On August 13, the U.S. Air Force posted a sources sought notice for Space Awareness & Global Exploitation (SAGE) & Mission Threat Analysis (MTA) Additional Work. Responses are due by 12:00 p.m. Mountain on August 28.
The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program anticipates a need to issue a 5-year extension for the Defense Support Program (DSP) Operations, Mission Threat Analysis, and Engineering Sustainment (DOMES). These services are currently provided on the Space Systems Command (SSC) contract number FA8823-20-C-0002 from January 7, 2020, through March 31, 2030, if all options are exercised by the government.
Within the DOMES contract, there is work associated with requirements provided by Space Awareness and Global Exploitation (SAGE) and Mission Threat Analysis (MTA) (aka added MTA work). This added MTA work is included in the option year 4 period of performance ending on March 31, 2025. The government now anticipates the added MTA effort will be further incorporated into the DOMES contract starting in 4/1/2025 through 3/31/2030, if all options are exercised. The satellite constellation size was anticipated to decrease over the years, corresponding to a lower level of support for DSP on-orbit sustainment tasks.
The DSP satellites were not “retired” from mission operations before the end of the DOMES contract; therefore, the option CLINs for on-orbit operations support and anomaly resolution support, MTA, Mission Test Bed (MTB), and SAGE will be exercised. MTA and SAGE requirements are not solely dependent on DSP satellites staying in operations but rather support the overarching Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) mission areas of missile warning, missile defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence by collecting sensor data from available Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) orbital assets.
DSP supports the missile warning constellation of infrared technology satellites and has been operational since 1971. The original spacecraft production contract, F04701-67-C-0035, was competitively awarded to TRW Inc., which was acquired by Northrop Grumman in December 2002. The original sensor production contract, F04701-67-C-0034, a result of the same competition, was awarded to Aerojet Electronic Systems Division (AESD), which was acquired by Northrop Grumman in October 2001.
The support to be acquired under added MTA work for 4/1/2025 thru 3/31/2030 includes missile event analysis, missile event report troubleshooting, identify/evaluate/recommend changes for MTA, threat profile development/evaluation/integration, having access to SBIRS/DSP mission data, manage contract team, develop software tools, support at two Government sites, prototyping of data processing enhancements, and maintaining experienced contractor workforce.
Review the SAGE & MTA sources sought.
Source: SAM
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