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Base Notice: Space Systems Command (SSC) Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Research and Development (R&D) Effort.

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Location: Boulder, CO
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 10, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AC22

Timeline

Posted

Sep 10, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

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

Sources Sought for Space Systems Command (SSC) Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Research and Development (R&D) Effort.

The United States Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC) Wide Field of View (WFOV) Program Office, Boulder Ground Innovation Facility, Colorado intends to sole source this requirement to L3-Harris, but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement for relevant technology developments to continue the calibration and characterization efforts for the Wide Field Of View (WFOV) Testbed Wide-Area Six Degree Payload (WASP).

This request is an element of ongoing market research to define potential solutions to support Department of Defense (DoD) and National Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) initiatives.

Information received in response to this RFI will be used to determine an appropriate acquisition strategy.

The following paragraphs outline the current and desired capabilities that shall be provided in support of on-orbit support to the WFOV Testbed OPIR R&D effort: Offeror shall accomplish program objectives and meet near-term program milestones.

Offerors must be familiar with the design, operation, calibration, and performance (optical and thermal) of a specific proprietary wide-field-of-view staring OPIR refractive telescope designed and manufactured by L3 Technologies.

The Payload includes a custom focal plane array (FPA) from L3-Cincinnati Electronics (CE) that is cooled by a cryocooler.

The Offeror must be familiar with custom electronics boxes and interfaces, including FPA electronics, cryocooler electronics, and main electronics boxes (and their respective custom software).

The electronic boxes include FPGAs that pass mission data over a high-speed interface, and are mounted within a Mille...

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