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Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB2021Air Force
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
3620F: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force / BA 5:
System Development & Demonstration (SDD)
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 1203940SF / Space Situation Awareness Operations
COST ($ in Millions)
Prior
Years FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Total Program Element
- 0.000 0.000 41.897 0.000 41.897 51.977 16.061 19.637 0.000 Continuing Continuing
65A037: Ground Based Optical
Sensor System (GBOSS)
- 0.000 0.000 41.897 0.000 41.897 51.977 16.061 19.637 0.000 Continuing Continuing
Quantity of RDT&E Articles - - - - - - - - - -
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification
In FY 2021, PE 1203940F, Space Situation Awareness Operations, Project 65A037, Ground Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS) efforts were transferred to
Appropriation 3620, Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force, PE 1203940SF, Space Situation Awareness Operations, Project 65A037, Ground Based
Optical Sensor System (GBOSS) from Appropriation 3600, Budget Activity 05 due to the creation of a new Appropriation for Space Force.
Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is knowledge of all aspects of space related to operations. As the foundation for space control, SSA encompasses surveillance of all
space objects and activities; detailed surveillance of specific space assets; monitoring space environmental conditions; monitoring cooperative space assets; gathering
indications and warning on adversary space operations; and conducting integrated command, control, communications, processing, analysis, dissemination, and
archiving activities. This program element fields, upgrades, operationalizes, operates and maintains Space Force sensors and information integration capabilities within
the SSA network while companion program element 1206425SF, Space Situational Awareness Systems, develops new network sensors and improved information
integration capabilities across the network. Funds also support efforts such as engineering studies and analyses, architectural engineering studies, trade studies,
technology needs forecasting, modernization initiatives, systems engineering, system development, and test & evaluation, and may include prototyping and technology
demonstration. Activities funded in this program element (1203940SF) focus on surveillance of objects in earth orbit to aid tasks including satellite tracking; space object
identification; tracking and cataloging; satellite attack warning; notification of satellite flyovers to U.S. forces; space treaty monitoring; and technical intelligence gathering.
The FY 2021 funding request was reduced by $13.784 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances.
Space acquisition must respond with speed and agility to emerging adversary threats. Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC) is transforming the organization and
implementation of space acquisition to an enterprise approach, maximizing innovation and resiliency, leveraging international, commercial, and mission partnerships,
and managing program/project priorities according to an integrated unclassified/classified enterprise space architecture. Expanding the appropriate acquisition
authorities and contract mechanisms to deliver capability sooner, SMC will strategically execute experimentation, prototyping, risk reduction, and other efforts to develop
new or re-purpose capabilities.
This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Ground Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS)
capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF.
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Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB2021Air Force
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
3620F: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force / BA 5:
System Development & Demonstration (SDD)
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 1203940SF / Space Situation Awareness Operations
This program is in Budget Activity 05, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and
manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full rate production.
B. Program Change Summary ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 Base FY 2021 OCO FY 2021 Total
Previous President's Budget 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Current President's Budget 0.000 0.000 41.897 0.000 41.897
Total Adjustments 0.000 0.000 41.897 0.000 41.897
• Congressional General Reductions 0.000 0.000
• Congressional Directed Reductions 0.000 0.000
• Congressional Rescissions 0.000 0.000
• Congressional Adds 0.000 0.000
• Congressional Directed Transfers 0.000 0.000
• Reprogrammings 0.000 0.000
• SBIR/STTR Transfer 0.000 0.000
• Other Adjustments 0.000 0.000 41.897 0.000 41.897
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2021: +$41.897M; funds starting in FY 2021 were transferred from RDT&E, Air Force to RDT&E, Space Force.
C. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021
Title: Ground Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS)
Description: GBOSS provides global ground based optical sensor capability for Space Situational Awareness (SSA). GBOSS
improves sensitivity, search rate, tracking of non-cooperative launches, precise tagging of clustered objects, and detection
of closely spaced dim objects. This effort includes fielding GBOSS capabilities in optimal global locations, upgrading existing
Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) sensors to improve sensitivity and search rates, and may
acquire new advanced technology sensor(s) to improve global electro-optical sensor resilience and persistence. The effort will
coordinate with Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), National Space Defense Center (NSDC), and National Air and
Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) efforts to ensure enterprise data fusion and dissemination supporting Enterprise Space Battle
Management Command, and Control (ESBMC2).
