Request for Information - SWAN.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / MARKET RESEARCH NOTICE

NOTICE Type: Request for Information (RFI) for Space Warfighting Architecture Navigator

(SWAN) Expansion and Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO) Portfolio Transformation

Support

1.0 Disclaimer & General Information

This is a Request for Information (RFI) / Market Research notice issued in accordance with FAR

10.001(c) for planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal

(RFP), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Quotation (RFQ), nor does it restrict the

Government to any ultimate acquisition approach. Responses to this notice are voluntary and do not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The SpRCO will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with preparing or submitting responses to this RFI.

2.0 Core Requirements & Objectives

The Government is seeking information from capable vendors who can perform the following four core objectives over a potential 12-month period. The SpRCO intends to use these insights to inform wargames, modeling and simulation (M&S), and intelligence collection gap analysis, and to highlight sustainment and readiness priorities. The SpRCO aims to mature both its analytics and data capabilities while simultaneously re-engineering workflows within SpRCO

PAEs and programs, as well as between SpRCO, service force design units, and budget decision-makers.

• Objective 1: SWAN Model and Database Expansion: Expand the mission thread analysis from the existing Government-owned SWAN model and database to include SpRCO priority mission threads, enabling comprehensive tradespace analysis across the SpRCO capability set. Decompose prioritized space-centric and SpRCO mission threads, validate metrics with operators, and collect system/subsystem program milestone data (including

DOTmLPF-P and sustainment dependencies) to expand the SWAN database.

• Objective 2: Portfolio Optimization & Decision Support: Provide decision support on prioritized SpRCO missions, mission areas, and programs to support acquisition funding and decision timelines. Model funding scenarios (using sandboxes to analyze disconnects, initiatives, and offsets), conduct SpRCO mission ROI analysis, and develop decision materials to support SpRCO POM tradespace discussions and defend budget submissions.

• Objective 3: S&T and Sustainment Prioritization: Use SWAN-based mission thread analysis to prioritize demands for Science & Technology (S&T) activity, M&S analysis, intelligence collection, and readiness/sustainment needs for SpRCO programs, and analyze readiness/sustainment impacts on SpRCO-centric mission capabilities.

• Objective 4: Acquisition Process & Operating Model Transformation: Transform SpRCO acquisition and analytics processes (including organizational structures, roles, responsibilities, and workflows) to enable rapid, mission-informed decision-making and optimal funding allocation. Evaluate SpRCO PAE portfolios, design SpRCO and PAE operating models, develop people and talent strategies, define processes for program acceptance and capability trades, and train SpRCO personnel on mission thread analysis.

3.1 Potential Work Products

In support of the core objectives outlined above, potential work products may include:

• SWAN analytical outputs and database updates for SpRCO current and future portfolios, focused on priority space-centric mission threads.

• Syndication and alignment materials for SpRCO leadership regarding future PAE stand-up and implementation.

• Portfolio assessments and criteria for future SpRCO portfolio composition, leveraging inputs from the Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), the Space Security and

Defense Program (SSDP), and relevant Combatant Commands (COCOMs).

• Future-state operating model designs spanning from SpRCO program introduction through sustainment.

• Future-state organizational charts and capability gap analyses based on the updated

SpRCO mission remit.

• Future-state talent strategies and stakeholder engagement plans for SpRCO.

• A phased SpRCO transformation roadmap defining key activities, milestones, and dependencies.

• Detailed implementation plans for specific initiatives, including designated SpRCO owners and quantitative impact metrics.

• A balanced scorecard of transformation KPIs to measure success at both the initiative and

SpRCO enterprise levels.

4.0 Streamlined Questionnaire (FAR 10.001(d) Compliant)

Please keep responses concise and focused on the following areas. Marketing brochures or boilerplate corporate histories are discouraged.

4.1 Corporate Information

• Firm Name, Address, CAGE Code, and SAM.gov registration status.

• Point of Contact (Name, Phone, Email).

• NAICS Code Feedback: The Government currently anticipates utilizing NAICS code

541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, Size Standard: $24.5M) for this requirement. If your firm believes another NAICS code is more appropriate (e.g., 541330 - Exception 1, Engineering Services, Size Standard:

$47.0M), please provide a brief technical justification explaining why your recommended

NAICS code better represents the principal purpose of the scope of work.

4.2 Commerciality & Market Vehicles (FAR 10.001(f))

• Are the services/tools described above available as standard commercial offerings, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) analytical platforms, or standard commercial consulting/transformation methodologies?

• Please identify any existing Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), GSA

Federal Supply Schedules, or DAF-wide contract vehicles (e.g., OASIS, Alliant 2, ASTRO, SpRCO IDIQs) on which your solutions are available.

4.3 Technical & Analytical Experience

• Describe your experience with mission thread decomposition, acquisition program data integration, and developing or expanding decision-support tools.

• Describe your experience working with, integrating, or expanding Government-Owned

Capabilities (GOC), government-owned data schemas, or Government-Off-the-Shelf

(GOTS) software systems similar to SWAN.

• Explain your experience in performing organizational design, operating model transformations, and stakeholder engagement within high-security environments (e.g., TS/SCI/SAP).

4.4 Strategic & Portfolio Capabilities

• Describe your capability to model POM tradespace, perform cost-mission capability trade analysis, and define transformation KPIs.

• Provide brief references to up to three (3) relevant contracts of similar scope and complexity performed within the last three years (include contract numbers, scope, and government points of contact).

5.0 Submission Instructions:

Please submit your capability statement in PDF format to the contacts below no later than 13

November 2026 at 5:00 PM MST.

Jennifer Wilterdink, jennifer.wilterdink.1@spaceforce.mil

Austin Black, austin.black.10@spaceforce.mil mailto:jennifer.wilterdink.1@spaceforce.mil mailto:austin.black.10@spaceforce.mil