Secure-by-Design Space Vehicle Research and Demonstration

The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting unclassified white papers for research, development, testing, and demonstration of a secure-by-design space vehicle system addressing cyber threats to critical space missions.

United States of America > DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE > FA9453 AFRL RVK (AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY)


General
Open (active)
FA945326XA001
Oct 12, 2026 12:00 PM
Aug 24, 2026 07:42 PM
$14,000,000.00
1 year base + options: 1 year, 1 year, 1 year, 3 months
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Federal
Secret
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Original Solicitation Links
Contact
gabriel.salazar.3@spaceforce.mil
+13856827155
Kirtland, NM, USA
Submission Instructions
Online
Description

The Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate is seeking white papers under a two-step research announcement for a comprehensive Secure-by-Design Space Vehicle system. The effort addresses cyber threats to critical space missions, including positioning, navigation, and timing; missile warning and tracking; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and satellite communications. The selected contractor will design and construct a space vehicle flat-sat and cyber range, integrate and test the system, develop cyber-attack scenarios and defensive effectiveness assessments, create concepts of operations and courses of action for cyber detection, protection, and recovery, develop a user interface, conduct ground demonstrations, and support on-orbit experimentation and live demonstration. Deliverables include design and integration, testing and evaluation, CONOPS/COAs, ground demonstration, and final scientific and technical reports. The anticipated structure is a 12-month base period, three 12-month option periods, and three additional months for final reporting. The government and MIT Lincoln Laboratory will provide Cyber-Hardened Satellite Software interfaces and drivers; MIT Lincoln Laboratory will perform the cyber-hardening. Work is anticipated to range from unclassified controlled information to Secret, with U.S. citizenship and applicable security eligibility required.

Classification Codes
NAICS541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSCAJ12PHYSICAL SCIENCES - APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT
Smart Codes
spacecraft cybersecuritysatellite cyber rangespace vehicle prototyping
Specifications
Supply & Service
Yes
Timeline
Sep 17, 2026-Question and Answer Session (optional)
Online session; connection information is not provided.
Oct 12, 2026-White Paper Submission Deadline
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