Malign Influence Actors and Malicious Cyber Threat & Analysis Services (CTAS)

The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command, through the Acquisition Management and Integration Center Detachment 2 Contracting Office, is conducting market research via Request for Information to identify contractors capable of delivering Malign Influence Actors and Malicious Cyber Threat & Analysis Services (CTAS) to the 16th Air Force and Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber, with responses due September 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Daylight Time.

The requirement spans open-source intelligence and publicly available information harvesting from mainstream news, social media, decentralized networks, and regional forums globally; artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics employing machine learning, natural language processing, and large language models to identify emerging propaganda trends and coordinated inauthentic behavior; Foreign Malign Influence attribution tradecraft aligned with Intelligence Community Standards; and multilingual analytical capability in Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Ukrainian, Persian, Farsi, Arabic, and Korean. Contractors must also develop and deliver curriculum and in-person training on Foreign Malign Influence analysis, OSINT tradecraft, and social media investigative techniques to military and intelligence audiences.

Responding contractors must hold active Facility Security Clearance at Secret or Top Secret level, with key personnel possessing active Secret or TS/SCI clearances and full eligibility for unescorted SCIF access at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. The anticipated contract structure is Firm-Fixed-Price with Cost-Reimbursable CLINs for authorized travel, spanning one 12-month Base Year with four 12-month Option Years. Applicable NAICS codes are 541512, 541715, 541990, and 541330. Responses in Microsoft Word or searchable PDF format not exceeding ten pages should address company information, GSA contract details, socioeconomic status, relevant experience, teaming arrangements, and feedback on commerciality and Performance Work Statement constructive recommendations, submitted to Taurean.Clark@us.af.mil.