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Launch Services Provider

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This subcontract opportunity is for a Launch Services Provider to support prime contractors on DARPA Cattle Run projects. The selected provider will be responsible for delivering successful orbital insertion of spacecraft, encompassing launch vehicle integration, trajectory analysis, and the execution of launch sequences. Services include the use of orbital launch vehicles to deploy spacecraft into trajectories below geostationary orbit and into cislunar space. Eligible candidates must hold U.S. citizenship and maintain CMMC Level 2 or NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 compliance. This requirement falls under NAICS code 517410 and is managed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under the Department of Defense. The response deadline for this opportunity is November 4, 2026.

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Launch services for DARPA Cattle Run orbital insertion; US citizens; deadline November 4, 2026.

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517410 - Satellite Telecommunications

Place of Performance

VA

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NONE

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This scope was carved out of DARPA-SN-27-03.

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Provides launch vehicle and launch services for prime contractors on DARPA Cattle Run projects. Performs launch vehicle integration, trajectory analysis, and execution of launch sequences using orbital launch vehicles to deploy spacecraft below GEO and into cislunar trajectories. Requires U.S. Citizenship and CMMC Level 2 / NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 compliance. Delivers successful orbital insertion of spacecraft.

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