This solicitation closed on June 24, 2026
View current Department of Defense opportunities →Project Able Baker: Maritime Re-purposing of Offshore Infrastructure for Resilient Launch-Vehicle Recovery
AI Overview
Project Able Baker seeks a Sea-Based Recovery Station framework that repurposes decommissioned offshore oil platforms into landing pads for heavy-lift launch vehicles. This solution addresses costly platform removal while enhancing launch cadence, reducing environmental disruption, and providing distributed recovery infrastructure for U.S. Space Force operations.
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Official Description
This project seeks to enhance launch cadence and operational flexibility by exploring innovative maritime recovery options. Simultaneously, hundreds of offshore oil and gas platforms in federally controlled waters are reaching the end of their operational lifecycle. Traditional decommissioning and full-removal processes are capital-intensive, costing upwards of $1.6 billion per platform, and often cause significant disruption to established marine ecosystems.
Project Able Baker seeks to address...
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Project Able Baker: Maritime Re-purposing of Offshore Infrastructure for Resilient Launch-Vehicle Recovery
Opportunity DAF26BX02-NV504 no longer available
Project Able Baker: Maritime Re-purposing of Offshore Infrastructure for Resilient Launch-Vehicle Recovery
No new questions were added. The single existing Q1 received a comprehensive answer clarifying: cooperation agreements not required; Government Furnished Information may be provided; public sources acceptable; five Phase I deliverables equally weighted; proposed deliverables acceptable if logically justified; award counts based on merit and budget, not pre-determined.
Project Able Baker: Maritime Re-purposing of Offshore Infrastructure for Resilient Launch-Vehicle Recovery
# Summary A prospective applicant seeks clarification on data access requirements for heavy launch vehicle analysis, prioritization of Phase I deliverables (site selection, environmental analysis, risk modeling, economic feasibility, regulatory pathway), whether partial deliverables are acceptable, and funding strategy for multiple awardees.
Project Able Baker: Maritime Re-purposing of Offshore Infrastructure for Resilient Launch-Vehicle Recovery
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Project Able Baker: Maritime Re-purposing of Offshore Infrastructure for Resilient Launch-Vehicle Recovery
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