RFI for Trusted Foundations Systems

The United States Air Force is seeking information to identify vendors capable of providing trusted foundations systems. The agency is attempting to solve critical security vulnerabilities across software, hardware, and artificial intelligence systems. This initiative aims to enhance software assurance, secure computational systems against hardware threats, and leverage artificial intelligence to mitigate human design errors. The scope of work covers three primary research and development areas. First, the agency requires software assurance technologies that improve tool precision, recall, and scalability, alongside tools assessment, evidence-based assurance, and prototype demonstrations. Second, the agency is requesting solutions for processor and architecture design vulnerabilities, including tools to detect hardware Trojans and side-channel timing attacks while ensuring data integrity and code protection. Third, the project requires artificial intelligence techniques to support human-machine teaming, correct-by-construction design, and the continual assurance of learning-enabled components. Eligible respondents must be onshore organizations based exclusively in the United States. The agency requires the selected vendor to perform all work offsite at the vendor's own office location. The agency is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget and has not disclosed a specific funding limit or key dates in the initial request.