FAA Risk Management Software Tools

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to identify vendors capable of providing Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) risk management software solutions for its Program Management Office. This pre-solicitation notice, posted on February 13, 2026, with a response deadline of March 6, 2026, seeks statements of interest and capability from both large and small businesses. The FAA is conducting this market survey to determine acquisition strategy and assess whether adequate competition exists to justify setting aside the procurement for small business concerns. Interested vendors must submit detailed capability statements that address software support capabilities, application demonstrations, licensing options (annual, perpetual, or scalable), data transition abilities, and pricing information. This RFI is explicitly not a Request for Proposals, and the FAA will not accept unsolicited proposals or reimburse vendors for response preparation costs. The FAA emphasizes that final acquisition decisions and formal solicitations may be issued through separate announcements in the future.

This opportunity carries no set-aside designation at the pre-solicitation stage, though the FAA will evaluate whether small business set-asides are appropriate based on RFI responses. No incumbent contractor information or specific award value has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The targeted solution must support between 75 and 200 users with four administrators, indicating a mid-sized enterprise deployment. Vendors should be prepared to provide rough order of magnitude pricing and demonstrate scalability of licensing arrangements to accommodate potential user growth or reduction. The FAA operates under its own Acquisition Management System (AMS) policies rather than standard Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) procedures, which will govern the eventual procurement process once a formal solicitation is issued.