Captain Forrest Babbitt

Captain Forrest Babbitt serves as a key procurement lead within the FA8806 Battle Management C3 SSC/BCK under the Space Systems Command, where he oversees the acquisition of advanced command, control, and communications (C3) systems critical to space-based battle management. His role centers on managing full lifecycle contracts for integrated C3 architectures that enhance situational awareness, targeting, and operational decision-making for joint warfighters. He specializes in complex, high-priority acquisitions involving space-enabled sensor networks, real-time data fusion platforms, and resilient communications payloads, ensuring alignment with Department of Defense modernization priorities and enterprise architecture standards. Captain Babbitt collaborates with a select cadre of prime contractors specializing in guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing, including defense aerospace firms with proven expertise in space domain awareness and C3 integration. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industry partners with deep technical capabilities in secure satellite communications, battle management software, and mission-critical firmware development. He fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical rigor, compliance with ITAR and DFARS requirements, and demonstrated performance on prior space systems contracts. Captain Babbitt’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting the highly specialized, national security-sensitive nature of the systems he acquires. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, he actively encourages small business subcontracting through prime contractor performance plans and mandatory flow-down requirements to ensure innovation and supply chain resilience. His primary focus is on NAICS 336414, encompassing the procurement of guided missile and space vehicle systems, including payload modules, ground control segments, and secure data links. He specializes in acquiring hardware and software systems that enable real-time battle management from space, with deep technical familiarity in space-based targeting, encrypted command uplinks, and integrated C3 interoperability standards such as CCSDS and MIDS.