Space Force searching for companies able to manage ground control of missile-tracking satellite operations
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – U.S. Space Force missile-defense experts are surveying industry for companies able to manage ground control of future missile-tracking satellites that will operate in medium-Earth orbit.
Officials of the Space Systems Command's Space Sensing office in El Segundo, Calif., have issued a source-sought notice (FA8810-25-RFI-GMI) for the Resilient MEO Missile Warning And Tracking (RMMWT) Ground Management and Integration (GMI) project.
The RMMWT program seeks a primary medium-Earth-orbit satellite operations center (MSOC) and three ground entry points (GEPs) -- two with three antennas and one with one antenna.
The RMMWT program will acquire missile-tracking satellites in two deliveries -- one to launch in fall 2026, and the other to launch in spring 2028. The first delivery will consist of 12 satellites operating in two planes, and the second delivery will consist of a yet-unspecified number of satellites operating in as many as four planes.
For RMMWT ground control, Space Force is looking for companies able to evolve and maintain the MSOC in Boulder, Colo., to support the second delivery of satellites.
Companies should be able to unify all missile warning and track ground software onto one common system; maintain network connectivity to the MSOC; evolve and maintain satellite operations center services and network scheduling; maintain and expand ground entry point capabilities; and integrate several systems.
From industry, Space Force wants software-development statements of capability involving command, control, and resource management; sending commands and receiving confirmations; routing messages to and from other contractors’ software systems; configuring networks, virtual processors, and virtual modems to communicate between space vehicles and ground software; deconflicting resources; balancing resources among users; health and safety monitoring; system status reporting; real-time and pre-planned tasking; automated transfer of messages and commands; and operating in local data centers and cloud environments.
Statements of capability
Statements of capability should include experience in operations center management; cyber security; cloud-based development and hosting; and existing contracts.
Companies interested should email statements of capability no later than 2 May 2025 to the Space Force's Capt. David Kirkland at [email protected] and Leslie Semerena at [email protected].
Email questions or concerns to Kirkland at [email protected] and Semerena at [email protected]. More information is online at Paste link here.
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