Space-to-Space Comm Broad Agency Announcement Posting Amendment 1 Updated Contracting POC

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)

(Solicitation FA8819-25-R-B006)
Space-to-Space Communication Technology Projects
in Support of
Space Systems Command (SSC)
Space Combat Power (SCP)
Program Executive Office (PEO)

General Information:
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Number: FA8819-25-R-B006 BAA Type: Basic BAA with targeted calls only
BAA Period of Performance (POP): 60 months beginning 15 Sep 25 and ending on 14 Sep 30 Posted Date: 15 Sep 25
White Papers for Call #1.1 Due: 12:00pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) 6 Oct 25 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this BAA: 541715 Research and Development, in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Anticipated Awards: One or more awards is anticipated for Call #1.1; however, SSC/SCP reserves the right to select for award zero, one, or more of the proposals or a portion of thereof received in response to this announcement.
Contracting Office Address:

SSC/SZK

483 N. Aviation Blvd. A-8
El Segundo, CA 90245
Points of Contacts (POCs): All communications and questions associated with this BAA shall be submitted in writing to the POCs listed below.
Contracting Officer (CO):
Ms. Melanie Gipson

SSC/SZK

483 N. Aviation Blvd. A-8
Telephone: (310) 653-9220
Email: [email protected]

Capt Tobias J. Richards

SSC/SZK

483 N. Aviation Blvd. A-8
Telephone: (310) 653-7796
Email: [email protected]
Security POC:
Mr. Chrisopher Colon

SSC/SZ

483 N. Aviation Blvd. A-5
Email: [email protected]
Technical POC:
Maj Justin Mayfield

SSC/SZWM

483 N. Aviation Blvd. A-8
Email: [email protected]

Background
Areas of Technology Project Interest

2.1

Focus Area 1: Space-to-space Communications

2.1.1

Objective 1a: Enable advancements in optical communication

2.1.2

Objective 1b: Create advanced data links and waveforms

2.1.3

Objective 1c: Novel communication techniques

2.1.4

Objective 1d: Enable alternate Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)

2.1.5
Objective 1e: Enable space hardware advancements in space-based user radios, mission antennas and information assurance/cryptographic infrastructure 2.1.6

Objective 1f: Enable support infrastructure for tasking and orchestration

2.1.7

Objective 1g: Enable RF communication payload technology maturation

2.1.8

Objective 1h: Enable payload hosting

2.2

Focus Area 2: Space Networking

2.2.1

Objective 2a: Enable a high-rate mesh backbone

2.2.2
Objective 2b: Enable seamless multi-level security (MLS) operations in contested