The U.S. Air Force’s Space Acquisitions and Integration Office is conducting market research to determine the standards for its planned Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support, or COSMOS, contract on non-commercial, non-personal services.
SAIO is developing the COSMOS award as a follow-on contract for the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations and Technical Support II, or WSOTS II contract, expected to end on Jan. 31, 2027, according to a SAM.gov post.
The new contract will continue the WSOTS II support to the Space Operations Command, 53rd Space Operations Squadron and the Satellite Communications Office.
L3Harris Technologies holds the current WSOTS II contract with a potential value of $218 million to extend support on such satcom services as planning, management and control.
The USAF’s request for information includes industry feedback on whether to revise the current contract’s one-year base period and seven one-year options. The RFI also seeks recommendations on the COSMOS contract structure, which under WSOTS II is a cost-plus-fixed-fee for labor and cost reimbursable for travel and other direct costs.
Interested parties will have to submit answers to a questionnaire about their work similar to COSMOS performance work standards under contract for more than $50 million. Other questionnaire subjects include inventory management system capabilities to interface with relevant Department of Defense and Air Force systems.
The deadline for the submission of RFI responses is on Nov. 18.