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Air Force

Air Force Seeks Bids For Launch Services Mission Assurance

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

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The Air Force is soliciting bids from industry to help maintain its inventory of retired ICBM solid rocket motors, according to a March 26 draft request for proposals (RFP) posted on Federal Business Opportunities. The Air Force specifically defines mission assurance in Launch Services Mission Assurance (LSMA) as services that include sustainment engineering and independent verification and validation functions in all relevant engineering disciplines. These may include control systems, aerodynamics, aerothermal modeling, structural analysis, propulsion systems (solid, liquid and hybrid)…

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