diff --git a/airflow/dags/run_ogc_process.py b/airflow/dags/run_ogc_process.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc54f19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airflow/dags/run_ogc_process.py
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+"""
+DAG with custom SPSOGCOperator that subclasses KubernetesPodOperator
+for OGC process execution with SPS-specific functionality.
+"""
+
+import json
+import logging
+import re
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import requests
+from airflow.models.baseoperator import chain
+from airflow.models.dag import DAG
+from airflow.models.param import Param
+from airflow.operators.python import PythonOperator, get_current_context
+from airflow.providers.cncf.kubernetes.operators.pod import KubernetesPodOperator
+from airflow.providers.cncf.kubernetes.secret import Secret as AirflowK8sSecret
+from airflow.utils.trigger_rule import TriggerRule
+from kubernetes.client import models as k8s
+from unity_sps_utils import POD_LABEL, POD_NAMESPACE, get_affinity
+
+PROCESSES_ENDPOINT = "https://api.dit.maap-project.org/api/ogc/processes"
+
+
+def fetch_ogc_processes():
+    """Fetch available processes from the OGC API and create mapping."""
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(PROCESSES_ENDPOINT, timeout=30)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+
+        processes_data = response.json()
+        process_mapping = {}
+        dropdown_options = []
+
+        for process in processes_data.get("processes", []):
+            process_id = process.get("id")
+            process_version = process.get("version")
+
+            # Extract numerical ID from links
+            numerical_id = None
+            for link in process.get("links", []):
+                if link.get("rel") == "self":
+                    href = link.get("href", "")
+                    # Extract number from href like "/ogc/processes/7"
+                    match = re.search(r"/processes/(\d+)$", href)
+                    if match:
+                        numerical_id = int(match.group(1))
+                        break
+
+            if process_id and numerical_id:
+                display_name = f"{process_id}:{process_version}" if process_version else process_id
+                dropdown_options.append(display_name)
+                process_mapping[display_name] = numerical_id
+
+        return process_mapping, dropdown_options
+
+    except requests.RequestException as e:
+        logging.error(f"Failed to fetch processes: {e}")
+        # Return fallback mapping
+        return {"example-process:1.0": 1}, ["example-process:1.0"]
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Error processing OGC processes: {e}")
+        return {"example-process:1.0": 1}, ["example-process:1.0"]
+
+
+# Constants
+K8S_SECRET_NAME = "sps-app-credentials"
+DOCKER_IMAGE = "jplmdps/ogc-job-runner:latest"
+PROCESS_MAPPING, DROPDOWN_OPTIONS = fetch_ogc_processes()
+
+# SPS-specific secrets
+secret_env_vars = [
+    AirflowK8sSecret(
+        deploy_type="env",
+        deploy_target="MAAP_PGT",
+        secret=K8S_SECRET_NAME,
+        key="MAAP_PGT",
+    )
+]
+
+
+class SPSOGCOperator(KubernetesPodOperator):
+    """
+    Custom operator for SPS OGC process execution that subclasses KubernetesPodOperator.
+
+    This operator encapsulates all SPS-specific configuration and provides a clean
+    interface for OGC process submission and monitoring.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        operation_type: str,
+        selected_process: str = None,
+        job_inputs: str = None,
+        job_queue: str = None,
+        job_id: str = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize the SPSOGCOperator.
