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FISH CALL 017 - Secure By Design

Due: November 13, 2026
Location: New Mexico
Buyer: Department of the Air Force
NAICS: 541715
Notice ID: FA945326XA001

Please quote research, design, development, testing, and demonstrations of a space vehicle system designed to resist cyber threats at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 87117.

Build: Build a ground test version of a space vehicle and a connected environment for testing cyber threats.
Software: Strengthen the flight software against cyber threats using Cyber-Hardened Satellite Software.
Testing: Compare function, performance, and cyber defenses with a version without the added protections.
Operations: Develop and test detection, protection, and recovery procedures, and build a user interface.
Demonstrations: Conduct ground and in-orbit experiments and demonstrations, and provide technical reports.
Business systems: Have an approved accounting system and other approved business systems.

Please confirm availability and send your quote by November 13, 2026.

The original documents

Deadline: November 13, 2026

Attachment 1 DOCX · 22 pages
Attachment 2 PDF · 4 pages
Attachment 3 PDF · 3 pages
Attachment 4 PDF · 1 page
Attachment 5 PDF · 5 pages
Attachment 6 PDF · 31 pages
Attachment 7 PDF · 15 pages

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What they need

FA9453-21-S-0001 Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicle Directorate ANNOUNCEMENT OVERVIEW CALL 017, Topic Area 1. Space Technology Advanced Research - Fast-tracking Innovative Software and Hardware (STAR-FISH) DATE: 26 August 2026 NAICS Code: The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. Federal Agency Name: Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Phillips Research Site ARA Title: Secure by Design Space Vehicle (STAR-FISH), Announcement, procurement for experimentation of spaceflight and space-related signal, energy, and transportation technologies.

ARA Number: FA9453-21-S-0001 CALL Type: Two-Step Process, initial announcement CALL Title: Secure by Design Space Vehicle CALL Number: 017 White Papers and/or Proposal Due Date and Time: The Government is requesting White Papers at this time for the Topic Area identified above. White Papers addressing any other technology area identified in the basic Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) will not be accepted at this time unless a CALL for that specific area is posted. White Papers or proposals received after the due dates and times shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215- 1(c)(3).

It should be noted that this installation obse

The workAddress cyber threats to national critical space missions (PNT, MW/MT, ISR, SATCOM) through research and design.Source: Attachment 7, page 5
Design and build a space vehicle flat-sat and cyber range, and integrate them.Source: Attachment 6, page 3
Cyber-harden space vehicle flight software using Cyber-Hardened Satellite Software (CHSS).Source: Attachment 6, page 3
Develop cyber-attack scenarios and evaluate the hardened solution against a non-hardened baseline.Source: Attachment 6, page 3
Develop and test CONOPs and COAs for cyber detection, protection and recovery, and build a user interface.Source: Attachment 6, page 3
How longAnticipated period of performance is a 12-month base, three 12-month option periods, plus 3 months for final reporting (51 months total).Source: Attachment 3, page 1

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What you have to submit

Pulled from the 7 solicitation documents (81 pages). Each item links to the page it came from. Check the originals and any amendments before you bid.

1How and where to submit

Send submissions via DoD SAFE to the identified Contracting Officers and Contract Specialist. Request upload links 48 hours before the closing date.Source: Attachment 2, page 1
White paper must have a complete coversheet, be no more than six pages total (cover plus five), use 11-point font, and be saved as a searchable PDF.Source: Attachment 2, page 1

2Deadline

White papers (first step of a two-step process) are due no later than 13 November 2026, 1600 Mountain Standard Time.Source: Attachment 7, page 2

3Pricing format

Line items 0001 to 0004 are priced as Not to Exceed, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, one each.Source: Attachment 6, page 3

Past history: who won Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) work in New Mexico

Recent federal contract awards in the same industry in New Mexico, from USAspending.gov. These are comparable jobs, not earlier rounds of this exact solicitation.

Typical award: $202K to $1.1Mmiddle half of 15 recent awards · median $554K

Who won	Amount	Buyer	Date
University of New MexicoThis study will develop a digital twin (dt) methodology for railcars and their components to increase safety o…	$314,390	Federal Railroad Administration	Oct 2026
Mza Associates CorporationSbir phase II LEO debris tracking and remediation using advanced beam control	$1,274,970	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Oct 2026
8d Photonics LLCSbir phase I cryogenic material characterization testbed for very large format infrared detector arrays	$224,922	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Sep 2026
Sta Technologies INC.Sugary V to 9	$179,741	Bureau of Engraving and Printing	Sep 2026
Vantage Analytical LLCShine to 3 rjex (formerly rvex) - rapid architecture prototyping and integration development	$300,000	Department of the Air Force	Aug 2026
Vantage Analytical LLCSshine to 2 rjen (formerly rven) - small satellite portfolio	$800,000	Department of the Air Force	Aug 2026
Vantage Analytical LLCSshine to 1 rjep (formerly rvep) - prototypes and flight experiments	$1,171,075	Department of the Air Force	Aug 2026
Sta Technologies INC.Task order 7	$980,689	Bureau of Engraving and Printing	Aug 2026

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