REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA) for USAF E-7A Aircraft

10 March 2026

1.0 Description

1.1 The United States Air Force E-7A Program Office (AFLCMC/WIW), is seeking information from interested companies with the ability to perform a comprehensive Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA) for the E-7A aircraft fleet.

• Notice Type: Request for Information (RFI)

• Reference Number: RFI-E7A-BCA-2026

• Posting Date: 10 March 2026

• Response Due Date: 11 May 2026, 5:00 PM (EST)

• Agency: Department of the Air Force (DAF)

• Office: E-7A System Program Office (SPO)

• NAICS Codes:

541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

541330 - Engineering Services

1.2 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Air Force is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued.

2.0 Background

The Department of the Air Force is acquiring the E-7A aircraft to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet. The E-7A will provide critical airborne early warning, surveillance, and battle management capabilities. To ensure optimal fleet readiness and long-term affordability, the E-3/E-7A SPO is seeking to identify sources capable of performing a comprehensive Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA).

The objective of this BCA is to identify the most effective and efficient product support strategy for the E-7A fleet throughout its planned life cycle. The PS-BCA will need to accommodate a fleet size of at least two but possibly up to twenty-six aircraft. The analysis will inform the Air Force’s decision-making process for structuring the E-7A’s sustainment enterprise.

3.0 Scope of the Business Case Analysis (BCA)

The Government is seeking a comprehensive BCA that analyzes the costs, benefits, and risks of different product support strategies for the E-7A aircraft. The analysis must address sustainment at both the field level (organizational and intermediate maintenance) and depot level.

The BCA must, at a minimum, analyze the following three product support alternatives:

Alternative Field-Level Sustainment

Depot-Level Maintenance

Description

Alternative 1 Organic Organic All maintenance, supply, and support functions performed by Government personnel and facilities.

Alternative 2 Hybrid Contractor A single prime contractor is responsible for supporting Active-Duty technicians with all aspects of field and the single prime contractor is responsible for all aspects of depot sustainment (i.e., Contractor Logistics Support - CLS).

Alternative 3 Hybrid-to-Organic Hybrid-to-Organic Public-Private Partnership. A single prime contractor is responsible for supporting Active-Duty technicians with all aspects of field and the single prime contractor is responsible for all aspects of depot sustainment utilizing only government buildings and government employees (i.e. providing ~50% of manpower, ~75% of tools and test equipment, supply and logistics support). Additionally, recommend timeline for support to be phased out and transitioned to alternative 1 full-organic.

The final BCA report shall be developed in accordance with the latest version of the DoD Product Support BCA Guidebook and DoDI 5000.91, Product Support Management for the Adaptive Acquisition Framework, DAFI63-101/20-101 - Integrated Life Cycle Management.

Additionally, information and/or recommendations that utilize government equipment must comply with DAFMAN 23-119 - Government Furnished Property guidance.

The analysis for each alternative must include a detailed Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) estimate, a qualitative and quantitative benefit analysis against Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) like Materiel Availability, and a thorough risk and sensitivity analysis.

4.0 Requested Information

4.1 Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement that addresses the following areas. Please limit your response to no more than 15 pages.

4.1.1 Corporate Experience:

• Provide a brief company overview, including CAGE code, business size, and socioeconomic status under the referenced NAICS codes.

• Describe your company's experience in conducting Product Support BCAs for major DoD weapon systems, particularly for large airframes or complex Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. Please provide at least two specific examples from the past five years.

• Detail your experience with analyzing and modeling different sustainment strategies, including organic, CLS, and hybrid/PBL constructs.

4.1.2 Technical Approach & Capabilities:

• Outline your proposed methodology for developing the E-7A BCA, specifically addressing how you would structure the analysis of the three required alternatives.

• Describe the analytical tools, cost models, and data sources you would employ to conduct the LCC, risk, and benefit analyses.

• Describe your corporate capabilities for accessing and analyzing technical data, maintenance records, and supply chain information for a military weapon system.

• Respondents should be able to provide information for fleet size ranging from two to twenty-six aircraft.

4.1.3 Personnel Qualifications:

• Describe the qualifications, certifications, and experience of the key personnel who would be assigned to this project (e.g., Program Manager, Lead Analyst). Do not provide resumes.

4.1.4 Cost and Schedule:

• Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate to complete the BCA as described in Section 3.

• Provide an estimated timeline for completion of the BCA from the date of contract award.

4.1.5 Government Requirements:

• Identify any information required from the government to complete BCA such as phased inspection requirements, calendar date and/or flight hour-based maintenance requirements, facilities, tools, test equipment, and/or trained personnel.

5.0 Submission Instructions

5.1 Submissions are due no later than the response date and time specified in Section 1.0.

5.2 Submissions shall be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format and sent electronically. Submissions are due no later than 11 May 2026, 5:00 PM EST and submitted via e-mail only to richard.axtell.2@us.af.mil gregory.mackessy.1@us.af.mil

5.3 The subject line of the email shall read: "Response to RFI-E7A-BCA-2026 - [Your Company Name]".

5.4 Proprietary information, if any, should be clearly marked. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information.

6.0 Industry Discussions

E-7A Wedgetail representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential offerors. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of a respondent’s ability to perform the Product Support BCA.

7.0 Questions

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by email to the Contracting POCs (richard.axtell.2@us.af.mil and gregory.mackessy.1@us.af.mil). Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by email; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 11 May 2026 will be answered.

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8.0 Summary

This RFI is issued solely to identify sources and information that can aid in the completion of a Product Support BCA. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Air Force has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.