18 June 2025
As a follow-up to the Virtual Industry Day held on June 10, 2025, please find attached the following documents:
- Virtual Industry Day Attendee List: Includes company name and primary point of contact for each organization.
- General Session Slide Deck: A copy of the presentation slides from the general session.
Important Update: Contracting Officer
Please note a change to the Contracting Officer. The correct point of contact is now:
Ms. Stephanie Tancik at stephanie.tancik.1@spaceforce.mil
We appreciate your participation in the Industry Day and look forward to continued engagement.
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9 June 2025
The agenda for the upcoming Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support (COSMOS) Virtual Industry Day, held on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, is attached for your reference.
Please note that the times listed are subject to change.
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3 June 2025
Virtual Industry Day and One-on-One Sessions
The Government will host a Virtual Industry Day on Tuesday, 10 June 2025 for the Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support (COSMOS) acquisition. This effort will be the follow-on contract to the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations and Technical Support II (WSOTS II) contract.
General Session.
This live event will be accessible via Teams on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, from 0830MT – 1200MT.
Questions regarding information presented during the General Session must be submitted to the Government Points of Contact (POCs) by close of business (COB) on Friday, 13 June 2025. Please indicate whether each question is proprietary. Proprietary questions will be answered directly to your company. All remaining questions will be consolidated, anonymized, answered, and published on sam.gov.
Virtual One-on-One Sessions.
One-on-one meetings will be held from the afternoon of 10 June through 12 June 2025. Each appointment is limited to 40 minutes. While we will try to accommodate your preferred time slot, the final schedule is determined by the Government. Your confirmed one-on-one time will be included in your registration confirmation. Late registrations will be accepted, but early registrants will receive priority consideration for their preferred time slots.
The purpose of these one-on-one sessions is to gather objective feedback for the Government on the COSMOS IDIQ and Speritus Task Order requirements and to foster open dialogue. These sessions are not a platform for vendor promotion.
To help the Government prepare for your one-on-one session, please submit your questions to the Government POCs listed below by 1000 MT on 6 June 2025. Indicate whether each question is proprietary. Proprietary questions will be answered directly during your session. All other questions will be consolidated, anonymized, answered, and published on sam.gov.
NOTE: Please be advised that if your company has already submitted questions pertaining to the requirements in response to Request for Information (RFI) #2, these will be addressed during your individual meeting.
Registration Form.
If your company plans on attending the General Session of the Virtual Industry Day and/or scheduling an appointment for a Virtual One-on-one session, please submit a completed COSMOS Industry Conference Vendor Registration form NLT 1000 MT on 6 June 2025 to:
Ms. Christina Ming, COSMOS CO: christina.ming.2@spaceforce.mil
Ms. Nashua Martinez, COSMOS CS: nashua.martinez@spaceforce.mil
Ms. Carol Rogers, COSMOS PM: carol.rogers.3@spaceforce.mil
Proposed Schedule of Events.
(Vendor will receive a more detailed agenda on or before 09 June 2025.)
10 June 2025, 0830 – 1200 MT: Virtual Industry Day, General Session - Briefings on Mission and Requirements
10 June 2025, 1430 - 1610 MT: Virtual One-on-One Sessions
11 June 2025 – 12 June 2025, 0800 -1510 MT: Virtual One-on-One Sessions
Attachment:
Virtual COSMOS Industry Day Vendor Registration
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20 May 2025
RFI No. 2: Updated Submission Deadline and Instructions
Key Changes:
- Government's General Questions & Technical Experience Responses:
Deadline is NLT 27 May 2025 at 1000 MDT.
- Industry Questions/Comments on COSMOS/Spertius PWS & Appendix 2:
Deadline remains NLT 29 May 2025 at 1000 MDT. (No change)
Submission Instructions:
Please submit all responses and questions/comments to the following individuals:
- Ms. Christina Ming, COSMOS CO: christina.ming.2@spaceforce.mil
- Ms. Nashua Martinez, COSMOS CS: nashua.martinez@spaceforce.mil
- Ms. Carol Rogers, COSMOS PM: carol.rogers.3@spaceforce.mil
All other information in the 14 May 2025 notification remains unchanged
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14 May 2025
RFI No. 2 – General Questions and Technical Experience
THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED AS A RFI ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.
Please submit your response to our General Questions and Technical Experience directly to the Government's Points of Contact listed in this announcement no later than 22 May 2025 at 1000 MDT.
Vendors are also requested to submit any questions or comments regarding the attached COSMOS and Spertius Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Appendix 2 utilizing the attached "COSMOS Question(s) from Industry" by 29 May 29 at 1000 MDT.
The Government will consolidate these submissions, provide answers, and post a COSMOS Consolidated Q&A document on or around June 6, 2025.
ATTACHMENTS
- DRAFT COSMOS IDIQ, 4.28.25, VERSION 1.0
- CUI DRAFT SPERITUS TASK ORDER 2, 4.28.25, VERSION 1.0
- CUI DRAFT Appendix 2 – Baseline Services and Equipment Summary
- COSMOS Technical Experience Form
- COSMOS RFI 2 VERSION 0008
- COSMOS Question(s) from Industry VERSION 001
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14 March 2025
COSMOS Industry Conference & One-on-Ones – Postponed Until Further Notice
Due to the recent executive orders and budget uncertainties, the Government postpones the COSMOS Industry Conference and One-on-ones until further notice.
The Government intends to release a DRAFT PWS of the COSMOS requirement; however, this has been tentatively pushed out to May 2025.
