Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES) Notional Schedule Update
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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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, United States
- Points of contact
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 released a Special Notice providing an updated notional acquisition schedule for the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES). This notice serves as a planning tool for industry ahead of the Final Solicitation, building upon the ARES Draft Amendment 1 released on November 15, 2025. The ARES program aims to develop a prototype scheduling and training management system for the U.S. Air Force that will eventually replace legacy systems such as PEX and G/TIMS. The Special Notice includes attachments containing industry questions and answers regarding the ARES Draft Solution Solicitation, along with an updated acquisition timeline. This opportunity falls under the Other Computer Related Services NAICS category (541519) and is classified as National Defense R&D Services within the Department of Defense.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to provide potential contractors with visibility into the planned acquisition milestones for both the prototype and production phases of ARES. Key dates include the Final Solution Solicitation release on December 15, 2025, with industry questions due by December 19, 2025, and solution submissions required by January 9, 2026. The government plans to evaluate solutions by January 16, 2026, award a Prototype Other Transaction (OT) on February 25, 2026, deliver a Minimum Viable Product by May 22, 2026, and ultimately award a Production OT on August 10, 2026. The prototype phase will select 2–4 offeror teams, each receiving $500,000 to develop within a 90-day timeframe. Developers must complete specific Salesforce certifications and training, and the system will be hosted on the Operations Enterprise Architecture (OpsEA) Salesforce platform at Impact Level 4 with plans to transition to IL6, with integration requirements including ARTEMIS and Envision systems.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
****Update as of 12 December 2025: The following documents have been added as ah attachment to this posting: Industry Q & A and Table of Contents*****
We would like to release this as a Special Notice for ARES as an update to the Notional Schedule to Industry for planning ahead of the Final Solicitation. For additional information please see previously released ARES Areospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES) Draft Amendment 1 on Sam.gov notice released on November 15, 2025.
Update #1 ·
We would like to release this as a Special Notice for ARES as an update to the Notional Schedule to Industry for planning ahead of the Final Solicitation. For additional information please see previously released ARES Areospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES) Draft Amendment 1 on Sam.gov notice released on November 15, 2025.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ARES Update to Industry_10DEC2025.pdf | ||
| Industry Questions on ARES DRAFT Solution Solicitation.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| ARES Notional Schedule Update to Industry.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES)_Draft_Amendment 1 | Pre-Solicitation |
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