SDA CSO 01 Questions and Answers Updated

SDA CSO_AOI-2025_01_Questions & Answers_ Updated: 1/13/2026 Question Number

Question

AOI – 2025_01_Q01

How can potential offerors get access to TAB 1. Military Space Operations Terms of Reference.pdf?

AOI – 2025_01_Q02

Is this a brand-new contract? If it is not brand new, could you please provide the previous contract number?

AOI – 2025_01_Q03

AOI – 2025_01_Q04

Who is the appropriate Contracting Officer and contact information for AOI2025_001? Will there be an opportunity for large businesses to compete for future AOIs under the SDA CSO?

Answer
Per SDA CSO para 4.1.6, All formal communication between the Government and Offerors will occur via www.sam.gov and the listed points of contact in Section 6. Please register at www.sam.gov and request access to any restricted documents.
SDA CSO is a brand-new acquisition effort. AOI-2025_01 was previously performed under contract number FA2544-20-C-0001, and therefore, it is being competed as 100% small business set-aside. The Government apologizes for the omitted contact information. AOI CO is Rosalind Davis at [email protected]. Due to the holiday break, the CSO mailbox was not established. It has been established now. Please contact us with any questions. Yes. Although AOI-2025_01 is restricted to small businesses, the CSO framework is designed to accommodate a wide range of acquisition needs, and future AOIs may include opportunities for full and open competition or other set-aside statuses that would allow large businesses to participate. For this AOI, Phase I submissions should emphasize R&D and experimental prototyping activities.

AOI – 2025_01_Q05 Should Phase I submissions emphasize R&D and experimental phototyping activities (e.g., workflow experimentation, evaluation, and operational insight generation), or is the Government seeking deployment-oriented software To provide a more precise scope, the Government is seeking solutions that fall within the approximate demonstrations within a specific operational or development environment at this Technology Readiness Level (TRL) range of 2 through 6. Deployment-oriented software demonstrations stage?
are not the primary focus at this stage.
AOI – 2025_01_Q06 Regarding Phase I White Papers and Briefings, the first paragraph under the Both approaches are acceptable. To clarify:
Technical Focus Areas heading states, “Offerors may propose solutions aligned a. An offeror may submit multiple, distinct white papers. Each paper should focus on a unique solution.