Overview
- The Space Force, which announced the vendor pool Wednesday, named 14 firms to compete for space domain awareness satellites and technology under Andromeda.
- The awards issued Tuesday are firm-fixed-price IDIQ contracts that run through April 8, 2036, with $1.4 million in fiscal 2025 research and testing funds obligated at award.
- The first competitions will buy RG-XX reconnaissance satellites to watch activity in geosynchronous orbit, about 22,000 miles above Earth where many high-value U.S. spacecraft operate.
- The program seeks to shift from the small, costly GSSAP fleet to a larger and more maneuverable constellation, with on-orbit refueling under study and initial satellites possible by 2030.
- Space Systems Command received 32 bids and will place task orders to the selected pool without full recompetes, broadening the supplier base and speeding work at contractor sites across the United States.