Amendment 1 - SPARTAN RFI 2_Rev 16 Sept 2025.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER (AFLCMC)

CRYPTOLOGIC AND CYBER SYSTEMS DIVISION

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS 78243-7081

16 September 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR: SAM.gov Vendors

FROM: AFLCMC/HNCKC

3133 General Hudnell Drive, St. 314 San Antonio, TX 78226

SUBJECT: Amendment One (1) to Request for Information (RFI) 2 for Secure Platform Architecture for Real-Time Threat Analysis and Network Defense (SPARTAN)

Reference: SAM.gov #FA8307-25-R-B057

1. The purpose of Amendment 1 is to provide the Government’s answers to the Contractor’s questions received as part of RFI 2. In accordance with (IAW) Q and A for SPARTAN RFI 2_16 September 2025, the following documents have been revised:

a. Original RFI 2 Letter SPARTAN_28 August 2025, Revised to Amend 1 RFI 2 Letter SPARTAN_16 Sept 2025 (See additions/revisions highlighted in red)

i. Section 3.3. Documentation Marking/Proprietary Information, title revised from “Documentation Marking/Proprietary Information” to “ Use of Non- Government Advisors”

ii. Section 6.1, Response date was revised from “19 September 2025 at 2:00 pm CST” to “29 September 2025 at 2:00 pm CST”.

b. Original Attachment 1_SPARTAN SOO_28 August 2025, Revised to Amend 1

Attachment 1 SPARTAN SOO_Rev 16 Sept 2025 (See additions/revisions highlighted in red)

i. Section 2. Scope, revised from “Interoperability” to “Information Operations”

ii. Section 4.5.8.2. revised from “Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)” to “Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES)”

iii. Section 7.1 revised as follows:

i. 7.1.1 added the following, “However, all personnel accessing classified information must possess the appropriate individual clearances, regardless of the facility where the work is performed.

All contractor positions require either a Common Access Card (CAC) or an External Certificate Authority (ECA) certificate for access to systems like Jira and Confluence.”

ii. 7.1.1.1, was removed in its entirety “The Contractor shall have 20% of staff or higher, in accordance with the TOs (rounded up to nearest Full-time Equivalent (FTE) actively cleared upon award, plus cleared KPPs. Clearance requirements are subject to change (including potential polygraphs)”

iii. 7.1.2 was revised to, “7.1.2. The Contractor or its approved teaming partner shall possess a Facility Clearance (FCL) at the TS/SCI level upon award of the contract. Contractors may leverage established partnerships or formal teaming agreements to satisfy this FCL requirement at the time of award, provided all necessary documentation and approvals are submitted to the Government for review and acceptance prior to award. The Government reserves the right to deny any partnership that does not adequately address security concerns. All subsequent work performed under this contract requiring access to classified information must be performed at a facility possessing the appropriate FCL.”

iv. Appendix A, Section 4.1 revised from “ELX and BDP” to spell out “Enterprise Logging X-tra and Big Data Platform”

c. Original Attachment 3_SPARTAN Whitepaper Template, Revised to Amend 1

Attachment 3_Rev. SPARTAN Whitepaper Template (See additions/revisions highlighted in red)

a. Section D.x. added question “What contract type/s is/are appropriate for this effort?”

2. Please confirm receipt of Amendment 1 with attachments, and ensure these updated documents are used to prepare/submit your RFI response.

3. Please address any questions or concerns you may have to the Contract Specialists, Sean

Danzy at sean.danzy.1@us.af.mil, Christian Davis at christian.davis.33@us.af.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Stacy Wilson at stacy.wilson.1@us.af.mil.

STACY L. WILSON GG-13, DAF

CONTRACTING OFFICER