Take your prototypes further, faster.

NSTXL works with you through every project stage to deliver mission-critical results when they’re needed most. Align your project scope and requirements to a customized acquisition strategy guided by NSTXL’s team of experts.

Leverage flexible, OT contracting services that:

  • Keep projects on-track and on-time
  • Include real-time reporting and funding metrics
  • Eliminate blind spots to meet compliance standards
  • Increase oversight with on-demand performer data

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Real mission results, not red tape.

NSTXL provides a proven approach to rapid acquisition that’s designed to meet your goals. Through industry events, hands-on support, and fostering real connections, NSTXL is your expert partner for turning project goals into mission successes.

$5B+

Obligated Funds Across NSTXL-managed OTAs

17K+

Emerging Innovators

120

Average Days from RFS to Award

Strategy

NSTXL engages early acting as a force-multiplier for program offices by helping refine contracting, acquisition, and industry engagement strategy.

Pre-Solicitation

We create a custom tailored plan to ensure the solicitation exceeds your goals engaging industry early with design sprints, white papers, investor feedback, and more.

Solicitation

Once the solicitation is released, NSTXL maximizes the number of high-quality bids through broad marketing, specific outreach, and constant industry engagement.

Award Review

Leverage our government only engagement platform as well as templates, processes, and facilitated events, so you can focus solely on choosing the best solution.

Contracting

Our award-winning team of former government and commercial contractors work with all government stakeholders to get the awardee(s) on the right contract, fast.

Prototype Execution

We plan ahead for the transition from prototype to production with early engagment from VC’s and assistance creating commercially viable IP structures.

Case Study, ASTRO-E

How SSC Leveraged Industry to Find Their Problem Statement with ASTRO-E

Challenge: The STARCOM Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) Integrated Program Office recognized the lack the infrastructure required for Electronic Warfare (EW) test and training within Space Systems Command (SSC). When SSC was tasked with creating a new test and training facility, they did not want to limit innovation by relying solely on their knowledge of existing capabilities. Recognizing that industry may be better equipped to define the critical capabilities for developing this state-of-the-art facility, SSC looked to the SpEC network.

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Solution: OTAs like SpEC do not have to adhere toa standardized format. This allowed the SpEC team to construct a custom contract for a multi-phase project framework, starting with a concept paper. This included pre-award market research with insight from industry. Because of the market research that the SpEC team conducted at the forefront, SSC was able to flesh out a strong Request for Prototype Proposals (RPP),resulting in 20% more submissions, providing SSC with more solution options. This led to the selection of six awardees, four more than the average.

Result
Leveraging SpEC’s innovator pool, the SSC OTTI Integrated Program Office awarded Phase 1 of ASTRO-E , which includes a concept paper. Over the course of three phases, SSC will eventually down-select to one awardee, who will be tasked with developing a training infrastructure for the SSC in the final phase. Even after the initial research phase, SpEC remains flexible by including multiple project phases with competitive down-select, paving the way for the development of a state-of-the art facility that is ready for integration.

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