Avionics Vulnerability Assessment Mitigation and Protection (AVAMP)

The Avionics Vulnerability Assessment Mitigation and Protection (AVAMP) Master IDIQ contract, managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), focuses on advanced cybersecurity research and development for Air Force platforms and weapon systems. The contract aims to understand, assess, and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities in avionics systems, including manned and remotely piloted vehicles, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, and related equipment. The primary objective is to develop innovative methodologies, tools, techniques, and capabilities to identify susceptibilities and protect avionics against cyber-attacks across various attack vectors such as physical, remote, and supply chain access.

Task orders under this IDIQ have consistently been awarded to technology and engineering firms like Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and Sicore Technologies Inc., with typical contract values ranging from approximately $5 million to $30 million and durations of 2-3 years. Recent task orders have concentrated on specific research domains such as platform cyber hardening, advanced avionics attestation technologies, and avionics cyber vulnerability mitigation technologies. The contracts are predominantly cost-plus fixed-fee and do not utilize small business set-asides, despite AFRL's encouragement of small business participation. Performance locations include AFRL facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and contractor facilities, with research focusing on developing automated vulnerability assessment tools, reverse engineering capabilities, malware detection, and adaptive cybersecurity technologies for contested operational environments.