# SBIR / STTR #27.TX

STTR Phase II Proposals for Commercial Solutions Addressing Space Force Needs

**Buyer:** DOW; USAF
**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** January 06, 2027
**Identifier:** 27.TX

The Department of War and U.S. Air Force are seeking Phase II proposals for commercial solutions that address U.S. Space Force needs.
- **Government buyer:** Department of War (DOW) and U.S. Air Force (USAF), on behalf of the U.S. Space Force (USSF).
- **Opportunity:** STTR Phase II proposals for mature, non-defense commercial technologies that can be adapted to a specific USSF stakeholder need.
- **Proposal requirements:** Explain the technology’s mission fit and the proposed adaptation; include documentation from a motivated, empowered technical point of contact willing to participate in a prototype trial.
- **Potential mission areas:** Space Domain Awareness; Satellite Communications; Space Access, Mobility, and Logistics; Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking; space-based environmental monitoring; cyberspace operations; Command and Control; Positioning, Navigation, and Timing; and cross-mission Space Mission Enablers.
- **Other proposal scope:** Applicants may propose a “BLUE SKY” capability and explain its strategic value. Proposals should identify relevant OUSW(R&E) Critical Technology Areas, Component Technology Areas, and USSF Commercial Space Strategy mission areas.
- **Named OEMs, vendors, products, quantities, and part numbers:** None specified.

### Description

This open STTR Phase II topic seeks non-defense commercial technologies or solutions that can be adapted to meet a specific Space Force stakeholder need. Proposals should demonstrate a likely product-mission fit and describe the adaptation of a mature commercial solution, supported by a motivated technical point of contact willing to participate in a prototype trial. The topic is industry-, technology-, and problem-area-agnostic, and identifies Space Force commercial mission areas while allowing proposals to use a “BLUE SKY” category. The listed due and close date is January 6, 2027.

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