{"id":51029,"date":"2022-09-13T18:04:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/13\/space-force-nominee-supports-expanding-launch-vendor-base\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:26:40","slug":"space-force-nominee-supports-expanding-launch-vendor-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2022\/09\/13\/space-force-nominee-supports-expanding-launch-vendor-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force nominee supports expanding launch vendor base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Space Force should establish a mix of established and emerging launch providers as it finalizes its strategy for the next phase of lift procurements, the White House\u2019s nominee to lead the service said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service expects to finalize its acquisition plan for Phase 3 of its National Security Space Launch Program this fall in preparation for a competition in 2024. 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Chance Saltzman told the Senate Armed Services Committee during his Sept. 13 confirmation hearing the Space Force is trying to strike a balance between maintaining the capabilities of its current vendor base and encouraging more competition and flexibility in future procurements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re still trying to figure out the best way to bend the requirements to take advantage of both the high-end established launch service providers but also find room for these emerging smaller launch service providers,\u201d said Saltzman, who now serves as deputy chief of space operations. \u201cI think that mix creates the kind of flexibility we need, and it\u2019s just about getting the requirements set just right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force in 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/08\/07\/spacex-and-ula-win-massive-national-security-launch-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\">awarded five-year contracts<\/a> to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX to provide lift services for more than 30 planned Phase 2 NSSL launches between fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2027. ULA, once the sole government large-class launch provider, won a 60% cut of the missions and SpaceX, a commercial launch company and new entrant to the national security market, secured the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the launches included in the Phase 2 deal will continue through fiscal 2027, orders for those services end in fiscal 2024, and the Space Force plans to begin soliciting bids for Phase 3 that same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Phase 2 contract, which is focused on procuring large rockets to support high-end missions, put the service on a path to opening what was a closed, sole-source market for military space launches \u2014 and the next procurement round could push it even further. For Phase III, the service is considering opening competition to a smaller classes of lift providers and adopting a different acquisition model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service\u2019s top acquisition executive, Frank Calvelli, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/06\/29\/space-force-mulls-new-acquisition-approach-for-next-phase-of-medium-heavy-launches\/\" target=\"_blank\">told reporters in June<\/a> that one option is to choose multiple companies to compete for individual task orders, which could allow the Space Force to more easily add new vendors as its needs change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some lawmakers are on board with this approach. 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