+
+        Args:
+            operation_type: Either "submit" or "monitor"
+            selected_process: Process selection for submit operations
+            job_inputs: JSON string of job inputs for submit operations
+            job_queue: Queue name for submit operations
+            job_id: Job ID for monitor operations
+        """
+        self.operation_type = operation_type
+        self.selected_process = selected_process
+        self.job_inputs = job_inputs
+        self.job_queue = job_queue
+        self.job_id = job_id
+
+        # Set SPS-specific defaults
+        kwargs.setdefault("namespace", POD_NAMESPACE)
+        kwargs.setdefault("image", DOCKER_IMAGE)
+        kwargs.setdefault("service_account_name", "airflow-worker")
+        kwargs.setdefault("secrets", secret_env_vars)
+        kwargs.setdefault("in_cluster", True)
+        kwargs.setdefault("get_logs", True)
+        kwargs.setdefault("startup_timeout_seconds", 600)
+        kwargs.setdefault("container_security_context", {"privileged": True})
+        kwargs.setdefault("container_logs", True)
+        kwargs.setdefault("labels", {"pod": POD_LABEL})
+        kwargs.setdefault("annotations", {"karpenter.sh/do-not-disrupt": "true"})
+        kwargs.setdefault(
+            "affinity",
+            get_affinity(
+                capacity_type=["spot"],
+                anti_affinity_label=POD_LABEL,
+            ),
+        )
+        kwargs.setdefault("on_finish_action", "keep_pod")
+        kwargs.setdefault("is_delete_operator_pod", False)
+
+        # Build operation-specific environment variables
+        if operation_type == "submit":
+            kwargs["env_vars"] = self._build_submit_env_vars()
+            kwargs["name"] = f"ogc-submit-pod-{kwargs.get('task_id', 'unknown')}"
+            kwargs.setdefault("do_xcom_push", True)  # Submit tasks need to return job ID
+        elif operation_type == "monitor":
+            kwargs["env_vars"] = self._build_monitor_env_vars()
+            kwargs["name"] = f"ogc-monitor-pod-{kwargs.get('task_id', 'unknown')}"
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid operation_type: {operation_type}. Must be 'submit' or 'monitor'")
+
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+    def _build_submit_env_vars(self):
+        """Build environment variables for job submission."""
+        # Resolve numerical process ID from selected process
+        numerical_process_id = self._resolve_process_id()
+
+        return [
+            k8s.V1EnvVar(
+                name="SUBMIT_JOB_URL",
+                value="https://api.dit.maap-project.org/api/ogc/processes/{process_id}/execution",
+            ),
+            k8s.V1EnvVar(name="PROCESS_ID", value=str(numerical_process_id)),
+            k8s.V1EnvVar(name="JOB_INPUTS", value=self.job_inputs or "{}"),
+            k8s.V1EnvVar(name="QUEUE", value=self.job_queue or "maap-dps-worker-cardamom"),
+            k8s.V1EnvVar(name="SUBMIT_JOB", value="true"),
+        ]
+
+    def _build_monitor_env_vars(self):
+        """Build environment variables for job monitoring."""
+        return [
+            k8s.V1EnvVar(
+                name="MONITOR_JOB_URL",
+                value="https://api.dit.maap-project.org/api/ogc/jobs/{job_id}",
+            ),
+            k8s.V1EnvVar(name="JOB_ID", value=self.job_id),
+            k8s.V1EnvVar(name="SUBMIT_JOB", value="false"),
+        ]
+
+    def _resolve_process_id(self):
+        """Resolve the selected process to a numerical process ID."""
+        if not self.selected_process:
+            raise ValueError("selected_process is required for submit operations")
+
+        # Handle templated values - they won't be resolved yet during __init__
+        if "{{" in str(self.selected_process):
+            # Return a template that will be resolved at runtime
+            return "{{ ti.xcom_pull(task_ids='Setup', key='return_value')['numerical_process_id'] }}"
+
+        # Direct lookup for non-templated values
+        numerical_id = PROCESS_MAPPING.get(self.selected_process)
+        if numerical_id is None:
+            self.log.warning(f"Process '{self.selected_process}' not found in mapping, defaulting to ID 1")
+            return 1
+
+        return numerical_id
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        """Execute the operator with additional SPS-specific logging."""
