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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT POC Technical Contact: Lt Col L. Kelley, (703)428-0340 & Maj R. MacFarland, (703)428-0341, Administrative Assistant: Bipin Dave (310)363-8678/Contract: Mr. Norman Harrison, (310)363-8671. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FROM COMMERCIAL SOURCES ON SATELLITE OPERATIONS AND SPACE CONTROL AND PROTECTION. Technical Point of Contact for Satellite Operations is Lt Col B. Kelley Voice: (703)428- 0340 and Fax (703)428-0345. Point of Contact for Space Control is Maj R MacFarland Voice:(703)428-0341 and Fax (703)428-0345 The DoD office of the Space Architect (OSA) is gathering information regarding Satellite Operations. For the purpose of this Request For Information, Satellite Operations is considered to include the functions of satellite control (related to launch, early orbit, operation and station keeping of satellites on orbit) and mission support (support to users). In this RFI, ''Space Control'' specifically, focuses on potential operational concepts and/or technologies to protect customer services and prevent unauthorized access and use, and determining which space system operational services currently contemplated by industry or supplied by the government will be most heavily relied upon. The information will be used to assist OSA in developing architectures for the time period 2010-2015. SMC/XRE is issuing this RFI on behalf of OSA. The DoD Office of the Space Architect established in September 1995, is responsible for developing architectures across the range of National Security space mission areas. The architectural process integrates future requirements and a broad spectrum of future military, civil, and commercial capabilities into candidate architectures, conducts independent analyses to assess the merits of each architecture, and presents alternatives to the Joint Space Management Board. The OSA currently has Military Satellite Communication and Space Control architectures well underway, and has just begun a Satellite Operations architecture development. This RFI seeks information which will help the OSA assess current and projected satellite operational practices employed by military, civil and commercial organizations. Of particular interest are innovative practices, concepts, standards, technology applications and associated commercial (non-military) architectures. Specific questions for satellite operations are: a. How are your commercial satellite operations being performed today? b. How will you evolve current satellite operations capabilities to support future needs? c. What standards are you considering developing, establishing or implementing to support your satellite operations? d. What technologies do you plan to integrate into your near, -term and far-term satellite operations environments? e. What technologies do you consider high payoff for future satellite operations, including those without current space funding support or government sponsorships? f. To what extent will autonomy be implemented in your ground and space systems to support satellite operations? g. What unique commercial operations concepts are being considered which may support government applications? h. What commercial capabilities which could be used for government applications are expected to be available? i. What frequency spectrum will you use for satellite operations? j. What communications protocols will you use in the 2010-2015 time frame? k. What ground-based configuration will you use in the 2010-2015 time frame to support your satellite operations? l. What type of space-based capabilities do you intend to use to support satellite operations in the 2010-2015 time frame? m. What do you intend to use space-based relay to support your satellite operations in the 2010- 2015 time frame? n. What international cooperative programs and relationship do you intend to pursue in the 2010-2015 time frame? o. What interrelationship do you plan or desire to have with the government in the 2010-2015 time frame from a satellite operations perspective? p. What interest do you have in providing selected services for government satellite operations (e.g., tracking, data relay, etc.)? q. What interest do you have in providing a full range of satellite operations services to the government? r. What analytical tools or simulations to assess satellite operations performance would you recommend? s. How to foster commercial participation in the architecture development process while protecting the commercial competitive position of the participants? The Specific areas for which Space Control and protection information is sought are:: a. Your plans/assumptions in the following areas: Space navigation and safty-freedom of navigation, environmental data (Space weather, debris information, etc.), navigation assistance (aids, time references, etc.), route planning, deconfliction/collision avoidance (tracking data collection and reduction, orbit data cataloguing, collision avoidance prediction), lost spacecraft (space surveillance, anomaly resolution support, sharing data), safe disposal of or liability for depleted or non functional spacecraft, constellation management (TT&C operations and maintenance). b. Your plans for dealing with natural environmental hazards radiation, micrometeorites, man- made space debris, RF, laser or other energy source interference or impingement. c. Your view of the threat (interference with/degradation of/ unauthorized use of services or physical damage to systems) from individuals, terrorists, criminal syndicates or other non-governmental agencies, legitimate competitors, or other governments and your contemplated solutions. d. Which of the threats in b & c (above) would you protect against, and against which would you accept risk? e. What assumptions have been made with respect to the governments (US or other) responsibility to provide services from item 1, which of these services would you be providing for your own use or be prepared to sell to others.? f. What capabilities (traditional development/production contracts, lease or purchase) do you offer that could support DoD needs for survivable, reconstituable systems? g. What major drivers (launch cost, technology concepts, market shifts) would alter your perception of, or manner of dealing with risk? h. How do you envision or assume international tension or outright hostilities will affect your freedom of operational control and protection? For each area (Satellite Operations, Space Control and Protection) respondents should briefly describe current practices, and in greater detail, anticipated future changes to those practices. In addition, describe your intentions and recommendations for innovative technology, architectural and system concepts, concepts of operation and operational practices in the 2010-2015 time frame. Respondents should submit a 1-2 page summary of their intended presentation NLT 11 July 96. OSA will select presentations based on these summaries. Send your summary to SMC/XRE, 2420 Vela Way Suite 1467-80, Los Angeles AFB, CA 90245-4659. Attn: Bipin Dave. A two day window is being set aside for 17-18 July 96 at SMC/XRE, Building 80, Conference Room B for thirty minute presentations for selected commercial organizations, to be followed by a thirty minute question and answer period. If follow-up trips or visits to an organization's location are warranted, they can be arranged during or after the presentations. Please contact the SMC/XRE POC Bipin Dave @ (310)363-8678 about appropriate security arrangements requirements if necessary This synopsis is for a Request For Information only and does not constitute a commitment on the part of the Government to purchase or acquire satellite operations or space control and protection systems or services. Respondents expenses will not be reimbursed. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0176)

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