OSC Seeks Industry Input on SSA Data and Services Contracts
RFI Responses Due by May 6, 2025
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) has released a Request for Information seeking input on a future multi-vendor contract structure for obtaining space situational awareness (SSA) data and services. Responses will help shape OSC’s acquisition strategy for commercial data and services to integrate into the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS).
The Office of Space Commerce’s TraCSS program is interested in establishing a multi-vendor Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) or indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) to obtain commercial SSA data and services in support of the TraCSS mission. The BPA/IDIQ, along with orders placed on the Government Services Administration’s Global Data Marketplace, will be the prime vehicle for acquiring commercial SSA data and services for integration into TraCSS.
The program is seeking industry input on the attributes of a BPA or IDIQ that would allow flexibility and maximal participation by vendors. The program is also seeking input from industry on other acquisition vehicles that might address the need to engage broadly with the commercial SSA industry for data and services for TraCSS. In the context of the BPA or IDIQ, SSA data and services includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Ground based sensor tracking observations (multiple phenomenologies and orbital regimes) on space objects;
Space based sensor tracking observations (multiple phenomenologies and orbital regimes) on space objects;
Orbit determination services;
Ephemerides generation services;
Conjunction assessment services;
Risk assessment services;
Data quality monitoring services;
Space weather services; and
SSA related analytics and services.
Responses to this Request for Information are due no later than 12:00 p.m. (EDT), May 6, 2025. They may be directly submitted via questionnaire, or sent via email to: david.marks@noaa.gov. The electronic copy of your response must be in “.pdf” format and readable by the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Additional instructions for emailed responses may be found within the RFI listed on SAM.gov.
Questions pertaining to this notice may be emailed to the Contracting Officer, David Marks.