CNET Emulation and Expertise
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA489027RFI0003
- Agency
-
Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 5417 Scientific Research and Development Services
- Place of performance
- Dahlgren, Virginia 22448, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command is requesting information from vendors on CNET lab emulation and expertise, with answers to attached questions due by noon EST on November 15, 2026. No set-aside is used. The Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC), which the government file describes as a component supporting combatant commands and the Joint Staff, seeks contractor support for telecommunications, computer networking, and computing automation work. Work is performed at JWAC in Dahlgren, Virginia, with analysts on-site for greater than 50% of a work week.
Technical scope centers on network and system emulation for experimentation and proof-of-concept tactic development. Required work includes emulating US and foreign telecommunications and computer network hardware compatible with QEMU-KVM, validating emulated hardware by hosting operating systems and applications, and building mechanisms to monitor and capture emulated hardware state through virtual machine snapshots and system call monitoring. Required expertise spans foreign telecommunications and computer systems with indigenous and foreign components, plus computer scientists and engineers for laboratory emulation activities.
Eight technical questions assess qualifications in systems programming (C/C++/Rust), OS internals and kernel networking, router emulation including routing protocol stacks and data plane programming, cycle-accurate versus functional simulation, hardware-in-the-loop applications, and verification methods including differential testing, model checking, and formal methods. The questions also cover analyst clearance at the TS//SCI level.
Classification codes are NAICS 5417 and PSC AC11.
Notice text
This RFI is to obtain information on what vendors can provide requirements outlined in the attached document Please provide answers to the attached questions by noon est 15 Nov 2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| (U) CNET Lab Emulatoin and Expertise FY28.pdf |
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