AFTAC's Geophysical Signal Exploitation System (GeoSES)

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY TO INFORM INDUSTRY OF UPCOMING INDUSTRY DAYS. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. I. INTRODUCTION: The Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC) Det 2 OL/PKA, Contracting Office, in support of the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) at Patrick Space Force Base (SFB), seeks through this sources sought announcement to invite industry to participate in its industry days for the Geophysical Signal Exploitation System (GeoSES) need. In addition, the Government is contemplating the utilization of current AFTAC Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) 2024, Topic 6- ENTERPRISE WIDE INTEGRATION AND ARCHITECTURE MODERNIZATION, specifically tailored for the GeoSES effort, and invite industry to submit a white paper with an innovative solution for GeoSES. The CSO can be found at SAM.gov Contract Opportunities with Notice ID FA702224SC001 (or at this link: https://sam.gov/opp/c2bef9c95b5643039f5a80db675ca5d4/review ). Then, in its attachment, AFTAC CSO 2024 Final.pdf, see page 20. See potential draft SOO attached. All business sizes are encouraged to participate, but attendance to Industry Days will be limited to 2 persons per prime offeror. Please see registration instructions [on the attachments]. It is noted that the Secretary of Defense has directed "all DoD Components to adopt the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) as the preferred pathway for all software development components of business and weapon system programs in the Department"; and to accomplish this, "the use of CSO as the default solicitation and award approach for acquiring capabilities under the SWP" is directed. See applicable memorandum, dated 06 March 2025, attached to this notice. We encourage industry to continuously monitor this notice for potential updates or other communication. [See Complete Details for this Notice on the Attachment, which was last updated 04.25.2025, and reflects changes or updates highlighted in yellow.] Updates will be provided through this Notice via SAM.gov.