Industry Engagement Portal

Space impacts virtually every aspect of our daily lives.  The space security environment is at a critical juncture, and commercial industry has played an increasingly prominent role in providing space capabilities for national security.  U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) seeks to leverage commercial capabilities to achieve our goals of mitigating capability gaps, improving space architecture resiliency, and gaining and maintaining technological advances over our competitors. 

 
The USSPACECOM Capability and Resource Integration Directorate (J8) advocates for capabilities and funding in support of the Command’s mission requirements.  The U.S. commercial sector is driving technological advancements that provide our Nation, Allies, and partners a distinct advantage over our competitors.  Our imperative is to pursue solutions that deter and overcome any threat to space and space-based capabilities.  Many of these solutions are found in the partnerships we forge with commercial industry. 
 
The J8’s Commercial Integration Branch is responsible for engaging with industry, implementing the USSPACECOM Commercial Integration Strategy, and facilitating integration of commercial capabilities into ongoing operations to enable USSPACECOM objectives.  The Branch’s Industry Engagement Team is the point of entry and interface for informing industry of USSPACECOM priorities, coordinating engagements with the Command’s senior leaders, and performing outreach with industry partners.

The Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) is a pilot program, started in Fiscal Year 2022, to provide procurement funding for innovative projects that have completed development and are ready to transition into operational use.
 
Funding amounts of $10M-$50M are awarded to projects with small business or non-traditional performers to accelerate initial production and reduce the overall procurement timeline. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, OUSD (R&E), conducts a competitive down-select process each year using evaluation criteria including impact to the warfighter, sustainment support, and applicability to the broader Department of Defense.

Department of Defense APFIT Release

Note: If you have access to higher classification systems (SIPRNet & JWICS) and would like to view classified requirements documents on these industry portals please email our org box at usspacecom.j811.commercial.integration@us.af.mil to request the links.
 
You do not need to request permission to view these portals, but if you have any issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out any of the Commercial Integration Branch Representatives located under the “Talk to us” section.   



 

To connect with the USSPACECOM Industry Engagement Team, please read the J8 Memo to Industry and fill out the Request for Information (attached below) and send the filled RFI to the following email address:  usspacecom.j811.commercial.integration@us.af.mil.

Memo to Industry
Request for Information
Science &Technology Priority List
Questions for Commercial Engagements
Capability and Resource Directorate Overview (J8) Trifold
Commercial Integration Strategy

For assistance with any SBIR/STTR or STRATFI/TACFI requirements, such as trying to obtain signatures for a Letter of Support, Customer Memorandum, or Collaboration Agreement, please connect with the USSPACECOM Innovations Team by filling out the Innovations Engagement Form below and send the completed form to usspacecom.j811.commercial.integration@us.af.mil.
Innovations Engagement Form

USSPACECOM hosts a monthly Commercial Integration Working Group (CIWG) to provide enterprise-wide awareness on USSPACECOM commercial activities, and to spark initiatives improving USSPACECOM efforts to integrate commercial capabilities in pursuit of campaign objectives and operational plan requirements. This online meeting is held on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00am (MT). USSPACECOM recognizes that commercial providers have a vested interest in successful integration of capabilities and collaboration throughout the space domain and are welcome to participate in this forum.

To request an invitation to the meeting please send an email to usspacecom.j811.commercial.integration@us.af.mil with the Organization/Company name, full name, and valid company email address for each individual who would like to be included in the meeting.

To speak with a Commercial Integration Branch representative,  (719) 374-9388, 9389, 9394.

LCDR Ryan Sherwood, Chief, Commercial Integration Branch
Mr. Ray Kozak, Industry Engagement Team
Mr. Michael Allen, Industry Engagement Team
Ms. Brandi Wilcox, Industry Engagement Team