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Space Systems Command Awards SciTech New FORGE Framework Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

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Space Systems Command Awards SciTech New FORGE Framework Contract

A Lockheed Martin drawing of a SBIRS missile warning satellite built on the LM 2100 Combat Bus™ (Lockheed Martin)

Space Systems Command (SSC) on Tuesday said it has awarded SciTec, Inc. a $259 million contract to deliver a ground-processing capability that supports the Space Force’s legacy and new missile warning and tracking satellites. The current Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) framework includes hardware and software that host overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) mission applications. The Space Force’s OPIR constellations include legacy Space-Based Infrared System satellites, the next-generation OPIR geosynchronous, polar, and medium Earth orbit spacecraft, and low Earth orbit…

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