Commercial Assets Secure Tasking Service

The United States Navy requires a commercial assets secure tasking service to maintain a tactical advantage. The agency is seeking to develop a capability for intercommunication between government and commercial satellites. This capability must provide weapons-quality tracks to support over-the-horizon targeting by using multi-intelligence capabilities across all domains and delivering a direct sensor data downlink. The project covers the secure tasking of commercial satellites at the required classification levels. The agency is requesting a solution that leverages both government and commercial technologies, such as implementing end-to-end encryption within existing commercial tasking interfaces, secure data transfer protocols, and blockchain-based solutions for verifying the authenticity and integrity of tasking requests. The scope also includes integrating commercial security technologies like secure cloud platforms and Virtual Private Networks, as well as exploring emerging technologies such as quantum-resistant cryptography. The solution must establish a baseline for data security with an initial focus on secure methods for tasking commercial satellites. Eligibility is restricted to onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget, and the performance of the work will take place offsite.