AFRC Digital Publication Delivery System
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA664325Q5107
- Agency
-
Reserve Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Warner Robins, Georgia 31098, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is seeking a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) digital publication delivery system to support aircrew flight publications for the Electronic Flight Bag program. The system must improve efficiency, accuracy, and security for delivering publications to over 25,000 users across multiple platforms including iOS, iPadOS, Android, Chrome, Mac, and Windows operating systems. Key requirements include cloud hosting in an IL5 environment with offline capabilities, peer-to-peer file sharing for disconnected operations, role-based permissions, document annotation features that persist across devices and updates, and support for various file types including S1000D, PDF, DOCX, and multimedia formats. The system must be Mobile Device Management agnostic and integrate with Operations Management Software while supporting Single Sign-On functionality. Evaluation will be based solely on price under a firm-fixed price contract structure, with quotes due by 2:00 PM EST on September 9, 2025.
This procurement is designated as a 100% Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers. The solicitation documents reference Comply365 as the only currently identified vendor capable of meeting all technical requirements, though the government indicates any equal product will be evaluated competitively. The contract structure includes a basic year subscription plus four one-year option periods, though specific dollar values are not disclosed in the available documentation. The system will be deployed to an AFRC-provided IL5 cloud environment and must support the delivery and management of large document sets across the Air Force Reserve Command's extensive user base. Performance will be based at Warner Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, with the system serving aircrew personnel who require access to critical flight publications in both connected and disconnected operational environments.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial product prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.
Headquarters (HQ) Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)/A3 has a requirement for a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) digital publication delivery system that will improve the efficiency, accuracy, and security of aircrew flight publications designed for the Electronic Flight Bag program. This system will use tagging along with role and group-based permissions to deliver a standardized user experience (UX) while customizing the data delivered to each user. These same permissions are then leveraged when utilizing peer-to-peer file sharing functionality to ensure information protection measures remain intact even in a disconnected operations
environment. This system should be specifically designed for the purpose of delivering publications to large groups of end users. These users require the ability to directly mark up these documents and have these annotations remain with their documents regardless of updates or even when the user logs into another device. The system needs to be able to deploy and maintain digital aircrew publication, have safety and security and capacity to securely store and deliver publications on schedule, and ability to collaborate and train with multiple stakeholders. Ability to customize publications for varying aircraft and mission. Ability to adapt to changing technology and deliver new methods such as apps or e-readers. AFRC will provide a private IL5 cloud environment, provided that the requested environment is within the Cloud One offerings. The desired system must be cloud hosted in an IL5
environment, must possess off-line capabilities with peer-to-peer file sharing for disconnected operations. The program must accurately deliver all required publications to the member with a way to confirm usability for offline use. Additionally, the system be able to handle S1000D file type natively. The system must utilize role/group permissions to ensure distribution restrictions are enforced. The system must present large (2,000+page) documents smoothly. Intelligent search capabilities, even when off-line are
required. This system must be able to be accessed on a variety of mobile and desktop platforms to include iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac and must be (MDM) Mobile Devise Management system agnostic. This action is necessary to acquire new digital publication delivery system for AFRC.
For further details please see attached combined synopsis/solicitation and redacted sole source justification.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFQ - AFRC Digital Publication Delivery System.pdf | ||
| BNJ - Digital Publication - Approved_Redacted.pdf |
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