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This effort supports the Secure Multi-Source Data Fusion Environment for proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Constellations topic and aims to deliver an extensible fusion platform that enables real-time situational awareness, advanced analytics, and dynamic mission adaptability across the Department of War's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Proposed solutions must support the integration of heterogeneous data types, enable rapid onboarding of new sensors and analytics tools, and facilitate secure, sandboxed evaluation of AI\/ML-driven capabilities. The environment should be designed to enforce zero-trust security principles, maintain strict access controls and data sovereignty, and operate seamlessly across both physical and cloud-based infrastructures. The architecture should allow for continuous scaling to accommodate growing mission needs, multi-vendor participation, and potential expansion to multi-level security environments and coalition operations. Priority will be given to solutions that enhance latency-sensitive decision-making, promote tool reusability, and align with SDAÕs broader objectives for resilient and interoperable battle management. 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As the Department of War's (DoW) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) continues to expand, there is a need for safe, scalable, and responsive satellite disposal mechanismsÑparticularly for satellites that experience mission-ending anomalies and cannot autonomously de-orbit. Rather than fielding bespoke government solutions, SDA aims to catalyze a commercially sustainable market for DaaS by investing in maturing subsystems necessary for future on-orbit servicing. This topic seeks to prototype and validate technologies that reduce technical and operational risks for DaaS offerings and establish a foundation for future on-orbit demonstration missions. Proposed solutions may include, but are not limited to: - Validation of rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) technologies such as sensors, vision-based navigation, and autonomous maneuver planning in simulated or lab-based environments - Demonstration of universal capture mechanisms compatible with multiple PWSA bus types, leveraging modular and non-invasive design principles - Evaluation of collision avoidance and trajectory planning techniques through high-fidelity software simulations - Design recommendations for future PWSA spacecraft that improve serviceability and reduce integration friction with DaaS providers Proposals should focus on developing capabilities that can be commercialized and integrated into a broader orbital debris mitigation and satellite servicing ecosystem. 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PWSA is a continuously evolving constellation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) designed to deliver resilient, threat-responsive capabilities to the joint force. Given the rapid, tranche-based deployment of capabilities under SDAÕs spiral development model, traditional compliance-based test strategies are insufficient. This effort aims to prototype a modern test framework that can: - Continuously update understanding of system performance using real-time test data - Quantify expected knowledge gain relative to resource cost for each test - Dynamically re-plan test sequences to prioritize high-utility activities and truncate low-value ones The solution should incorporate probabilistic reasoning (e.g., Bayesian inference), integration of synthetic and live test data, and multi-objective utility models aligned with mission priorities (e.g., latency, resiliency, throughput). It should also support open APIs and modular architecture to ensure compatibility with SDA's digital infrastructure. 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This topic invites proposals that investigate the technical and operational feasibility of emerging space concepts and dual-use technologies capable of supporting coordinated satellite operations across Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Geostationary Orbit (GEO), eXtended GEO (XGEO), and the cislunar environment. In Phase I, offerors should focus on early-stage research activitiesÑincluding literature reviews, modeling and simulation, trade space analyses, and university or non-profit research collaborationsÑto lay the groundwork for prototype or proof of concept demonstrations to be developed in a potential future Phase II. This exploration phase is intended to reduce risk, validate feasibility, and refine mission alignment before committing to integrated technology demonstrations. Objectives include: 1. Explore novel concepts and architectures that support enhanced autonomy, survivability, and responsiveness in degraded or adversarial space environments. 2. 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A large defense contractor that produces high volume, (hundreds or thousands of production units) may be hesitant to change their baseline SW\/FW to incorporate new capabilities. The Government is interested in an experienced agile, small business software developer to study and implement communication applications onto a large defense contractor’s target software defined radio (SDR) to enable greater Joint interoperability. Key aspects of the study are to assess SW\/FW compatibility with the target SDR; identify hardware and software constraints; assess cyber vulnerabilities; and culminate in a proof-of-concept lab demonstration to establish an ad-hoc network between heterogeneous RF systems. Additionally, the study seeks to generate a roadmap and identify risk reduction activities that should be performed in order to fully integrate these new capabilities into operational systems. The proposed solution should support integration with DoW’s existing RF systems, payloads, and operations to improve mission agility, reduce mission risk, and enhance Joint Operations. Competitive proposals must originate from performers that have previously demonstrated SW\/FW integration of multi-function operations, in a laboratory environment or in open-air testing, between heterogeneous DoW RF systems. The Government is particularly interested in enabling diverse ad-hoc data network node establishment between dissimilar RF mission systems. These DoW payloads or platforms of interest for this application are Communication, Command and Control (C2), Electronic Warfare (EW), or Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems. 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