DRAFT STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES 27 MAY 2026.pdf

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (SOO)

Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) POM Strategic Prioritization Tool

1.0 Purpose

The purpose of this effort is to establish a tool that provides objective, defendable and clean strategic prioritization data for ingestion into the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) process. This clean, well-defined data is essential to feed and support senior leaders’ programming decisions.

Disclaimer: This tool serves strictly as a decision-support system. It will not perform inherently governmental functions. All final programming, budget, and strategic decisions remain solely the responsibility of authorized Government officials.

2.0 Scope of Capability Sought

The capability sought is a robust data-driven tool designed to evaluate and prioritize strategic assets. The tool must ensure data quality and hygiene, identify the value of assets and asset classes (missions) and assist with the assessment versus opportunity cost evaluation of intangible assets. Furthermore, the tool must be continuously updatable, adaptable to changing Air Force Reserve missions, incorporate all national-level strategic guidance and be strictly devoid of bias.

For the purposes of this effort, assets are defined as follows:

• Tangible Assets: Physical infrastructure, hardware, weapon systems, and strictly quantifiable financial resources.

• Intangible Assets & Asset Classes: Non-physical value drivers including intellectual capital, brand/mission value, strategic alignment scores, and readiness capabilities tied to specific Air Force Reserve missions. Assessment methodologies must utilize quantifiable data modeling techniques, external benchmarking, or structured expert weighting rather than solely subjective qualitative assessments.

3.0 Period and Place of Performance

• Period of Performance: TBD

• Place of Performance: Work will be a combination of the Contractor's facility, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command (HQ AFRC) at Robins AFB, GA, and the Pentagon. Routine development, data hygiene tasks, and coding may be performed off-site. Strategic alignment meetings, capability demonstrations, and classified/CUI data integration shall occur on-site as coordinated with the Government Program Manager.

• Travel: Travel is authorized to support on-site integration, demonstrations, and training. All authorized travel will be reimbursed in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).

4.0 Background

Currently, assigning value to intangible assets poses a significant limitation in the strategic planning and POM process. Clean, well-defined data is required to adequately inform programming decisions. There are concurrent efforts underway to address similar data gaps, including Headquarters Air Force's (HAF) "Rhombus Guardian" (an Air Force Corporate Structure Dashboard built on a unified resourcing database to standardize the POM process) and Headquarters AFRC/A9's development of a Strategy, POM, and National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account (NGREA) Gameboard (a standardized planning tool with scenario planning). The proposed tool will complement these efforts by focusing on objective strategic prioritization data.

5.0 Performance Objectives

• Data Quality & Hygiene: Develop a mechanism that ensures the integrity, cleanliness, and hygiene of strategic prioritization data.

• Asset Valuation: Accurately identify and assign defendable value to both tangible assets and asset classes (missions).

• Intangible Asset Assessment: Facilitate objective assessment and opportunity cost evaluations specifically for intangible assets.

• Adaptability: Ensure the tool is continuously updatable and can adapt seamlessly as Air Force Reserve missions change over time.

• Strategic Alignment: Incorporate and align with all current national-level strategic guidance.

• Bias Elimination: Design and implement the tool in a manner that completely removes bias from the data ingestion and prioritization process utilizing transparent statistical models and objective data benchmarking.

• Training & Sustainment: The Contractor shall provide comprehensive training programs, user manuals, and documentation to Government personnel. This training must equip Government users with the skills necessary to operate, manage, and independently update the tool upon deployment.

6.0 Operating Constraints

• Security & CMMC: The Contractor must comply with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 requirements prior to contract award. Contractor personnel must possess and maintain an active SECRET facility and personnel security clearance at time of award and throughout the life of the contract. The Contractor will be required to access, handle and process classified information up to the SECRET level in accordance with the DD Form 254.

• IT Infrastructure: The solution must be compatible with and capable of deployment via established Air Force enterprise environments and adhere to Air Force DevSecOps and Information Technology Requirement (ITR) guidelines.

• Data Rights: The Government requires, at a minimum, Government Purpose Rights (GPR) to all software source code, algorithms, data models, and architectural designs developed under this effort. The Contractor shall ensure the Government retains full ownership and access to all data ingested, processed and generated by the tool.

• Interoperability: The capability must not operate in a silo. The architecture must support API (Application Programming Interface) integration or standard data export formats to ensure seamless data sharing with concurrent Government-owned Air Force systems, specifically HAF's "Rhombus Guardian" and HQ AFRC/A9's Strategy/POM Gameboards.

• Accessibility: All user interfaces, dashboards, and software outputs must comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, ensuring accessibility for individuals with disabilities.

7.0 Deliverables and Performance Monitoring

To ensure performance remains on track and technical specifications are met, the Contractor shall deliver the tool and accompanying materials in accordance with the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs). Routine deliverables shall include:

• Project Management & Agile Sprint Plans

• Monthly Status, Schedule, and Cost Reports

• System Architecture & API Integration Documentation

• Training Materials and Execution

Contractor performance, data accuracy, and system delivery will be formally evaluated against a Government-drafted Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).

8.0 Government Furnished Information (GFI)

To facilitate successful API development and data ingestion, the Government will provide the Contractor with applicable national-level strategic guidance, historical POM datasets, and direct liaison support for coordination with the administrators of Rhombus Guardian and the HQ AFRC/A9 Strategy Gameboards.

Proposed Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs)

A CDRL (DD Form 1423) formalizes exactly what the contractor must deliver, what format it should be in, and when it is due. You can hand this table directly to your Contracting Officer to be formally attached to the solicitation.

CDRL Data Item Description (DID) / Title

Description Frequency

A001 DI-MGMT-80004A Project Management Plan (PMP)

Details the contractor's agile development sprints, risk mitigation strategies, and timeline for delivering the strategic prioritization tool.

Initial: 15 days after Contract Award (ACA). Updates: As required.

A002 DI-MGMT-

81861A Integrated Program Management Report (Monthly Status)

A monthly report detailing schedule progress, API integration milestones, budget/cost (if applicable), and any technical hurdles encountered.

Monthly: By the 10th of each month.

A003 DI-IPSC-81431A System Architecture & Integration Plan

Comprehensive documentation detailing how the tool will interface with HAF's "Rhombus Guardian" and A9 Gameboards, including API specifications and data formats.

Initial: 30 days ACA. Updates: Prior to any major system release.

A004 DI-IPSC-

81442A Software Version Description & Source Code

Delivery of the actual software code, data models, and algorithms to ensure the Government retains Government Purpose Rights (GPR).

Upon system deployment, and at the end of each Option Year.

A005 DI-ILSS-80872 Training Materials & User Manuals

Comprehensive guides, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and training syllabi ensuring Government personnel can independently operate and update the tool.

Draft: 30 days prior to system fielding. Final: Upon system deployment.