Summary
The Space Development Agency (SDA), under the U.S. Department of the Air Force, has issued Notice SDA-SN-26-0013 announcing its intent to award a sole-source Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Astrotech Space Operations LLC for Payload Processing Facility (PPF) services. The contract will support no fewer than seven (7) SDA Transport Layer Tranche 2 (TLT2) launches, with three originating from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California and four from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Any responsible source may submit a capabilities/qualifications response by the response due date of July 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET; absent qualifying alternatives, SDA intends to proceed with the sole-source award to Astrotech.