Huntsville, AL – COLSA announced today it was awarded the Bounty Hunter Support Services (BHSS) full and open contract, an Enterprise-Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC) task order from the United States Air Force. The contract supports development, operations and sustainment of the Bounty Hunter defensive space control system deployed in support of the US Space Force mission. Work will be performed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Huntsville, Alabama, and at multiple world-wide operational sites.
COLSA has been performing this work since 2011 and brings robust engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and sustainment expertise to this contract in support of US Space Force space electronic warfare units and combatant commanders across the globe. COLSA’s expertise ensures that the Bounty Hunter program of record is operational for today’s threats and ready for tomorrow’s threats to protect our critical satellite communications.
“Winning the fight in the increasingly contested space domain is essential to success in warfare of the future,” said Ted Henrich, VP, Systems and Software Engineering at COLSA. “We look forward to continuing our support to the US Space Force in the space electronic warfare domain to control the high ground.”
Areas of focus within the contract include signals analysis, hardware and software engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation, operations and maintenance, reliability and maintainability, logistics, cyber security, and training. While currently only open to incumbents, non-incumbents are welcome to check COLSA’s job openings page for potential future listings.
About US Space Force
The U.S. Space Force was established on Dec. 20, 2019, creating the first new branch of the armed services since 1947. The establishment of the USSF resulted from widespread recognition that space is a national security imperative. When combined with the growing threat posed by strategic competitors in space, it became clear that there was a need for military service focused solely on pursuing superiority in the space domain. While the Space Force is the newest service, the Department of Defense has been working in the space domain since the beginning of space exploration. The Space Force consolidates satellite acquisition, budget and workforce from across more than 60 different organizations into a unified, efficient, effective service for space operations. Investments in space capabilities have increased the effectiveness of operations in every other domain. The U.S. military is faster, better connected, more informed, more precise and more lethal because of its ability to harness space effectively. The same premise — that space is critical — holds true for the average American: Space capabilities are woven into the fabric of daily life. Satellites connect people in every corner of the globe from monitoring weather patterns to carrying television broadcasts. They also provide the positioning, navigation and timing of the GPS constellation that powers global financial networks, enables international commerce, synchronizes cell phone networks and optimizes critical infrastructure systems. Access to, and freedom to operate in, space underpins our national security and economic prosperity. Yet, potential adversaries are seeking ways to deny the U.S. access to the space capabilities that are fundamental to both warfighting and our modern way of life. These adversaries have developed an array of threats — both on Earth and in orbit — that continue to grow in scope, scale and complexity. The military and civilian Guardians who work for the Space Force protect and defend American interests in space to ensure that our forces, our allies and our people have the ability to harness space whenever and wherever they need it.
About COLSA
Under the leadership of founder Francisco J. Collazo, a native of Puerto Rico and U.S. Army veteran, COLSA has provided customers with innovative information and engineering services and solutions for 45 years. Mr. Collazo’s mission has remained strong since he founded the company: to provide value-added and cost-effective solutions to Government and Commercial customers by providing the latest and most sophisticated engineering, programmatic, and information technology products and services performed by a knowledgeable and ethical team of professionals. Along with a robust suite of systems and software engineering capabilities, COLSA provides cyber and information warfare capabilities, federal support services, and cutting-edge work in rapid prototyping of uncrewed systems.
