Attachment 2 - A3R KPPs Placeholder.docx

Attachment 2 is a controlled document containing Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) for the Automated Air-to-Air Refueling (A3R) contract opportunity. The document is marked as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and is only available to qualified U.S. contractors who possess a current, certified DD Form 2345. Interested contractors must contact either Program Manager Madeline Carpenter or Contracting Officer Luke Johnston to request access, after which eligible parties will receive the A3R KPPs via the DoD Safe Website with a separate decryption password.

The related federal contract opportunity (Solicitation Number FA2385-25-S-9761) is issued by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory and focuses on developing advanced boom automation technologies for aerial refueling. The primary objectives include creating autonomous control technologies that would enable an uncrewed tanker, developing systems that can operate without operator monitoring, and demonstrating full boom automation capabilities in GPS-denied environments. The acquisition approach aims to prevent vendor lock-in by requiring open architecture and interface standards, with work areas encompassing system logic, reliability improvements, certification analysis, and contingency event resolution.