Project Sabre

The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC), a division of the Department of Defense, has issued a Sources Sought Notice for Project Sabre to conduct market research on commercial solutions for mission system capabilities. This is not a formal solicitation but rather a market research initiative designed to identify vendors with innovative commercial technologies. The notice seeks information from industry regarding capabilities across six primary technology focus areas including robust digital infrastructure, mission engineering and analysis, integrated open architectures and standards, cybersecurity, design and instantiation, and marketplace development. Interested vendors must submit responses by November 12, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The overarching goal of Project Sabre is to modernize the warfighting capability delivery pipeline by integrating commercial best practices into military technology development.

Contractors interested in responding must submit either a five-page written response or a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes company contact information and demonstrates their capabilities to develop weapon system platforms and munitions using open architecture frameworks. There are no set-asides applied to this opportunity, meaning all companies meeting the technical requirements are eligible to participate, though specific eligibility criteria beyond technical capability are not explicitly detailed in the notice. Responses should be directed to joseph.mizzi@.us.af.mil and address how the contractor's solutions align with the government's requirements for hybrid cloud infrastructure, model-based systems engineering, open architecture standards, cybersecurity, software development, and hardware/software prototyping. The government will not reimburse contractors for their response costs, nor will debriefings be provided following the market research phase. This notice represents an opportunity for commercial technology providers to showcase solutions that could inform future Department of Defense acquisition strategies.