Request for Information (RFI) KC-46 Software Integration Laboratory Operations and Sustainment (O&S)
- Client
- Department of Defense · U.S. Air Force
- Solicitation No.
- —
- Posted
- 10/20/2026
- Category
- Software, System and Application
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
- NAICS
- 336413
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Contact
- Michael Crane
Description
AI GeneratedThe United States Air Force KC-46A Tanker Program Office requires information from qualified contractors to provide operations and sustainment software for the KC-46 Systems Integration Laboratory. The contractor will perform system integrator functions, including software maintenance, patching, testing, cybersecurity compliance, and lifecycle support in a public-private partnership environment. Eligible respondents must be onshore United States organizations with offsite performance capabilities. Interested parties must submit capability responses electronically via email to Michael Crane at [email protected] no later than December 11, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST.
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- RFI-AFLCMC-KC46-SIL-OS-2026
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the AIR Force › FA8609 Aflcmc WLCK KC46
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Dec 11, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 19, 2026
- NAICS
- 336413 · Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- 0, OK
- Contracting contact
- Michael Crane
michael.crane.11@us.af.mil - Additional contact
- Mark Rimkus
mark.rimkus@us.af.mil
Read the official notice description
The USAF KC-46A Program Office is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify sources capable of providing comprehensive Operations and Sustainment (O&S) for the KC-46A Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL), a high-fidelity testing center for the aircraft's software, avionics, and hardware.
The government is seeking a contractor to act as a system integrator to provide integrated software sustainment and development for the KC-46 SIL, operating within a government facility at Tinker AFB, OK.
Core services will include, but are not limited to:
System integration for software maintenance, patching, integration, and lifecycle support.
Operation and sustainment of complex Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) lab topologies and simulation environments.
Management of federated multi-bus avionics integration (ARINC, MIL-STD-1553B), software partitioning (ARINC 653), and cybersecurity configurations.
Execution of software verification and validation under FAA (DO-178B/C, DO-254) and military certification standards.
Collaboration with government personnel in a Public-Private Partnership (P3) environment.
This is a Request for Information (RFI) for market research and planning purposes ONLY. This does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not award a contract on the basis of this RFI.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
Current contract referenced in this notice
Recompete window- Incumbent
- THE BOEING COMPANY
- Contract
- FA862511C6600
- Obligated to date
- $32.0B
- Started
- Feb 24, 2011
- Current period ends
- Jul 31, 2027
Market context
Awards in the same category (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
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124,233 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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