FY 2020 Plans:
N/A
FY 2021 Plans:
Complete GBOSS Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) and initiate Engineering Manufacturing Development
(EMD). Complete design through Critical Design Review (CDR) (including System Requirements Review (SRR) and Preliminary
0.000 0.000 41.897
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Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB2021Air Force
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
3620F: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Space Force / BA 5:
System Development & Demonstration (SDD)
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 1203940SF / Space Situation Awareness Operations
C. Accomplishments/Planned Programs ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021
Design Review (PDR). Initiate facility preparation for two overseas sites and for modifications to one US site. Post CDR, initiate
software and hardware development. Rapidly respond and implement system resiliency and situational awareness necessary to
operate in the contested space domain. RDT&E funding is required to support this transformation and enable Space Superiority
end-to-end integration activities such as, but not limited to, program office support, studies, technical analysis, experimentation,
prototyping, architectural development, systems engineering, demonstrations, testing, command and control integration, mission
partner integration, and space test/combat range events.
FY 2020 to FY 2021 Increase/Decrease Statement:
N/A
Accomplishments/Planned Programs Subtotals
0.000 0.000 41.897
D. Other Program Funding Summary ($ in Millions)
N/A
Remarks
E. Acquisition Strategy
Program established as an FY 2018 new start to address ground-based optical SSA gaps and shortfalls in supporting the Space Warfighting Construct (SWC). The
acquisition strategy approved by AFPEO/SP in March 2018 accelerates the development and fielding of the solution, minimizing the time to address the requirements in
light of current and emerging threats. Initial technology maturation and risk reduction will be executed using existing DoD, IC, and lab contracts. TMRR and EMD effort
will be executed on a new contract awarded through full and open competition. The approved acquisition strategy supports fielding Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in
the European theater in 2023 and Final Operational Capability (FOC) of the global capability in 2024.
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Exhibit R-3, RDT&E Project Cost Analysis: PB2021Air Force
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
3620F / 5
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 1203940SF / Space Situation
Awareness Operations
Project (Number/Name)
65A037 / Ground Based Optical Sensor
System (GBOSS)
Product Development ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
GBOSS design,
development and life
extension
Various
Multiple : Colorado
Springs, CO
- - - 30.565 Mar 2021 - 30.565 Continuing Continuing -
GBOSS Technical Mission
Analysis
C/CPIF
NASA/JPL :
Pasadena, CA
- - - 6.019 Nov 2020 - 6.019 Continuing Continuing -
Subtotal
- - - 36.584 - 36.584 Continuing Continuing N/A
Management Services ($ in Millions)
FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost Category Item
Contract
Method
& Type
Performing
Activity & Location
Prior
Years Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Award
Date Cost
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
A&AS Various
Multiple: Various :
Various
- - - 2.567 May 2021 - 2.567 Continuing Continuing -
FFRDC Various
Multiple: Various :
Various
- - - 2.696 Apr 2021 - 2.696 Continuing Continuing -
Other Support C/CPAF
Various: Various :
Various
- - - 0.050 Nov 2020 - 0.050 Continuing Continuing -
Subtotal
- - - 5.313 - 5.313 Continuing Continuing N/A
Prior
Years FY 2019 FY 2020
FY 2021
Base
FY 2021
OCO
FY 2021
Total
Cost To
Complete
Total
Cost
Target
Value of
Contract
Project Cost Totals
- - 0.000 41.897 - 41.897 Continuing Continuing N/A
Remarks
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Exhibit R-4, RDT&E Schedule Profile: PB2021Air Force
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
3620F / 5
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 1203940SF / Space Situation
Awareness Operations
Project (Number/Name)
65A037 / Ground Based Optical Sensor
System (GBOSS)
FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
GBOSS Phase I Development
GBOSS TMRR
GBOSS EMD
CDR
IOC
FOC
Optical Product Improvement
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Exhibit R-4A, RDT&E Schedule Details: PB2021Air Force
Date: February 2020
Appropriation/Budget Activity
3620F / 5
R-1 Program Element (Number/Name)
PE 1203940SF / Space Situation
Awareness Operations
Project (Number/Name)
65A037 / Ground Based Optical Sensor
System (GBOSS)
Schedule Details
Start End
Events by Sub Project Quarter Year Quarter Year
GBOSS Phase I Development
GBOSS TMRR 1 2021 1 2021
GBOSS EMD 1 2021 3 2024
CDR 3 2021 3 2021
IOC 2 2023 2 2023
FOC 4 2024 4 2024
Optical Product Improvement 4 2024 4 2025
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