Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES) Invitation to Lightning Networking Session and Draft Strategy Review
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- LNS_Invite_ARES
- Agency
-
AFLCMC Hanscom AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts 01731, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force Base has issued a Special Notice for the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES) acquisition. The Kessel Run WingC2 Program Management Office will host a Lightning Networking Session (LNS) on September 4, 2025, to facilitate teaming opportunities among potential contractors interested in bidding on this Other Transaction Prototype award. Companies interested in participating must RSVP by August 15, 2025, at 1600 Eastern Time to designated government points of contact. The notice falls under NAICS code 541519 for Other Computer Related Services and represents a significant modernization effort for Air Force aircrew readiness management systems.
The primary objective of this initiative is to develop a cloud-based, mobile-accessible enterprise solution that will replace existing Air Force systems including G/TIMS, PEX, and Puckboard for managing aircrew readiness. Interested companies must provide company information and a point of contact when RSVPing, and must submit a 3-slide, 5-minute presentation about their capabilities and teaming interests no later than 48 hours before the networking session. The government plans to select 2-4 offeror teams for a 3-month prototyping phase, with approximately $500,000 allocated per prototype. Key requirements include deployment in an IL-4 environment, scheduling capabilities for multiple airframe types, and development within the OpsEA platform. The final production Other Transaction award is targeted for June 29, 2026, with full implementation required by May 14, 2027, when current systems will sunset.
Notice text
In support of the Flight Ops ARES acquisition, the Kessel Run WingC2 Program Management Office (PMO) will host a Lightning Networking Session (LNS) on 4 September 2025. Any company that is interested in participating in the LNS shall RSVP (with company information and Point of Contact) to the Agreements Officer, Ms. Lauren Cheslofska, lauren.cheslofska@us.af.mil, the Contract Specialist, Capt Leonardo Dominguez leonardo.dominguez.1@us.af.mil, the ARES Program Manager, 1st Lt Evan Pomfret, evan.pomfret.1@us.af.mil and the Deputy Integrated Product Team Lead, Mr. William Fondriest, william.fondriest@us.af.mil no later than 1600 Eastern Time on 15 August 2025. No later than 48 hours prior to the beginning of the LNS, RSVP’d companies will provide a copy of their slides to the Government Points of Contact. See Attached for more details.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ARES Lightning Networking Session Invite.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Comprehensive Flight Operations Management Application | Pre-Solicitation |
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