What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe United States Air Force seeks innovative solutions and IT infrastructure services to overhaul and transform its core, edge, and cloud architecture. The effort requires integrating diverse multi-vendor hardware, software, and cloud services, designing resilient networks based on Zero Trust and Software-Defined Networking, multi-solution testing, and managing cybersecurity supply chain risks. The agency anticipates awarding Firm-Fixed-Price contracts or Other Transactions for Prototype Projects to onshore, United States organizations. All respondees must possess a Secret Clearance, with any required Facility Clearance detailed in the applicable Area of Interest. This hybrid two-step solicitation remains open until February 26, 2031, with specific submission deadlines established under individual Areas of Interest. Offerors must email unclassified white papers to Lisa Pendragon and Elijah Dodd. Scientific and technological subject-matter experts evaluate submissions on technical merit and price before inviting selected vendors to submit full detailed approaches.
Scope of work
- Assessing existing legacy architecture and evaluating legacy systems
- Developing a forward-looking, phased transition roadmap with milestones and dependencies
- Integrating modern technologies across core, cloud, and edge environments
- Designing and implementing modern network architectures
- Establishing a test and evaluation environment for multi-solution testing
- Executing site surveys including team composition planning
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Technical / Technical Merit | Not specified |
| Importance to agency | Not specified |
| Price | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- All respondees require a Secret Clearance
- SECRET facilities clearance required for this effort
- All personnel must have a minimum of a Tier 3 Security Investigation award
- Active registration in System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
- Foreign participation at the prime level is prohibited
Documents to include with your response
- White Paper Section A: Company Information and Title Page
- White Paper Section B: Technical Solution & Approach Narrative
- White Paper Section C: Government Support Required
- White Paper Section D: Total Project Price
- Statement of Work (SOW)
- Project schedule
- Certified DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement (if subject to export control)
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submitted to Contracting POCs Lisa Pendragon and Elijah Dodd. White Papers shall not exceed 10 pages or 15 briefing slides (excluding title page/slide and table of contents) using 12-point Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins.
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 (Computer Systems Design Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
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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.