SSC Subcontracting Forum: Pathways to Prime Contractors
Space Systems Command’s Small Business Office will be hosting its annual SSC Subcontracting Forum at THE BR-DGE in El Segundo, CA on May 13th, 2026 in collaboration with SpaceWERX.
The theme for this event is Pathways to Primes: Subcontracting Opportunities in the Space Industry. This forum will provide an opportunity for SSC’s large prime contractors and our small business industrial base to connect with the purpose of discussing teaming arrangements, strategic partnerships, and upcoming subcontracting opportunities within our USSF acquisitions, followed by a networking mixer at the end of the event to continue the conversation and foster deeper industry connections.
This forum is open to acquisition and procurement leaders representing current and potential industry partners, SSC requirement owners, and SSC contracting officers across the command.
The following organizations have confirmed their participation:
Kratos Defense
BAE Systems
Amentum
Lockheed-Martin
The Boeing Company
Northrop-Grumman
Parsons Corporation
Peraton
The Aerospace Corporation
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Raytheon
General Atomics
United Launch Alliance
Additionally, the Dept of the Air Force Office of Small Business Programs will be delivering a presentation on the Mentor-Protege Program, and Eagle Law will be delivering a presentation on IP Protection.
There will be a networking reception following the event.
Formal agenda, forthcoming.
Ticket Pricing:
General Admission with lunch and parking - Industry: $110
General Admission with lunch and parking - Government: $30
Parking is available onsite:
Parking validations ‘chaser tickets’ will be provided. Please keep your white parking ticket as you will need both tickets on exit. Do note that if you leave for lunch, your validation will not work twice.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Eagle Law Group
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Leonid Capital Partners