Space Data Network (SDN) Mission Operations Center Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

The Department of the Air Force, through the FA8819 HQ SMC PK PKS/SYK office, has issued solicitation FA881926RB010 for the Space Data Network (SDN) Mission Operations Center (MOC). This requirement falls under NAICS code 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and PSC 1555, Space Vehicles. The government is seeking a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for a MOC design and implementation approach that integrates the SDN-B architecture. The center will function as a centralized hub to broker user services, mission plans, and resources while providing enterprise-wide situational awareness for all SDN ground and space assets.

The MOC requires a hybrid deployment strategy using both cloud-based and on-premises hardware and software to manage network transport services. It will serve as the primary interface for user service requests and will monitor the health and performance of all network elements. Designed using a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), the facility will operate as a Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated (GOCO) entity to ensure modularity for future expansion involving commercial proliferated low Earth orbit (pLEO) providers and Space Exchange Points (SEPs).

Performance will take place in El Segundo, California, with responses due by May 18, 2026. Melanie Gipson serves as the primary point of contact for this solicitation. The notice includes two attachments: the original CSO posting from April 30, 2026, and Amendment 1, which was posted on May 6, 2026.