# SBIR / STTR #DAF27BX02-NV501

SBIR R&D for Space Force Battle Damage Assessment Software and Analytics

**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** January 06, 2027
**Identifier:** DAF27BX02-NV501
**NAICS:** 541511, 541715, 541512

The Department of the Air Force seeks SBIR research and development to improve U.S. Space Force battle damage assessment software and analytics.
- **Government buyer:** Department of the Air Force; United States Space Force; Space Systems Command (SSC), System Delta 85 (SYD 85) Program Management Office; BMC3I Portfolio Acquisition Executive and BMC3I TAP Lab. The effort is associated with the Kronos Program of Record.
- **Requested capability:** Software to collect, combine, and analyze heterogeneous sensor and telemetry data for Battle Damage Indications and Assessment (BDI/A), including EO/IR, RF, and radar data.
  - Expected functions include a unified data-store ontology, cross-domain synchronization and event correlation, configurable anomaly detection, dynamic confidence scoring, explainable AI/ML diagnostics, and role-based workflows for Tactical BDI and BDA Phases 1–3.
  - Target greater than 80% agreement with validated Government analyst assessments; support raw-data traceability and eventual integration with legacy Mission Unique Software and classified networks.
- **Phase I:** Feasibility study, conceptual architecture and data schema, stakeholder and workflow assessment, integration and cybersecurity planning, commercialization strategy, and a low-fidelity mock-up or architectural software proof of concept.
- **Later phases:** Phase II would develop and validate the software, with a target of TRL 7/8, Kronos integration, and 30 days of continuous high-availability operation. Potential Phase III work would transition and scale the capability to operational joint targeting and space-tasking systems, including TS//SCI environments.
- **Maximum Phase I award:** $150,000; maximum Phase I duration: 3 months. ITAR/EAR restrictions apply. No specific commercial OEMs, vendors, hardware products, product quantities, or manufacturer part numbers are identified. The topic identifier is DAF27BX02-NV501.

### Description

This is a Department of War Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) topic under the 2027 SBIR Commercial Solutions Opening, Release 2, for the USAF. The solicitation concerns Battle Damage Indications and improving the collection, aggregation, and analytics of Battle Damage Assessments; the source provides no further technical scope for the topic. Phase options listed are Phase I, Phase II, and Sequential Phase II (SPII). The response deadline is January 6, 2027.

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