Attachment 2 2027 Showcase.docx

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Attachment 2 12 Nov 2026 2027 Rapid Capabilities Division (RCD) Showcase (12-13 May 2027) Showcase Overview The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) Rapid Capabilities Division (RCD) Showcase connects warfighter problems with real-world solutions. AFGSC invites industry partners to bring forward their best ideas because solving challenges is a shared mission.

AFGSC will down-select promising proposals for live presentations and demonstrations during the Showcase (Phase 2) event to be held in Bossier City, LA, on 12-13 May 2027.

Finalists will present directly to decision-makers, and technologies that meet mission needs may receive a portion of up to $5M in Command-directed acquisition funding.

2027 Showcase Submission Site Application Instructions listed in the Master OTA Solicitation apply to this Attachment.

Application website: Go to this URL AFGSC Showcase 2027 (https://usg.valideval.com/teams/afgsc-2027/signup), complete the online submission form and upload your files.

2027 Showcase Topics AFGSC seeks innovative solutions for the following topics. Offerors must review the detailed problem statements to identify the topic most closely associated with their solution.

1. Project ATLAS-NC3 "Autonomous/Advanced Terminal Loading & Alignment System”

2. UAS Threat to the ICBM Environment

3. Rapid Deployable Micro-Climate Enclosure

4. Proactive Pharmacy Event Monitor

5. Intelligent Tool Control for Faster Inventory and Issue 2027 Showcase Schedule:

Showcase Ask Me Anything Webinars / Questions If offerors have questions, please join an Ask Me Anything (AMA) webinar:

· AMA Dates: 8 Dec 2026, 6 Jan 2027

· AMA Registration: [Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/2027-capabilities-showcase-4809834

· AMAs will be recorded and any questions/answers will be available via a link provided in amendment/attachment of this request.

Questions not addressed during the AMAs: AFGSC.A5N.IndustryEngagement@us.af.mil

· Include “2027 Showcase Question” in the subject line

· The question period runs from the release of this solicitation through 8 January 2027.

· Answers to emailed questions will be posted as an amendment/attachment of this request 2027 Showcase Topic Problem Statements

1. Project ATLAS-NC3 "Autonomous/Advanced Terminal Loading & Alignment System” Problem Background: Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (G-ASNT) is a critical Air Force Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication (NC3) system that provides fixed and transportable communications capabilities. G-ASNT transportable equipment may be deployed in a palletized configuration to support operations in austere or forward-deployed environments.

· Current G-ASNT palletization operations require personnel to use an all-terrain pallet jack and a ramp-based process to load and precisely position applicable equipment on 463L pallets. For certain G-ASNT components, the current material-handling configuration does not allow equipment to be placed directly onto the required rubber mats at its final required location. Personnel must therefore manually reposition the equipment to complete placement. This additional handling creates ergonomic and personnel-safety concerns, increases the risk of equipment or pallet damage, adds time and variability to pallet build-up and teardown, and contributes to support-equipment maintenance and availability burdens.

AFGSC seeks a safe, repeatable, efficient, and supportable material-handling approach to load, unload, align, and position applicable equipment while minimizing unnecessary manual handling.

· Proposed solutions should remain compatible with applicable pallet, mobility, safety, equipment-protection, transportation, aircraft-loading, and sustainment requirements, while requiring minimal changes to the current pallet build-up process and execution of applicable technical order procedures.

· Industry may propose a new material-handling device, modifications to the existing all-terrain pallet jack, pallet or ramp-interface improvements, or other innovative approaches. Offerors should identify any procedural, training, technical data, provisioning, or sustainment changes required to implement their proposed solution.

2. UAS Threat to the ICBM Environment Problem Background: Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (G-ASNT) is a critical Air F AFGSC is seeking industry solutions to detect and defeat unauthorized Group 1–3 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operating in the ICBM environment (which includes near Launch Facilities (LFs) & Missile Alert Facilities (MAFs) and future Sentinel Launch Silo's (LS) & Launch Centers (LC)). The goal is to find capabilities that provide timely threat awareness, support informed response decisions, and enable effective mitigation. These capabilities must also preserve mission continuity and protect personnel, infrastructure, and surrounding areas.

