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5/6/2026 Update - The second round of Questions and Answers have been included. The Government expects to release an updated draft of L&M in the coming weeks based on industry feedback. Official RFP is expcted to be released by end of May 2026 pending any delays due to changes. 3/17/2026 Update - Updating the Jaguar and Ground Control PWS with a PDF document due to permissions issues in the previously uploaded word format. 3/16/2026 Update - Adding updated version of the Performance Work Statements for the Basic IDIQ and three Task Orders. Adding updated Notional Staffing for Ground Control TO Adding updated Notional Schedule 3/9/2026 Update – Adding updated copy of the draft RFP FA8809-26-R-B002, please note that many clauses will have deviations or will be updated due to the Revolutionary Far Overhaul. Expect to see many updated clauses and deviations in the final RFP. Adding updated section L&M Adding updated Award Fee Plan Adding updated Ordering Instructions Adding GFP list Adding draft CDRLs Adding HADES notional schedule Adding OCI Mitigation Plan checklist referenced in Section L Adding Questions/Comments and Answers received up to 20 Feb 26 Please review and continue sending questions and comments. 1/28/2026 Update - Adding three Task Order (TO) Performance Work Statements (PWS's), three notional staffing plans for the TO PWS's as identified in Sections L&M. Also clarifying engagements and questions: Please send your questions and comments to the POCs listed below early. We plan to update the Draft RFP and post them as we receive your feedback. This pre-solicitation notice is to provide a DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Hybrid Architecture and Development for Experimental Systems (HADES) contract. The Space Systems Command (SSC), Innovation and Prototyping Delta, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico intends to release a solicitation for a competitive Cost-Reimbursable (CR) with Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF), Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), and Cost CLINs contract to support satellite ground system and satellite operations center engineering, development, integration, and sustainment, and associated support services primarily at, but not limited to, the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Support Complex (RSC) at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The required services are described in the draft RFP. This pre-solicitation notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. The Government will not award a contract based upon vendor responses to this announcement. The Government does not assume any costs associated with obtaining the draft solicitation documents or industry responses to the draft solicitation documents. In accordance with FAR Part 15.201, Exchanges with Industry before Receipt of Proposals, the Space Systems Command (SSC) Innovation and Prototyping Delta (SD) is pleased to provide copies of the draft RFP for the HADES program. This draft R…

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