RFI - AMRS PME SOFTWARE.pdf

AFICC 772 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron Request for Information (RFI)

Automated Meter Reading System (AMRS) Power Monitoring Expert (PME) Licenses and Sustainment

1. THIS N O T I C E IS ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ANNOUCEMENT

FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal or complete package outlining the technical competencies/qualifications of the prospective contractor, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. Since this is a Request for Information, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation.

A solicitation does not presently exist. Responses to this notice will be used for planning purposes only. Responses are not considered offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

2. The United States Air Force (USAF) is conducting market research for the AMRS Program Management Office (PMO), Air Force Civil Engineering Center (AFCEC/CNP) at Tyndall Air Force.

The USAF has a requirement for yearly sustainment services for existing USAF owned Schneider Eco Structure Power Monitoring Expert (PME) software licenses, the option to procure up to 15 additional multi-module PME licenses, unique to the Air Force, with yearly sustainment, and the ability to support vendor certified training on the software at the deployed Air Force bases.

The USAF is considering a four-year, six-month contract consisting of a six-month performance period with four (one) year options. The USAF currently uses modules of Schneider Eco Structure Power Monitoring Expert (PME) software to sample, calculate, display and archive data.

Please note, this requirement is currently under the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) program. The Partnership Agreement between DoD and the SBA requires that a follow-on or renewable acquisition must remain in the 8(a) program unless SBA agrees to release it.

The contractor must be able to provide the following:

1. Yearly sustainment services for existing USAF Schnieder Eco Structure PME software suites.

There are approximately 46 Schneider license suites installed across approximately 46 different locations worldwide. See System Requirements identified below and the attached DRAFT statement of Work (SOW), dated 11 Dec 25, for additional details.

2. Purchase up to 15 additional software licenses for various worldwide locations. Additional licenses must be Schneider PME or software that provides the same capabilities and fully integrates and is compatible with the existing USAF Schneider PME software. The software must meet the requirements identified below and also in the attached DRAFT SOW, dated 11 Dec 25.

The software must be open source and fully integrate with all existing comm cards/gateways/ sensors/pulse kits. Any new software system is required to use Commercial script, open-source protocol, and not require additional middleware to translate between different systems. Software must have life cycle sustainment for cybersecurity or network change updates as well as vulnerability patching. This includes existing and future AMRS systems. System must provide standardized data output, and output protocols, connect with different makers / versions of devices (power meters, water meters, media converters, generators, auto transfer switches, etc.), and communicate across base networks with non-propriety, open-source protocols. See System Requirements identified below and the attached DRAFT SOW, dated 11 Dec 25, for additional details.

3. Vendor certified PME software training at various CONUS locations. See System Requirements identified below and the attached DRAFT SOW, dated 11 Dec 25, for additional details.

System Requirements:

• Software Sustainment: The contractor shall provide software sustainment support for the existing Schneider AMRS platform, including software updates, patches, and overall product enhancements.

• Additional Licenses: The contractor shall provide the option to procure up to 15 additional licenses with sustainment support.

• Vendor-Certified Training: The contractor shall provide vendor-certified training on the software at the deployed Air Force bases.

• Data Acquisition: The system shall be able to collect and store data from meters on the DAF enclave, including at a minimum: sensor monitoring energy usage.

• Data Management: The vendor shall be able to track license keys under this contract for configuration management purposes. This shall include the specific modules and versions of each of the licenses as well as their versions. This information shall be updated as licenses are upgraded under this contract, or new licenses are acquired.

• Security: The system shall comply with DoDI 8510.01 Risk Management Framework and AFI

17-130 Air Force Cybersecurity Program Management to ensure products used within the system boundary are configured in accordance with applicable Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) or Security Requirements Guides (SRG) where STIGs are not available.

• Portability: The system, and the support provided, shall be able to be deployed by the

Government at multiple locations, including Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).

Additional Features:

• Authority to Operate (ATO): The support provided, or additional licenses acquired under this contract, shall comply with the existing type accredited AMRS ATO on the CE-COIN or IROC enclave. The ATO is a DoD formal certification by a designated approving authority that authorizes operation of a utility management and control system. The ATO explicitly accepts the risk to AF operations by denoting certain products, and their configurations, as the only approved source.