Current Capability: Today, C-UAS protection is focused on exposed environments. These are periods when personnel are on site and the launcher is open, such as when doors are open for component replacement. During these periods, on-site forces can detect and defeat Group 1–3 UAS.

Gap: When personnel are not present, unmanned LFs have no persistent ability to detect or defeat UAS. LFs are spread across large, remote missile fields that cover about 10,000–13,000 square miles per missile field. AFGSC therefore needs a centralized, area-based capability: regional detection and defeat. Any capability proposed needs to be fiscally responsible and logistically sustainable.

AFGSC invites industry to showcase technologies that provide UAS detection, UAS defeat, or an integrated detect-and-defeat capability. Participants should show how their solutions address the following:

· Provide persistent detection across the 10,000–13,000 square mile missile field (about 31,900 square miles of terrain in total across the 3 missile wings), of Group 1-3 UAS

· State detection range, accuracy, response time, and performance limitations.

· Describe the threat detection and analysis approach, including classification logic, false-alarm rejection, and how alerts reach the MAF, launch center, and mobile fire teams.

· Present options to disrupt, disable, intercept, or otherwise mitigate unauthorized UAS with as little collateral damage as possible.

· Describe the sustainment concept, including maintenance, spares, power, communications, and Field Service Representative (FSR) support.

*The desired outcome is to identify credible, demonstrable industry capabilities for further evaluation and possible operational use.

3. Rapid Deployable Micro-Climate Enclosure Problem Background: At Minot AFB, 30-year climatological data show winter monthly average highs of 20–38°F, average lows of 3–20°F, and an extreme low of −40°F. Average prevailing winds reach 22–25 knots during the coldest months, with winter gusts reaching 69 knots. These conditions, which are also found at other cold-weather bases, make dexterity-intensive maintenance difficult and can expose maintainers to extreme cold and high winds. Bulky cold-weather gear limits fine-motor tasks, forcing maintainers to remove gloves or stop for warming breaks, while portable heaters lose much of their heat to the wind. The solution must be lightweight, modular, and non-marring; resist aviation fluids; meet flame-resistance requirements; and be set up by two people using existing ground equipment. AFGSC encourages solutions adapted from commercial expeditionary shelters, inflatable structures, and Arctic industrial technologies to protect Airmen, increase productive maintenance time, and improve aircraft availability.

AFGSC is looking for a rapid-deployable micro-climate enclosure that creates a heated, wind-protected work area around B-52 components on the flightline.

· The system would capture and retain heat around the maintainer and component being serviced.

· The capability could draw on commercial advances in expeditionary shelters, inflatable structures, mountaineering equipment, and Arctic industrial operations. Lightweight, modular enclosures should integrate with existing maintenance stands and aerospace ground equipment.

· Enclosures could be configured around B-52 landing gear, engine nacelles, wheel wells, weapons bays, and other frequently accessed areas. Temporary, non-marring interfaces should avoid damage to aircraft structures, finishes, and specialized coatings.

· Once deployed, the enclosure would block wind and retain heat from existing or purpose-designed equipment. This would allow maintainers to safely reduce bulky layers during dexterity-intensive work and protect exposed aircraft components from blowing snow, ice, and other contamination.

4. Proactive Pharmacy Event Monitor Problem Background: The 2d Medical Group (2 MDG) Pharmacy Flight at Barksdale Air Force Base lacks a consolidated, proactive capability to identify and address medication-related risks across the 2d Bomb Wing active-duty population before they disrupt treatment or affect deployment readiness. Relevant information is dispersed across MHS GENESIS (PharmNet), authorized TRICARE retail pharmacy claims, and patient-provided information, requiring pharmacy personnel to manually review multiple sources and rely on patient contact or staff communication to identify concerns. Existing point-of-care alerts do not provide the population-level monitoring and prioritized outreach workflow needed to consistently identify missed or overdue refills, anticipated medication depletion, expiring prior authorizations, potential drug interactions, allergy concerns, or medications obtained outside the military pharmacy. Consequently, these issues may remain undetected until a member contacts the pharmacy or enters pre-deployment processing, reducing the time available for intervention and increasing the risk of medication-access disruptions, compromised patient safety, and delays in deployment clearance or duty availability.

