The Department of Defense (DOD) is seeking proposals for the SBIR 24.2 Annual solicitation. The specific topic of the solicitation is "ROC STAR - ROcket Cargo System Technologies And Research". The objective of this topic is to perform systems engineering, concept exploration, analysis, modeling and simulation, test and evaluation of point-to-point rocket transport of cargo. The commercial rocket industry is expected to have an evaluation of $1B over the next five years, and the Department of the Air Force is interested in examining how this new emerging market can be utilized for point-to-point transport of cargo. The goal is to enable up to 100 tons of cargo to be delivered anywhere on the planet within tactical timelines. The Department of the Air Force is exploring rocket transportation capability for DoD logistics, and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is currently assessing emerging rocket capability across the commercial vendor base. The main deliverables will be modeling and simulation (M&S), test and evaluation (T&E) of concepts that advance the viability and utility of using commercial rockets and associated systems for Department of Defense global logistics. The solicitation is open for proposals until June 12, 2024. For more information, visit the solicitation link.