Attachment 1 Response Submittal Template.docx

This is a Response Submittal Template for a Sources Sought / Capabilities Request for Information (CRFI) issued by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center for the USAF F-16 Next-Generation Mission Compute (NGMC) Upgrade program. The solicitation number is FA8615-26-RFI-F16UPGRADE, and responses are due within 30 days from publication. The government seeks to identify potential sources—including small businesses, 8(a) firms, HUBZone certified entities, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOSB), and women-owned small businesses (WOSB)—capable of designing, developing, manufacturing, and integrating an NGMC upgrade for USAF F-16 Blocks 40/42/50/52 aircraft. The upgrade aims to deliver increased reliability and processing performance while maintaining compatibility with existing F-16 infrastructure and addressing current capability gaps.

Interested contractors must provide company information including name, address, CAGE code, and UEI; indicate business size and socioeconomic status under NAICS code 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing); confirm facility clearance level and ability to safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information; and designate points of contact. The template requires submission of eight substantive sections covering technical approach, open systems information, fixed-wing aircraft details, manufacturing readiness, supply chain security, FMS compatibility and exportability, data rights, and past performance. This is a pre-solicitation market research notice, not a formal request for proposals, with place of performance at Hill AFB (UT), Wright-Patterson AFB (OH), and/or contractor facilities. Contracting Officer Jason Brown and Contract Specialist Zaria Gray-Goodnight serve as the primary government points of contact.