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27 February 2025
COSMOS Presolicitation & Industry Conference Notice
The Government will host a three-day Industry Conference from 25-27 March 2025 for the Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support (COSMOS) acquisition. This effort will be the follow-on contract to the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations and Technical Support II (WSOTS II) contract. If your company plans on attending the general session and/or scheduling an appointment for a one-on-one session, please submit a completed COSMOS Industry Conference Vendor Registration form COB 17 Mar 2025 to:
Ms. Christina Ming, COSMOS CO: christina.ming.2@spaceforce.mil
Ms. Carol Rogers, COSMOS PM: carol.rogers.3@spaceforce.mil
General Session is from 0900 – 1200 on 25 March 2025 and will be held at the Radisson Hotel Colorado Springs in the Ballroom. While the One-On-One sessions (info below) will be limited to 3 individuals per time slot – the General Session is open to All Registrants. Note the maximum capacity of the Ballroom is 100 participants.
Check-in for the General Session starts at 0830 in the Ballroom
Location: Radisson Hotel Colorado Springs Airport
1645 N. Newport Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
Phone: 719-597-7000
Proposed Schedule of Events (Vendor will receive a complete agenda upon registration)
25 March 2025 (Morning) – Briefings on Mission and Requirements
25 March 2025 (Afternoon) – One-on-One sessions
26 – 27 March 2025 – One-on-One sessions
One-on-One sessions will be at the Radisson Hotel Colorado Springs in the Blue Spruce Executive Conference Room. Appointment times are limited to 40 minutes and no more than 3 individuals per time slot. We will make an attempt to accommodate your desired one-on-one time slot however the schedule is at the discretion of the Government. Ground rules and one-on-one times will be sent with your registration confirmation. We will accept late registrations however considerations for preferred one-on-one time slots will be given to early registrants.
Attachments:
1. COSMOS Industry Conference Announcement
2. COSMOS Industry Conference Agenda
3. COSMOS Industry Conference Vendor Registeration
4. COSMOS Synopsis_Presolicitation Notice
DRAFT COSMOS IDIQ PWS and DRAFT Task Order 1 PWS:
Available on or after 10 Mar 2025
These documents are Controlled Unclassified Information and will require Contractors to have an active Joint Certification Program status and approved DD2345. Additional instructions to request the DRAFT PWSs will be posted to Sam.gov on or after 10 March 2025.
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6 Nov 2024
Change COSMOS RFI 1 Submission Date as follows:
FROM: 18 Nov 2024 at 1000 MDT
TO: 2 Dec 2024 at 1000 MST
See COSMOS RFI 1 Description and COSMOS RFI1_Atch 6_v005 for changes.
All other items listed within the RFI 1 and attached remain unchanged.
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25 Oct 2024
Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support (COSMOS)
RFI #1: Request for Capability Package and Initial Questionnaire
THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED AS A RFI ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.
This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or solicitation, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. Since this is a RFI announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. A solicitation does not presently exist. SpOC/SAIO will not accept or acknowledge emails over 5MB, brochures, samples, catalogs, and any other marketing solicitation information.
This RFI is for market research and planning purposes only. Information received will assist the United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Acquisitions and Integration Office (SAIO) in determining the best acquisition strategy for award consideration of continued non-commercial, non-personal services for the Commercial and Military Satellite Communications Operations Support (COSMOS) requirement. This requirement will be follow-on contract for the Wideband Satellite Communications Operations and Technical Support II (WSOTS II) contract. COSMOS will retain the current WSOTS II efforts in providing support to Space Operations Command (SpOC), Space Delta 8 (DEL 8), 53rd Space Operations Squadron (53 SOPS) and the Satellite Communications Office (SATCOM Office). The current contract, Wideband Satellite Communication Operation and Technical Support (WSOTS) II, with Procurement Instrument Identifier of W9126019C0001 is forecasted to end 31 Jan 2027. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 517810 – All Other Telecommunications, and PSC Code is DG11 It and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services, Size Std - $40M
This is not a request for proposal. Your response to this RFI is strictly voluntary and will be used by the USSF SAIO to further its market research and future contract strategy planning.
Vendors may submit their capability packages and responses to the attached Microsoft excel Initial Questionnaire (see Atch 3) directly to the Government's Points of Contact listed in this announcement by no later than 18 Nov 2024 at 1000 MDT. Limit your capability package to not more than fifteen (15) single sided pages. This can be in Microsoft Word or PDF. Please provide responses to the Government's Questions only in Atch 3 the Microsoft Excel version.
Vendors may also submit recommendations and/or questions in regard to the attached PDF version, DRAFT WSOTS II PWS (predecessor contract) to the Government’s POCs on or before the closing time on this RFI. Again, please only submit these questions in Atch 3 Microsoft Excel version.
The Government will then provide all questions and answers from this Initial Questionnaire to include the DRAFT WSOTS II PWS on or before 23 Dec 2024 via sam.gov.
Please note that the DRAFT WSOTS II PWS and Appendix 2 (Atch 1 & Atch 2) include Export Control, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Controlled Technical Data, and other sensitive documents. To access these documents, please refer to Atch 6, COSMOS RFI 1 v004, PDF version of this RFI for instructions on how to gain access to the Atch 1, CUI DRAFT WSOTS II PWS, and Atch 2, CUI DRAFT WSOTS II, Appendix 2.
Attachments:
- CUI DRAFT WSOTS II PWS Version 5.
- CUI DRAFT WSOTS II PWS, Appendix 2.
- Vendor's Responses (PDF and Mircosoft Excel)
- DoDI 5200.48
- J3 JCP Guide
- COSMOS RFI 1 v005.
