ABMS Digital Infrastructure Processing Node (DIPN) Product Line

The Department of the Air Force is conducting market research through a sources sought synopsis for the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Digital Infrastructure Processing Node (DIPN) Product Line, with responses due July 20, 2026. This is a market research notice only and does not constitute a solicitation or procurement commitment.

The DIPN is engineered to sustain Command and Control mission operations in highly distributed, isolated, and contested environments where connectivity to enterprise cloud resources may be denied, disrupted, intermittent, or limited. The Air Force seeks sources capable of continued development, deployment, and sustainment using product line management and engineering approaches across the entire lifecycle from design through deprecation.

The contractor must staff a Program Manager to implement Agile SAFe methodology, a Chief Architect, and a Chief Engineer for systems architecting and engineering. Compliance requirements include ABMS DI DD254 security standards, Risk Management Framework certification with Zero Trust Architecture implementation, and Authority to Operate packages at multiple classification levels. The contractor must deliver comprehensive product support and sustainment including Integrated Logistics Support Plans, spares management, Level of Repair Analysis, Supply Chain Risk Management Plans, IUID marking, and DMSMS program management. Additional responsibilities include operating a Government Software Integration Lab with warehouse space for DIPN kit assembly and delivering Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service platforms, local cached data services, multi-security-level infrastructure, mission package integration, and hardware/software procurement management. Questions are due July 15, 2026 at 1400 EDT. Responses limited to 10 pages in Microsoft Word or PDF format with proprietary information clearly marked. NAICS 541715.