- The U.S. Army reopened a Sources Sought Notice to identify companies capable of developing ground-based counter surveillance and reconnaissance systems against space-based threats.
- Only vendors with existing TS/SCI-cleared personnel, accredited facilities, and JWICS access will be considered for the next classified phase.
The United States Army has reopened its effort to identify companies capable of developing ground-based counter surveillance and reconnaissance systems designed to address space-based threats, issuing a new Sources Sought Notice under number W58SFN-25-R-0001-1.
The notice was reposted on November 21 and remains open until December 5.
According to the Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, this is the same notice first posted in September and closed in October. The service said in the new announcement that it is reopening the process “for three weeks to ensure ample opportunity for respondents.”
The Sources Sought Notice serves as a multi-phase down-select effort to determine which companies may be eligible for a subsequent classified notice and a potential request for white papers. The Army said the follow-on activity may lead to a classified solicitation and could result in an Other Transaction agreement using a Commercial Solutions Opening framework.
The program office for the effort is the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S), which oversees a wide range of surveillance, detection, and electronic capabilities for Army forces.
The Army said the objective is to identify companies capable of providing “ground-based counter-surveillance reconnaissance systems” against threats originating from space-based platforms.
The notice outlines a detailed set of screening requirements. Only companies able to meet all of them may be considered for the next phase. The document asks whether a respondent “CURRENTLY possesses the ability to produce terrestrial based counter-surveillance reconnaissance prototypes.” It further requires that companies already employ an engineer, program manager, logistician, and security officer who all hold a current Top Secret clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information. As written, the Army states that the ability to hire such personnel in the future “should result in a NEGATIVE response.”
Another criterion requires the ability to send responses via the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System. The notice states that only companies that “answer YES and affirmatively email to JWICS” will be considered. Responses sent through unclassified channels will not count as meeting the requirement.
The Army is seeking new ways to protect forces from adversaries that rely on space-based sensors. As rival nations expand their satellite reconnaissance networks, the United States is looking for technologies that can reduce exposure and protect ground units. The initiative reflects growing concern about the role of space systems in future conflicts and signals that counter-surveillance capabilities may become an important part of U.S. defense planning.