Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment and Payload Sustainment

The ECPS Program Office, SSC/CGM, Peterson SFB, Colorado received sole source justification to sustain the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) and Payload Sustainment (ECPS), which enables planning, telemetry, and control of secure Extremely High Frequency (EHF) eXtended Data Rate (XDR) communications in the North Polar Region.

The approved J&A is for the follow-on contract to the current EPS CAPS Sustainment (ECS) contract, FA8823-20-C-0005, that concludes on 22 February 2025. The Government intends to award a contract for five years (one year base period with four one-year options). If all options are exercised, the period of performance would be from 23 February 2025 through 22 Feb 2030.

EPS payloads are currently hosted on a classified space segment which includes a ground element for space vehicle command and control. The EPS ground segments include a Northern Tier SATCOM Gateway located at Clear SFS, AK that provides DoDIN connectivity via the Camp Roberts Teleport, a payload control and mission planning element located at Schriever SFB, CO, and an out-of-band telemetry and command capability through a controlled interface. Security clearance required, at a minimum, is SECRET and will require access to COMSEC to include the prime to have a COMSEC account.