Request for Information (RFI) for the INTEROPERABLE DATA LINKS SYSTEMS AND RGS (Support and Sustainment)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- FA239825
- Agency
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Lifecycle Management Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center is seeking information from contractors regarding Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for the Common Data Links system. The agency's Request for Information (RFI) aims to identify innovative approaches to achieving a 99% system availability rate for high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations. Key contract requirements include logistics sustainment, spares management, and the ability to provide 24-hour site support for multi-mission operations across unclassified, Secret, and Top-Secret domains. Contractors are requested to submit a 3-page executive summary and respond to 10 specific questions covering areas such as cybersecurity certification, workforce clearance, and network operations experience. The RFI will be open from January 27, 2025, to February 11, 2025, with responses to be submitted via email to designated contracting officers using specific formatting guidelines.
This pre-solicitation notice does not include a specific set-aside designation and is open to all businesses, including small businesses, 8(a) firms, EDWOSBs, VOSBs, SDVOSBs, and HUBZone companies. The NAICS code for this opportunity is 541330 (Engineering Services), and the Product Service Code is R425 (Professional Engineering/Technical Support). While no specific award value is mentioned, the government will use the submitted information to develop its acquisition strategy and potential future solicitation. The RFI emphasizes that submission is voluntary, and participants will not be compensated for their responses. Importantly, this notice is informational only and does not constitute a commitment to contract award, with the Air Force reserving the right to use the provided information for strategic planning purposes.
Notice text
The USAF is seeking information on how interested contractors can provide Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for the Common Data Links system. The requirements include, but are not limited to, O&M support functions, logistics sustainment (including spares management) and Contractor Site Support personnel. This RFI specifically seeks innovative ways to achieve a system availability rate of 99% providing consumers and uninterrupted stream of data and the ability to render 24-hour site support for quick reaction situations and emergent multi-mission operations.
This Request for Information (RFI) has an accelerated delivery timeline and is issued for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or commit the government to award a contract now or in the future. Submitting information for this RFI is voluntary and participants will not be compensated. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. The information provided may be used by the Air Force (AF) in developing its acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competitive sensitive information contained within their response as instructed later in this posting.
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Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Data Links 2025 RFI v3.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Proposed Contract Action | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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