Flow Management Data and Services (FMDS) Challenge Based Acquisition - Update

This Special Notice is an update to the Flow Management Data and Services (FMDS) Challenge Based Acquisition originally published on September 24, 2025, by the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration Enroute Terminal Contracts office. The update specifically addresses the use of support contractors in evaluating submissions for this challenge-based acquisition opportunity. The notice was posted on October 2, 2025, with a due date of October 10, 2025, and does not utilize any set-aside designations. The FAA is clarifying the role of evaluation support contractors and establishing conflict of interest boundaries for the acquisition process.

The primary purpose of this update is to inform potential respondents that support contractors may assist in evaluating ChBA submissions while establishing clear eligibility restrictions. The FAA has identified ten specific companies that are currently intended to participate in the evaluation process: Regulus Group, PolyCon Solutions, MOSAIC ATM, The Kaler Group, The Belmont Group, ChangeIS, Securion, Diakon Solutions, Eyrie Networks, and SAIC. These designated evaluation support contractors are explicitly prohibited from participating as members of any Flow Management Data and Services challenge participant team, creating a clear separation between evaluators and competitors. The agency reserves the right to include additional evaluation support contractors beyond those currently listed. This organizational conflict of interest mitigation ensures the integrity of the challenge-based acquisition evaluation process while maintaining competitive fairness among eligible participants.