Attachment 1 - RFI.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Introduction The purpose of this RFI is to assist the Government in conducting market research focused on identifying Industry Partners (IPs) who can support a centralized and accessible platform (currently known as LaunchPad) for a variety of software tools to promote engineering, program management and collaboration tasks. The Government is seeking information about what solutions currently exist in the marketplace and is interested in learning about what information Industry Partners would need to scope a logical deployment plan.

This information will be used for market research only. The Government is not obligated to release a future solicitation. This RFI does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment, implied or otherwise, by the Government that a procurement action will be issued. Response to this notice is not a request to be added to a bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of the requested information. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement and any follow up information requests. Responses to this RFI may be considered in the future determination of an appropriate acquisition strategy for the program. The Government may not respond to any specific questions or comments submitted in response to this RFI or information provided as a result of this request. Any information submitted by respondents as a result of this notice is strictly voluntary.

Background Originally conceived as a temporary environment, LaunchPad has evolved to become the designated enterprise solution for the acquisition community by its nature of being a foundational digital environment that provides centralized access to a suite of critical tools. Its current identity is heavily anchored in the engineering domain, offering a robust collection of applications and resources essential for analysis, design, and collaboration. It functions as a single, unified gateway for all users, ensuring that everyone has a consistent entry point to the same core set of capabilities. This engineering-heavy focus has established LaunchPad as the go-to platform for the engineering community, successfully breaking down barriers to accessing necessary software and fostering a common digital workspace for this crucial user group. It is the solid, functional base upon which a broader, more inclusive platform is intended to be built.

The strategic vision for LaunchPad is to evolve from its current engineering-centric state into a comprehensive, enterprise-wide platform that serves every functional area within the acquisition community. The primary goal is to expand its utility so that professionals in finance, logistics, contracting, program management, and other non-engineering fields can also consider it their essential digital hub for access to software. Currently the platform supports IL5 and IL6 and this level of capability must be maintained as the platform expands. This expansion involves more than just adding new tools; it means building the robust infrastructure needed to support an 80,000-user enterprise, hosting commercial software, and architecting the environment to eventually support role-based views where the user experience is tailored to specific job functions. The future LaunchPad will be a place where collaboration is seamless because the platform houses all the necessary data and applications for the entire acquisition lifecycle. Ultimately, LaunchPad is headed towards becoming the single source of truth and the indispensable digital ecosystem for the entire organization, breaking down functional silos and driving cross-team efficiency.

Industry Day The Government may host an Industry Day event in the near future. The purpose of this industry day is to shape the requirements based upon industry feedback as well as to provide details to the current requirement. There would be an opportunity for prospective industry partners to submit questions in advance as well as during the Industry Day presentation. The Government would present information regarding its current strategy and business drivers for a potentially forthcoming acquisition. After the presentation, the Government would collect questions and caucus for approximately 30 minutes to discuss the answers. The presentation would then resume, and the Government would provide additional information to address questions.

NOTE: This industry would take place in or near Dayton, Ohio and would limit participation to up to three representatives per visiting organization. Organizational attendance is strictly voluntary, and firms would not be compensated for their attendance nor their participation.

Requested Response

1. If your organization would like to attend a potential industry day, submit an email with the following information: organization name, Point of Contact (POC) name, POC email address, POC phone number, and names of additional individuals who will attend the presentation. Please note that Industry Day attendance is limited to 3 individuals per IP team.

2. Additionally, attached to this email, submit a paper with one-inch margins that has been prepared single spaced, in twelve point, times new roman font that addresses the following sections:

A. Describe your corporate capabilities as they relate to the requirement information listed above with emphasis on platform development, scalability, integrating diverse software, and secure collaboration environments. (max 2 pages) B. Describe your company/business unit’s experience, if any, with providing innovative solutions in terms of technology, process, or automation to drive operational service delivery efficiencies (cost and performance) without disrupting current operations, leveraging investment through savings in automation, and integrated delivery (max 1 page)

C. Describe your company/business unit’s capability, experience, and methodology for properly staffing an effort with the same size, scope, and complexity as referenced in above (max 1 page) D. Describe your company/business unit’s experience and methodology for identifying and delivering meaningful, and real-time executive management dashboards views to your client in an Enterprise Service Delivery and Management contract (max 1 page) E. Describe any limitations or concerns your organization may need addressed for this requirement (max 1 page).

3. Responses shall be submitted electronically by email only to veronica.williams.20@us.af.mil.

4. All information submitted shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

5. Responses shall be submitted no later than 11 a.m. Eastern Time on April 7, 2026

6. Send questions to Veronica Williams at veronica.williams.20@us.af.mil