the socioeconomic disadvantage category, as defines in the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 19 and currently listed in the System for Award Management (SAM). Small business size standards are published by the U.S. Smal Business Administration (SBA) and may be found at https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards.
6. Inquiries: Any qualified and interested companies responding to this announcement must be able to support all areas. NO partial support responses from industry will be accepted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Questions and Answers.pdf | ||
| DRAFT_Statement of Work_Space_Cyber_Test_.pdf |
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