AF EAD_IA/MA-plmf

The Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC-WVV) is conducting a Sources Sought/Request for Information for Information Assurance/Mission Assurance and Program Lifecycle Management Framework system administration supporting the Executive Aircraft Division (EAD), with responses due by 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 15, 2026. No award will result from this RFI; responses inform acquisition planning only.

Work is performed primarily at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, with authorized OCONUS travel to Belgium, Japan, and Germany. The contractor must support ten platforms including VC-25A/B, C-32, C-37, C-40, E-4B, C-12, C-21, SAOC, and VIPSAM across cybersecurity analysis, airborne systems compliance, IT/IA/MA capability gap identification, and secure data management in AWS GovCloud environments.

Personnel require a minimum Top Secret clearance (85 percent of staff) with 14 personnel maintaining Yankee White clearances for VC-25 aircraft access. A Program Manager and VC-25 Engineer each need at least eight years of EAD experience and Top Secret clearance. DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical Level 2 or higher certifications is mandatory for security staff. Expertise spans AWS GovCloud, DevSecOps practices with Azure DevOps and Docker containers in EKS, ARINC 429 avionics integration, ARINC 615 data loading, RF signal manipulation, flight simulator integration with hardware-in-the-loop, and FedRAMP High compliance in Impact Level 5/6 environments.

The contract structure comprises base year plus four option years on a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price and Time-and-Materials basis. Respondents must demonstrate at least three past performance references from the last five years, each valued at $20 to $30 million annually, and indicate existing contract vehicles (IDIQ, GWAC, or GSA Schedule). Responses must use the attached Sources Sought Response Form and be emailed to alex.budai@gsa.gov.