20 Small Businesses Awarded $1 Billion Contract to Develop Next-Gen Ground System for Space Force

The Space Rapid Capabilities Office has announced the selection of 20 small businesses for a potential seven-year, $1 billion contract focused on software development. The office is seeking to hire a group of companies to support its efforts in developing a next-generation ground system that utilizes a commercial cloud architecture. Awardees will compete for task orders under the Rapid Resilient Command and Control program, also known as R2C2.

The R2C2 program is a small business set-aside contract with an initial five-year base period and a two-year option. Companies selected for the program include Aalyria Technologies, A.i. Solutions, Defense Unicorns, and others. Space Force aims to acquire software systems in smaller, incremental pieces rather than in large-scale implementations. This approach allows for faster integration of systems engineering, integration, and software solutions across multiple satellite programs.

The goal of R2C2 is to help Space Force and its partners deliver more capabilities in automation and provide a common user experience to operators. This will enable them to respond quickly to new threats by moving space assets faster. The contract is designed to support Space Force in scaling up its capacity for prototype integration and enhancing its overall mission readiness.

Space Force’s fast pace organization responsible for developing and acquiring technologies has awarded contracts to 20 small businesses under the Rapid Resilient Command and Control program (R2C2). The aim was to hire a group of companies that can support their effort in developing a next-generation ground system that utilizes commercial cloud architecture. With this seven-year $1 billion contract awardees will compete for task orders while delivering more capabilities in automation providing common user experience to operators enabling quick response to new threats by moving space assets faster.

The R2C2 program is designed as small business set aside contract with an initial five-year base period and two years option period which includes Aalyria Technologies, A.i Solutions, Defense Unicorns among other companies selected for the project.

Space Force adopts an approach of acquiring software systems in smaller incremental pieces rather than large scale implementations allowing faster integration of systems engineering, integration, and software solutions across multiple satellite programs.

With this award the Space Force aims to enhance its overall mission readiness by scaling up its capacity for prototype integration while delivering more capabilities in automation through common user experience provided by these small businesses.

In conclusion, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office has awarded contracts worth $1 billion over seven years to 20 small businesses under the Rapid Resilient Command and Control program (R2C2) aimed at developing next generation ground systems using commercial cloud architecture. These contracts are designed