The Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM) Master IDIQ was established to mature and scale AFSIM as an enterprise-level capability supporting the Department of Defense's simulation, integration, and modeling requirements. Under this vehicle, contractors deliver research and development services focused on advancing AFSIM's functionality as an open-source military simulation framework used across DoD for acquisition analysis, operations analysis, virtual wargaming, weapon system concept assessment, and operational tactics refinement. The Master IDIQ is structured to support the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) objectives of expanding AFSIM's enterprise capabilities while fostering a community of users, developers, and maintainers across the military, government agencies, industry, and academia.
The Master IDIQ was awarded on December 19, 2025, with a shared ceiling of $85,000,000 and a final ordering date of August 20, 2029. The originating solicitation (FA2391-25-R-B002) anticipated 2-4 multiple prime contractor awards structured as Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts with Cost Plus Fixed Fee task orders, with the initial task order carrying a 26-month performance period as part of an overall 44-month ordering period. Work is performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio under AFRL's Aerospace Systems Directorate, and contractors must maintain active Secret clearances with potential upgrade requirements to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information, achieve a Supplier Performance Risk System score of 110 or higher, and meet strict security protocols including U.S. citizenship requirements for base and network access. The vehicle does not utilize small business set-asides, though small businesses meeting the 1,000-employee size standard for NAICS code 541715 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) are eligible to compete.