(U) The NRO Advanced Systems and Technology Office (AS&T) is pleased to release a Request for Information (RFI) for the program Cyber-SMAX. Cyber-SMAX seeks to consider, evaluate, and recommend future technologies and approaches to mitigate the effects of cyber-attacks to space systems, including both space and ground segments. The full RFI can be found on the NRO ARC at acq.westfields.net. Registration on the ARC is required to submit a response to the Cyber-SMAX RFI. Questions and Answers will be open until 4 August 2021. The final date and time to submit a response is 20 August 2021 at 1300 ET. Please note it is the Offeror's responsibility to verify responses submitted electronically are complete and properly submitted prior to the due date and time. The website will automatically prevent registrations and stop accepting response submissions and file uploads at each of the identified deadlines. Any questions please contact Crystal Champion, Contracting Officer (