+        self.log.info(f"Starting SPS OGC {self.operation_type} operation")
+
+        if self.operation_type == "submit":
+            self.log.info(f"Selected process: {self.selected_process}")
+            self.log.info(f"Job queue: {self.job_queue}")
+            self.log.info(f"Job inputs: {self.job_inputs}")
+        elif self.operation_type == "monitor":
+            self.log.info(f"Monitoring job ID: {self.job_id}")
+
+        # Call parent execute method
+        result = super().execute(context)
+
+        self.log.info(f"SPS OGC {self.operation_type} operation completed")
+        return result
+
+
+dag_default_args = {
+    "owner": "unity-sps",
+    "depends_on_past": False,
+    "start_date": datetime.utcfromtimestamp(0),
+}
+
+# --- DAG Definition ---
+
+dag = DAG(
+    dag_id="run_ogc_process",
+    description="Submits a job to an OGC process and monitors (using custom SPSOGCOperator)",
+    dag_display_name="Run an OGC Process (Custom Operator from KubernetesPodOperator)",
+    tags=["ogc", "job", "custom-operator"],
+    is_paused_upon_creation=False,
+    catchup=False,
+    schedule=None,
+    max_active_runs=10,
+    default_args=dag_default_args,
+    params={
+        "selected_process": Param(
+            default=DROPDOWN_OPTIONS[0] if DROPDOWN_OPTIONS else "Error loading dropdown",
+            enum=DROPDOWN_OPTIONS,
+            title="Process Selection",
+            description="Select a process to execute.",
+        ),
+        "queue": Param(
+            "maap-dps-worker-cardamom",
+            type="string",
+            title="Queue",
+            description="The MAAP queue to submit the job to",
+        ),
+        "job_inputs": Param(
+            "{}",
+            type="string",
+            title="Job Inputs",
+            description="A JSON string representing the inputs payload for the job.",
+        ),
+    },
+)
+
+# --- Task Definitions ---
+
+
+def setup(ti=None, **context):
+    """Task that logs DAG parameters and process mapping information."""
+
+    logging.info("Starting OGC job submission and monitoring DAG (Custom Operator Version).")
+    logging.info(f"Parameters received: {context['params']}")
+    logging.info(f"Available processes: {len(DROPDOWN_OPTIONS)}")
+    logging.info(f"Process mapping: {json.dumps(PROCESS_MAPPING, indent=2)}")
+
+    context = get_current_context()
+    logging.info(f"DAG Run parameters: {json.dumps(context['params'], sort_keys=True, indent=4)}")
+
+    selected_process = context["params"].get("selected_process")
+    if selected_process in PROCESS_MAPPING:
+        numerical_id = PROCESS_MAPPING[selected_process]
+        logging.info(f"Selected process '{selected_process}' maps to numerical ID: {numerical_id}")
+        return {"numerical_process_id": numerical_id}
+    else:
+        logging.warning(f"Selected process '{selected_process}' not found in mapping")
+        return {"numerical_process_id": 1}
+
+
+setup_task = PythonOperator(task_id="Setup", python_callable=setup, dag=dag)
+
+submit_job_task = SPSOGCOperator(
+    task_id="submit_job_task",
+    operation_type="submit",
+    selected_process="{{ params.selected_process }}",
+    job_inputs="{{ params.job_inputs }}",
+    job_queue="{{ params.queue }}",
+    dag=dag,
+)
+
+monitor_job_task = SPSOGCOperator(
+    task_id="monitor_job_task",
+    operation_type="monitor",
+    job_id="{{ ti.xcom_pull(task_ids='submit_job_task', key='return_value')['job_id'] }}",
+    dag=dag,
+)
+
+
+def cleanup(**context):
+    """A placeholder cleanup task"""
+    logging.info("Cleanup executed.")
