Space Data Network (SDN) Mission Operations Center Industry Day

***** Update 15 April 2026 - Fixed clerical errors in the description and attachment.

***** Update 15 April 2026 - Changed response due date to 16 April 2026 @ 5:00pm PT.

Event: Space Systems Command (SSC) Spectrum Warfare Division, Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone Mission Operations Center (MOC) Industry Day and Question & Answer (Q&A) Session

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Time: 08:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT

Overview:

The Space Systems Command Spectrum Warfare Delta will hold a Space Data Network Backbone (SDN-B) Mission Operations Center (MOC) Industry Day and Question & Answer (Q&A) Session on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 08:00 am – 12:00 pm PDT at The Aerospace Corporation, 2310 E El Segundo Boulevard, El Segundo, CA. The agenda includes the following:

• SDN Backbone Overview
• MOC Overview
• Technical Requirements
• Schedule and Programmatics
• Q&A Session

The purpose of the Industry Day is to provide insight into the vision and direction of SDN-B MOC and conduct open discussions with industry to inform submissions to the upcoming SDN-B MOC Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) that is anticipated to be released on 30 April 2026.  The Government anticipates awarding a single-award, FFP IDIQ contract for the SDN-B MOC.

This posting and Industry Day event is a follow-up to the “Space Data Network (SDN) Mission Operations Center (MOC)” Request for Information (RFI) that was posted to SAM.gov on 23 Jan 2026. (https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d300ea9f6a8444caa7b5cbd6a9679ee1/view).

The government does not intend to conduct one-on-one sessions.

Event Registration:

To attend the SDN MOC Industry Day, attendees must register by 5:00pm PDT on Thursday, 16 April 2026 using the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sdn-moc-industry-day-tickets-1986033734362?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Attendance is limited to a maximum of five (5) representatives per contractor. The Eventbrite registration allows adding five attendees on a single registration.

Event Security:

Visit requests are not required; all information needed for event attendance will be collected in the registration process. Attendance is restricted to U.S. citizens only.

The discussion and material presented will include Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

For security purposes and to prevent unauthorized disclosure of CUI, no personal electronic devices, including, but not limited to, phones and cameras, are permitted in the event space.

Questions and Answers 

Questions/comments should be submitted to the Technical POC via email no later than 5:00pm PDT on 16 April 2026 for questions/comments desired to be answered at the event. The Government intends to address some or all of the advance questions at the event. Comments and questions will also be accepted at the event and up to two days after the event; responses will be provided at the discretion of the government to sam.gov or via other means, depending on sensitivity.