Rendezvous, Proximity Operations (RPO) Threat Response (RTR) VICTUS…

Sources Sought Due Oct 19, 2026

Rendezvous, Proximity Operations (RPO) Threat Response (RTR) VICTUS Responsive Launch Space Vehicle (SV)

Dept of Defense, Fa8819 Special Programs Dir Smc Sp, SYD89-26-RPO-RLSV

Responses close Oct 19, 19:00 UTC

The purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research and identify capable industry partners, innovative approaches, and potential solutions for Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking (RPO-D) spacecraft designed for responsive launch and ta

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Posted by FA8819 SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIR SMC SP, the same office that posted this notice.

Closes	Solicitation	Number
Oct 2, 2026	Request for Information (RFI) SG-XX Geosynchronous Space to Space (S2S)…	RFI-16_09_2026
Oct 3, 2026	This effort encompasses all technical, logistical, software and hardware…	FA881926RFI-0001

What this buyer has signed $6.5B

The largest federal awards in our record from DEPT OF DEFENSE, under the space and missile manufacturing codes we collect. This is context about the buyer, not the outcome of this notice: no award in the record references a solicitation number, so which notice produced which award is not something we can show.

Recipient	Amount	Signed	What for
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	$4.8B	Apr 9, 2026	EXECUTE PHASED ARRAY TRACKING RADAR TO INTERCEPT ON…
DYNETICS, INC.	$617M	Apr 14, 2026	DO FOR THE FY26 PRODUCTION BUY.
RAYTHEON COMPANY	$500M	May 26, 2026	KUWAIT NASAMS 7 LOT PROCUREMENT
RAYTHEON COMPANY	$198M	Apr 17, 2026	SM-3 BLOCK IIA UNDER LAYER.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS…	$127M	Mar 26, 2026	FRP-18 GQM-163A BASE TARGET VEHICLE USN
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS…	$102M	May 14, 2026	SATCOM SPACE VEHICLE
INTELSAT GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS…	$75M	May 22, 2026	SEE SECTION B.
VIASAT INC	$75M	May 22, 2026	PTS-G SWARM 1 DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL…

Suppliers who do this kind of work 15

Companies in our directory under Spacecraft & buses, which is where this notice matched: kw spacecraft. A category is our own grouping, so this says what a company sells rather than that it is eligible or interested.

The supplier index holds 6 more in these categories.