DOD - Space Guardian Training - Market Research

The 1st Delta Operations Support (1 DOS) is seeking support for their Space Guardian Training program. The purpose of this acquisition is to provide Advisory and Assistance Service (A&AS) services required for 1 DOS, which reports to Space Delta 1 (Del 1) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Del 1 is responsible for providing training to United States Space Force (USSF) forces and joint and allied partners in order to prepare them for operations in a contested, degraded, operationally-limited, all-domain environment. The contractor will be responsible for providing administrative management, budget analysis, network and computer systems administration, curriculum planning in orbital warfare and space electromagnetic warfare, and other support services. The timeframe of the acquisition is not specified in the summary.

The work to be acquired includes various tasks related to training support for orbital warfare and space electromagnetic warfare. The contractor will be responsible for reviewing simulator software models and tactics, conducting reviews of squadron syllabi and exercise proposals, operating modeling and simulation environments, developing curriculum for different areas of capability such as orbital warfare and satellite communications, providing administrative management support including personnel administration and documentation, managing network and computer systems administration tasks, conducting budget analysis activities, and supporting government commitment/obligation/expenditure reconciliation efforts. The place of performance will be at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Notable aspects of this opportunity include the focus on training USSF forces in a contested environment, the need for expertise in orbital warfare and space electromagnetic warfare, the requirement for compliance with various publications related to operations security, information security, IT service management, personnel security, web management, and more. The contractor will also be responsible for transitioning into the role smoothly by assessing the current IT environment and transferring responsibilities to the incoming contractor during the phase-out period.