SDA Issues Special Notice to Industry for National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA) Systems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities (STEC) Broad Agency Announcement

Special Notice Publish Date: August 4, 2022

Under the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA) Systems, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities (STEC) Space Development Agency (SDA) Broad Agency Announcement, HQ085022S0001, posted on SAM.gov on January 13, 2022, SDA is issuing this Special Notice specifically seeking industry partnership to demonstrate laser communications from SDA’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer (first launch Sept 2022) to a laser equipped airborne platform as soon as practical.  While SDA is specifically interested in a live flight demonstration, potential offerors may consider three phases as contract options: space to ground (risk reduction), space to moving ground (further risk reduction), and then space to an airborne platform, as long as the optical terminal maintains pedigree throughout. Potential offerors are encouraged to submit proposals by 2 Sep 2022.