• Cybersecurity: The contractor shall be responsible for suggesting updates or patches to the software, in-line with the original manufacturers changes to the software, to keep the AMRS platform cyber secure by adhering to DoD Secure Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) / Security Requirements Guide (SRG) compliance. The AMRS PMO will review, accept and implement these as necessary to sustain the AMRS system.

• Technical Support: The contractor shall provide technical support and product training for the

AMRS platform.

3. This RFI is primarily for market research to determine if there are firms that possess the capability to execute the requirements stated in section 2 and the DRAFT SOW,11 Dec 25, of this RFI. Therefore, we further invite all business concerns to provide a capability statement in response to this requirement. Prospective contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award of any Federal Government contract. Contractors are encouraged to obtain further information on SAM at www.sam.gov. This announcement does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any preparation costs.

4. If your firm is interested in such work, you are strongly encouraged to submit a capability statement that addresses at a minimum, the questions presented within this announcement. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 513210 - Software Publishers, is applicable to this acquisition. The small business size standard for this NAICS is $47M.

5. Contractors who can provide these services should submit in writing an affirmative response which includes at a minimum the following information:

a. What is the name of your business?

b. What is your business address?

c. Provide a point of contact to include telephone number and email address.

d. What is your business CAGE Code and DUNS number?

e. Based on your professional experience in the private sector, would you consider this requirement to coincide with work typically provided in the commercial market?

f. Provide an additional NAICS code with justification that you would recommend as being more applicable.

g. Specify your business type (large business, small business, small-disadvantaged business, 8(a) certified small-disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon NAICS 513210. Specify all that apply.

h. Would your firm propose on this project as a prime contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s), prime contractor with team member subcontractor(s), or a joint venture?

If you have proposed a joint venture, identify to the extent possible, your team members.

Identify the business size of your team members or joint venture firms. If a teaming arrangement is planned, give details to the extent practicable on how the team likely will be composed. See FAR subpart 9.6 for Government policy on teaming arrangements and 8(a) Program regulations described in 13 CFR 124.513

i. A detailed description of the vendor’s license and sustainment services available, including specifications and capabilities.

j. A description of the vendor's qualifications, including relevant experience and past performance. Identify any projects completed in the past three (3) years for the same or similar items to help determine your firm’s capability in meeting the requirement for the items listed in the attached spreadsheet. Include any government contracts (Federal, State, or local) that you have been awarded for this type of requirement. Also, include the contract number and a government point of contact.

K. Is this service available on a GSA Schedule? If so, please provide the GSA Schedule number and special item number. If GSA is in the process of awarding a schedule for this service, please provide the GSA point of contact name and phone number

l. Identify if your company is supporting software systems with a DoD ATO. This may be for information technology software or systems as well as operational technology software systems. If you are currently in the process of receiving an ATO, when do you expect to be authorized? ATO certification requirements can be found at https://www.fedramp.gov/rev5/agency-authorization/ and vendors are encouraged to review the process.

6. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement response to this announcement. All such responses will be considered by the agency. Responses can be submitted electronically using the following address: tucker.januchowski@us.af.mil and nicole.dean.2@us.af.mil.

7. All responses must be received by 06 Feb 2026 at 1:00 PM central time. Responses shall be no more than 3 pages (single spaced, front and back, no smaller than Times New Roman, font size 12 or equivalent). If submissions exceed the page count noted, the Government will only review the first 3 pages and disregard the remainder of the submission. Extraneous materials (brochures, manuals, etc.) o u t s i d e o f t h e 3 p a g e s l i m i t will not be considered. Questions concerning this announcement may be submitting in writing via email to both Contract Specialist, Tucker Januchowski (tucker.januchowski@us.af.mil) and Contracting Officer, Nicole Dean (nicole.dean.2@us.af.mil). However, the Government may not provide answers. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to firms as it relates to the Government's review of the data submitted in response to this announcement. Information in this notice is subject to change.

Attachment 01 – DRAFT AMRS PME SOW, 11 Dec 25 https://www.fedramp.gov/rev5/agency-authorization/ mailto:tucker.januchowski@us.af.mil mailto:nicole.dean.2@us.af.mil