+
+    # Log final results if available
+    submit_result = context["ti"].xcom_pull(task_ids="submit_job_task", key="return_value")
+    monitor_result = context["ti"].xcom_pull(task_ids="monitor_job_task", key="return_value")
+
+    if submit_result:
+        logging.info(f"Job submission result: {submit_result}")
+    if monitor_result:
+        logging.info(f"Job monitoring result: {monitor_result}")
+
+
+cleanup_task = PythonOperator(
+    task_id="Cleanup", python_callable=cleanup, dag=dag, trigger_rule=TriggerRule.ALL_DONE
+)
+
+chain(setup_task, submit_job_task, monitor_job_task, cleanup_task)
diff --git a/airflow/docker/run_ogc_process/Dockerfile b/airflow/docker/run_ogc_process/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2151ee8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airflow/docker/run_ogc_process/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM alpine:3.18
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache curl jq
+
+COPY run_ogc_process_entrypoint.sh /usr/share/ogc/run_ogc_process_entrypoint.sh
+WORKDIR /usr/share/ogc
+RUN chmod +x /usr/share/ogc/run_ogc_process_entrypoint.sh
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/share/ogc/run_ogc_process_entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/airflow/docker/run_ogc_process/run_ogc_process_entrypoint.sh b/airflow/docker/run_ogc_process/run_ogc_process_entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..590e239e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airflow/docker/run_ogc_process/run_ogc_process_entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+if [ "$SUBMIT_JOB" = "true" ] || [ "$SUBMIT_JOB" = "True" ]; then
+    echo "Submitting job"
+
+    SUBMIT_JOB_URL=$(echo "$SUBMIT_JOB_URL" | sed "s/{process_id}/$PROCESS_ID/")
+    SUBMIT_JOB_ARGUMENTS=$(jq -n \
+        --arg queue "$QUEUE" \
+        --argjson inputs "$JOB_INPUTS" \
+        '{queue: $queue, inputs: $inputs}')
+
+    echo "Submitting the job to ${SUBMIT_JOB_URL}"
+
+    response=$(curl --location ${SUBMIT_JOB_URL} \
+    --header "proxy-ticket: ${MAAP_PGT}" \
+    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    --data "${SUBMIT_JOB_ARGUMENTS}")
+
+    echo "API Response: $response"
+    job_id=$(echo "$response" | jq -r .id)
+
+    if [ "$job_id" = "null" ] || [ -z "$job_id" ]; then
+        echo "Failed to get jobID from response."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Job submitted successfully. Job ID: ${job_id}"
+
+    # Write the job_id to the XCom return file for the next task
+    mkdir -p /airflow/xcom/
+    printf '{"job_id": "%s"}' "$job_id" > /airflow/xcom/return.json
+elif [ "$SUBMIT_JOB" = "false" ] || [ "$SUBMIT_JOB" = "False" ]; then
+    echo "Monitoring job status"
+
+    MONITOR_JOB_URL=$(echo "$MONITOR_JOB_URL" | sed "s/{job_id}/$JOB_ID/")
+
+    TIMEOUT=3600
+    POLL_INTERVAL=30
+    SECONDS=0
+
+    while [ $SECONDS -lt $TIMEOUT ]; do
+        echo "Checking status..."
+        response=$(curl --location ${MONITOR_JOB_URL} \
+        --header "proxy-ticket: ${MAAP_PGT}" \
+        --header "Content-Type: application/json")
+
+        status=$(echo "$response" | jq -r .status)
+
+        echo "Current status is: $status"
+
+        if [ "$status" = "successful" ]; then
+            echo "Job completed successfully!"
+            exit 0
+        elif [ "$status" = "failed" ]; then
+            echo "Job failed!"
+            echo "Error details: $(echo "$response" | jq .)"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        sleep $POLL_INTERVAL
+        SECONDS=$((SECONDS + POLL_INTERVAL))
+    done
+
+    echo "Job monitoring timed out after $TIMEOUT seconds."
