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FA9453-21-S-0001-Call016 - Space Strategic Technology Institute (SSTI) - Space Cyber-Cognitive Overmatch (SCCO)

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Location: KIRTLAND AFB, NM
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Jul 21, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AC11

Timeline

Posted

Jul 21, 2026
Status

Open now

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What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Location: KIRTLAND AFB, NM
NAICS: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

The ultimate objective of this initiative is to create disruptive, cutting-edge technologies that fundamentally alter the strategic landscape of space operations.

While proposed solutions must improve overall system resilience and strictly optimize size, weight, and power (SWaP) constraints, their true value will be judged by their capacity to enable entirely new operational concepts.

The goal is not seeking merely incremental upgrades; it is for transformative capabilities spanning the cyber and electromagnetic (EM) spectrums, the entire distributed architecture (space, ground, and links), and advanced human-machine teaming.

Crucially, this disruption cannot come at the cost of current mission viability.

For example, a novel cyber defense mechanism will be deemed unviable if its computational overhead degrades primary satellite operations.

Consequently, proposals will be rigorously evaluated on two interconnected fronts: their potential to achieve true cognitive and cyber overmatch, and their realistic maturity for transitioning out of the laboratory and into government program offices or industry applications.

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