About this opportunity
AI summaryThe F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Naval Air Systems Command are issuing a Request for Information to conduct market research and identify potential sources for F-35 JPO Enterprise Data Science and Analytics Support. The required contractor scope includes providing technical expertise across three task areas covering comprehensive analytics, visualization, process/data automation, and AI capabilities. The anticipated contract term consists of a 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods under NAICS code 541511. To be eligible, interested companies must be U.S.-owned, headquartered in the United States, and registered in the System for Award Management, as foreign contractor participation is not permitted. Personnel performing under this effort must hold active Top Secret security clearances. Interested parties must submit their unclassified response, capped at 20 pages (with capability statements not exceeding 5 pages), via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer by 5:00 PM EST on November 10, 2026. Any requests for clarification must be submitted at least seven business days before the closing date.
Scope of work
- Formulate, develop, validate, and deploy production-ready algorithms and machine learning solutions
- Package capabilities in security-hardened Docker containers and deploy via Kubernetes/OpenShift inside government environments
- Design, implement, and sustain secure cloud data architectures in AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure Government, and Snowflake Government
- Design, test, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines ensuring a minimum of 98% data completeness, accuracy, and consistency
- Design, build, and maintain interactive dashboards in Tableau, Power BI, and Looker with standard views loading under 5 seconds
- Translate complex data into executive briefings, memoranda, and data storytelling products for senior leadership
Minimum qualifications
- Company must be U.S.-owned and headquartered in the United States
- Foreign Contractor participation is not permitted
- Personnel performing under requirement must possess active TOP SECRET clearances
- Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) is mandatory
Documents to include with your response
- Cover letter with company information
- Capability Statement
Key dates
- Requests for clarification due
- no later than seven (7) business days prior to the close of the RFI
- Responses due
- 5:00 PM EST on 10 November 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit responses to Contract Specialist Tom Baldauff and Contracting Officer John Meyers. Responses limited to twenty (20) pages total, with capability statement not exceeding 5 pages, using Times New Roman 12-point or larger font and one-inch margins.
Contract details
- Term
- one (1) 12-month base period with four (4) 12-month option periods
- Place of performance
- hybrid arrangement utilizing contractor facilities and authorized Government/JPO locations primarily in the National Capital Region (NCR)
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- N0001927R0054
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Navy › Naval AIR Systems Command
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 10, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 27, 2026
- NAICS
- 541511 · Custom Computer Programming Services
- Product/service code
- DA01
- Place of performance
- Arlington, VA, 22202
- Contracting contact
- Tom Baldauff
thomas.baldauff@jsf.mil - Additional contact
- John Meyers
John.Meyers@jsf.mil
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Custom Computer Programming Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
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