Hello, Guest!
  • Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Space Development Agency Asks Vendors to Resubmit Bids for Tracking Layer Tranche 0 Reevaluation

The Space Development Agency has asked companies that competed for contracts to build missile-tracking satellites for the proposed national defense space architecture to resubmit bids for reevaluation, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.

SDA’s move comes after Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and Airbus filed protests challenging the agency’s decision to award the Tracking Layer Tranche 0 contracts to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) and SpaceX in October.

SDA is “expeditiously implementing its corrective action plan for the Tracking Tranche 0 solicitation” and “is confident that reevaluation will result in a fair outcome for all involved parties,” Jennifer Elzea, a spokeswoman for the agency, said in a statement issued Tuesday.

Elzea noted that SDA is now awaiting responses after sending evaluation notices to bidders whose offers “are within the competitive range.”

Video of the Day

Related Articles

Tim Kopra Named Starlab Space CEO in Series of Executive Appointments Executive Moves

Tim Kopra Named Starlab Space CEO in Series of Executive Appointments

Starlab Space, a joint venture of Voyager Space and Airbus, has named industry executive and former NASA astronaut Tim Kopra as CEO in a string of leadership appointments. Kopra, a U.S. Army veteran, will also serve on Starlab’s board of directors and bring to the role his experience in space exploration as he oversees the

Lockheed Withdraws Plans to Bid for Air Force’s KC-135 Recapitalization, Eyes Next-Gen Tanker Program Contract Awards

Lockheed Withdraws Plans to Bid for Air Force’s KC-135 Recapitalization, Eyes Next-Gen Tanker Program

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has dropped plans to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 aerial refueling fleet recapitalization program after it decided not to respond to a request for information. Lockheed partnered with Airbus on the recapitalization program, offering the LMXT strategic tanker based on the latter’s A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport design. In

7 Companies Win Spots on $476M NASA Commercial Smallsat Data Contract Contract Awards

7 Companies Win Spots on $476M NASA Commercial Smallsat Data Contract

Seven companies have landed positions on a potential $476 million contract to provide NASA with Earth observation data from commercial small satellites. The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provision of commercial smallsat data products and related services to support the space agency’s Earth science research and application activities, NASA said Monday. The awardees are:  Airbus’