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Space RCO processes can be delayed when working on agreements with international partners and other DoD organizations.
Space RCO Director Kelly Hammett has led the office since June 2022.
The Space RCO can award previously announced contracts for threat-tracking radars due to funds allocated starting in 2025.
The Space RCO faces challenges in obtaining rapid approvals from external organizations.
Some Space RCO procurement efforts are uncertain pending Congressional decisions on extending SBIR funding in fiscal 2026.
Space RCO lacks a funding line for technical maturation and risk reduction initiatives.
The Space RCO has notified three companies of its intent to award SBIR contracts for threat-awareness sensors.
The Space Force’s Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) was established in 2018 to buy space technology and deliver it to troops as quickly as possible.
Space RCO hosted an industry day with satellite manufacturers and systems integrators focused on new entrants, including K2 Space and Turion Space.
Space RCO's mission is to deliver capabilities rapidly to enable space superiority.
Space RCO operates under the major tenets of acquisition reform as outlined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Space RCO has selected three vendors for threat warning radar satellite payloads, but they have not been announced.
Space RCO released a controlled but unclassified information specification to companies, which was found to have performance parameters that were too demanding.
Space RCO was established seven years ago and is modeled after the Air Force RCO.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) is preparing a request for proposals around agile space capabilities.
Space RCO’s portfolio consists of around a dozen programs, most of which are classified.
Space RCO primarily deals with space superiority and threat warning.
Space RCO has the ability to move money between programs, shift requirements, terminate failing programs, and allocate funds into successful programs to deliver capability fast.
Space RCO will likely see changes in assigned programs as portfolios are reworked.
Space RCO is refining requirements and separating them into classes to make development efforts more affordable.