AFGSC seeks industry approaches that enable the 2 MDG Pharmacy Flight to proactively identify, prioritize, and address medication-related concerns. Proposed approaches should demonstrate how they would:

· Bring together relevant information daily from external systems (such as but not limited to MHS GENESIS (PharmNet) and authorized TRICARE retail claims), as well as optional patient self-reporting, while identifying data-access dependencies and limitations.

· Identify both emerging concerns and predictable events, including overdue refills, anticipated medication depletion, and approaching authorization expirations.

· Generate a prioritized, actionable worklist that explains why each patient requires attention and supports timely outreach, clinical review, and coordinated follow-up.

· Complement existing clinical alerts and pharmacy workflows while preserving professional judgment and minimizing duplicative or nonactionable notifications.

· Protect patient information through authorized, role-appropriate access and distinguish patient-specific clinical information from aggregate leadership reporting.

5. Intelligent Tool Control for Faster Inventory and Issue AFGSC needs a smart toolbox, tool room, or composite tool kit (CTK) solution that accelerates tool inventory, check-out, and check-in while maintaining reliable accountability. Maintenance and support sections must account for thousands of tools and equipment items each shift. Maintainers may have to complete three inventories at the beginning and end of a shift, with each inventory shutting down the tool room or CTK for up to 30 minutes. At some locations, tool check-out can take up to an hour, delaying maintenance and hindering mission execution. Unaccounted-for tools require time-consuming searches that further divert personnel from mission tasks. AFGSC seeks a solution that reduces transaction and inventory times, improves visibility into tool location and custody, and quickly identifies missing or overdue items. The solution should support efficient shift turnover and reliable accountability across toolboxes, CTKs, and tool rooms without adding administrative burden to maintainers. Although this topic is centered on needs at Barksdale, the challenge may apply across the Air Force, with potential for use by maintenance and support units across all Air Force commands.

Topic Overview

· This topic seeks solutions that streamline tool inventory and check-in/check-out, improve tool visibility and accountability, and reduce maintenance delays at Barksdale and potentially across Air Force commands.

Scope of the Problem

· Tool accountability across maintenance and support sections, including toolboxes, composite tool kits (CTKs), and tool rooms.

· Inventory and check-in/check-out activities required at the beginning and end of shifts.

· Time spent on tool transactions, including check-out processes that can take up to an hour at some locations.

· Tool room or CTK closures during inventories, which can last up to 30 minutes per inventory.

· Locating tools and resolving missing, overdue, or unaccounted-for items.

· Maintaining visibility into tool location, custody, and status while supporting efficient shift turnover.

· Reducing time maintainers spend on inventory and searches so they can focus on mission tasks.

Proposed Solutions may include:

· A digital inventory and accountability solution that speeds up tool check-in and check-out, records who has each item, and flags missing, overdue, or misplaced tools. The approach could use technologies such as RFID, barcode scanning, or other automated identification methods.

· A smart cabinet, kiosk, or mobile application that gives maintainers a current view of tool inventory and custody, supports shift turnover, and creates an auditable record of tool activity. The solution could work with existing toolboxes, CTKs, and tool room processes.

Transition

· Provide transition approach from demonstration to operational use including timelines, dependencies, system support concept and potential integration with existing AF processes.

2027 Showcase OTA POCs AFGSC RCD General Inbox: AFGSC.A5N.IndustryEngagement@us.af.mil OTA AO POC: Ms Paula Owen, paula.owen.1@us.af.mil Technical POC: Maj Travis Farris, travis.farris.1@us.af.mil