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Companies Respond To Air Force’s Hosted Payloads Solutions RFP

Gally Articola

Monday, October 7th, 2013

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A number of companies in both the satellite manufacturing and operating realms responded to the Air Force’s hosted payload solutions (HoPS) request for proposals (RFP), which is aimed at providing opportunities to place government payloads on commercial satellites. The Air Force said in an Aug. 1 notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) that it anticipates the award of a multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract that facilitates the matching of government payloads currently in development with commercial satellites using commercial timelines. The HoPS…

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