• The U.S. Space Force seeks white paper responses for spaceport infrastructure development at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
• This opportunity is open to United States Commercial Providers as defined by 51 U.S.C. § 50101(7) engaged in space-related operations.
• The Mission Development Zone (MDZ) infrastructure will provide critical support services for national security objectives and commercial spaceflight.
• White paper responses are requested to drive future RFI/RFP announcements, but no specific deadline is provided.
Description
DESCRIPTION 1.1. Growth of the U.S. Domestic Space industry has resulted in a greater demand for use of real property at U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30), Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) by private and commercial entities to conduct spaceport support, payload processing, hardware manufacturing, testing, logistics, and other space-related activities. Ensuring that United States operators can efficiently process space systems, conduct missions in space, launch, and reenter United States airspace is critical to economic growth, national security, and accomplishing Federal space objectives. 1.2. SLD 30 requests white paper responses from United States Commercial Providers as defined by 51 U.S.C. § 50101(7) engaged in space transportation, spaceport support, spacecraft manufacturing, payload processing, assembly, test, space logistics, or other space-related operations on the buildout of the Mission Development Zone (MDZ). Respondents will offer insights, perspectives, and approaches to obtain real property-use agreements to finance, design, construct, operate, and maintain spaceport infrastructure. Industry insights from whitepaper submissions may be utilized to drive future RFI / RFP announcements issued by SLD 30. Specifically, the MDZ infrastructure is intended to provide critical support services to the Department of War (DoW), commercial spaceflight, and other spaceport users at an undeveloped area located in the southern region of VSFB's North Base area. Development and utilization of the MDZ will be in support of maximizing spaceport capability and assured access to space to achieve national security objectives. 1.3. Description of Premises is at Exhibit B. Please note that the MDZ is not a space launch complex (launch pad), but rather a flexible development zone dedicated to supporting the broader spaceport ecosystem. This includes, but is not limited to, payload processing, hazardous processing, spaceport logistics, commodity storage, launch and mission control, research and development, spacecraft integration, and administrative/engineering spaces. 1.4. The USSF is gathering market intelligence to determine the feasibility of a future real property outgrant under 10 U.S.C. § 2667 to a commercial space services provider, spaceport support provider, launch service provider (LSP), space infrastructure provider, or other space-related entity to construct spaceport-related support infrastructure. MDZ support infrastructure may include, but is not limited to, the following activities: processing, manufacturing, logistics, and administrative support activities. Data gathered from white paper responses will directly inform the Government in determining optimal MDZ utilization and potential infrastructure requirements to meet Government and industry launch requirements. 1.5. To support its ongoing spaceport capacity expansion, Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30) continuously evaluates opportunities and fields req…
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