Space Force solicits consortium lead for $12B SpEC contract

The Space Force is seeking a consortium manager for a follow-on to its Space Enterprise Consortium contract -- an effort to rapidly develop new space technologies with a ceiling value of $12 billion.

In a March 18 notice, the Space and Missile Systems Center writes that it plans to award an other transaction agreement for the SpEC consortium manager in August.

The service contracted with Advanced Technology International to manage the original SpEC contract, which originally had a $100 million ceiling that has since grown to $1.4 billion due to unexpected demand. The contractor pool for that vehicle includes about 350 traditional and non-traditional companies.

Because of the interest from across the Defense Department in SpEC, which was originally designed with a five-year expiration, SMC decided to recompete the work, set a new $12 billion ceiling and give the new contract a 10-year service life.

The service expects to release the first prototyping solicitation in September and make an award in November.