Commercial Assets Secure Tasking Service
Overview
Settle Signals
Market intelligence for public sector sales teams
RFP Hunter shows what is open. Settle shows what is forming.
Settle pieces together buyer signals, budgets, contract activity, and the sources your team already monitors. See why an opportunity fits and what to do before the RFP posts.
SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
TIMELINE
June 3rd, 2026: Topics Pre-Release
June 24th, 2026: Topics Open; DoW begins accepting proposals in DSIP
July 8th, 2026: DSIP Topic Q&A closes to new questions at 12:00 p.m. ET
July 22nd, 2026: Topics Close; Deadline for receipt of proposals is 12:00 p.m. ET
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
Department Of War
DESCRIPTION
The government authority located in Washington, DC seeks a vendor to provide a secure tasking service for commercial assets. The selected vendor will be responsible for developing a capability that facilitates intercommunication between government and commercial satellites, enabling weapons-quality tracking for over-the-horizon targeting by utilizing multi-intelligence capabilities across all relevant domains. The project requires the integration of direct sensor data downlink capabilities while maintaining a tactical advantage for the Navy.
Proposed solutions must ensure the secure tasking of commercial satellites at appropriate classification levels, leveraging both government and commercial technologies. This includes implementing end-to-end encryption within existing commercial tasking interfaces, secure data transfer protocols, and blockchain-based mechanisms for verifying authenticity and integrity of tasking requests. Additionally, the integration of commercial security technologies, such as secure cloud platforms and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), should be incorporated, while exploring emerging technologies like quantum-resistant cryptography to enhance long-term security.
The initiative aims to establish a robust baseline for data security, with particular emphasis on developing secure methods for tasking commercial satellites at the required classification levels.
Similar RFPs
Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- This RFP closed on July 22, 2026 and is no longer accepting submissions.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by Department Of War. The work is located in United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Experience with satellite tasking and secure communications
- Expertise in encryption, data integrity, and blockchain-based security
- Familiarity with military or government security requirements
- Capability to integrate emerging technologies such as quantum-resistant cryptography
- Track record supporting defense-sector IT or satellite network operations
Analysis generated by Settle AI from the source RFP.
RFP Hunter shows what is open. Settle shows what is forming.
Settle pieces together buyer signals, budgets, contract activity, and the sources your team already monitors. See why an opportunity fits and what to do before the RFP posts.