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "SUBMIT_JOB variable must be specified and set to true or false"
+fi
diff --git a/ogc-application-packages/run_ogc_process.json b/ogc-application-packages/run_ogc_process.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d196e108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ogc-application-packages/run_ogc_process.json
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+  "executionUnit": {
+    "image": "jplmdps/ogc-job-runner:latest",
+    "type": "docker"
+  },
+  "processDescription": {
+    "description": "Submits a job to an OGC process and monitors (using custom SPSOGCOperator)",
+    "id": "run_ogc_process",
+    "inputs": {
+      "job_inputs": {
+        "description": "A JSON string representing the inputs payload for the job.",
+        "maxOccurs": 1,
+        "minOccurs": 1,
+        "schema": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "title": "Job Inputs"
+      },
+      "queue": {
+        "description": "The MAAP queue to submit the job to",
+        "maxOccurs": 1,
+        "minOccurs": 1,
+        "schema": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "title": "Queue"
+      },
+      "selected_process": {
+        "description": "Select a process to execute.",
+        "maxOccurs": 1,
+        "minOccurs": 1,
+        "schema": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "title": "Process Selection"
+      }
+    },
+    "jobControlOptions": [
+      "async-execute"
+    ],
+    "outputs": {
+      "result": {
+        "description": "The result of the OGC process execution",
+        "schema": {
+          "$ref": "some-ref"
+        },
+        "title": "Process Result"
+      }
+    },
+    "title": "Run an OGC Process (Custom Operator from KubernetesPodOperator)",
+    "version": "1.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/terraform-unity/main.tf b/terraform-unity/main.tf
index 4b72d525..fb4bdb9f 100644
--- a/terraform-unity/main.tf
+++ b/terraform-unity/main.tf
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ data "aws_ssm_parameter" "dockstore_token" {
   with_decryption = true
 }
 
+data "aws_ssm_parameter" "maap_pgt" {
+  name            = "/unity/ads/ogc/development/maap_pgt_mdps_dev_acct"
+  with_decryption = true
+}
+
 resource "kubernetes_secret" "sps-app-credentials" {
   metadata {
     name      = "sps-app-credentials"
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@ resource "kubernetes_secret" "sps-app-credentials" {
     "DOCKERHUB_USERNAME" = data.aws_ssm_parameter.dockerhub_username.value
     "DOCKERHUB_TOKEN"    = data.aws_ssm_parameter.dockerhub_api_key.value
     "DOCKSTORE_TOKEN"    = data.aws_ssm_parameter.dockstore_token.value
+    "MAAP_PGT"           = data.aws_ssm_parameter.maap_pgt.value
   }
 
   type = "Opaque"
diff --git a/utils/post_deployment.sh b/utils/post_deployment.sh
index 2adfe270..d8e27641 100755
--- a/utils/post_deployment.sh
+++ b/utils/post_deployment.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export TOKEN="$(python cognito-token-fetch.py -u $UNITY_USERNAME  -c $UNITY_CLIE
 echo $TOKEN
 
 # list of processes to be registered
-declare -a procs=("cwl_dag.json" "karpenter_test.json" "appgen_dag.json" "cwl_dag_modular.json" "db_cleanup_dag.json")
+declare -a procs=("cwl_dag.json" "karpenter_test.json" "appgen_dag.json" "cwl_dag_modular.json" "db_cleanup_dag.json" "run_ogc_process.json")
 
 for proc in "${procs[@]}"
 do
diff --git a/utils/post_deployment_terraform.sh b/utils/post_deployment_terraform.sh
index 281e9cbd..57fc08fc 100755
--- a/utils/post_deployment_terraform.sh
+++ b/utils/post_deployment_terraform.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ token=$(echo $token_response | jq -r '.AuthenticationResult.AccessToken')
 echo "Cognito token retrieved."
 
 # list of processes to be registered
-declare -a procs=("cwl_dag.json" "karpenter_test.json" "appgen_dag.json" "cwl_dag_modular.json" "db_cleanup_dag.json")
+declare -a procs=("cwl_dag.json" "karpenter_test.json" "appgen_dag.json" "cwl_dag_modular.json" "db_cleanup_dag.json" "run_ogc_process.json")
 
 for proc in "${procs[@]}"
 do