SAF/CDM FENCES Requirement

The Department of the Air Force Headquarters Secretary of the Air Force is seeking a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution supported by Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings through the FENCES requirement, which will enable Special Access Program (SAP) customers across the Department of Defense to access and utilize multiple commercial cloud capabilities in a secure, accredited manner. Key contract requirements include maintaining and developing the current FENCES platform, supporting SAP/Controlled Access Program (CAP) collaboration environments, providing comprehensive customer engineering support, and assisting with cloud migration services for customers transitioning from on-premises to cloud environments. The contractor must deliver high availability (99.95% platform availability), multi-cloud provider integration, cross-domain solutions, enterprise support services, and robust cybersecurity measures supporting various classification levels from Unclassified through Top Secret. Interested parties must submit a five-page white paper response addressing eleven detailed technical questions covering cloud architecture, security implementation, data migration, collaboration environment management, and customer onboarding processes by January 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST via email to the government contacts specified in the Request for Information. The government intends to host a virtual Industry Day in early February 2026 and may conduct discussions with potential offerors to clarify capabilities and evaluate development risks.

This is a pre-solicitation notice with no set-aside designation, and the Request for Information does not constitute a commitment to procure services or indicate a specific award value or budget range. No incumbent contractor or current contract value has been identified in the available materials. The contract will require the contractor to provide flexible workspace environments supporting both Windows and Linux operating systems, advanced collaboration tools, financial transparency capabilities, customer service desk functionality, and continuous monitoring and compliance validation for compartmented intelligence community operations. The Performance Work Statement indicates this is an ongoing operational requirement requiring sustained support and development activities, though specific contract duration, annual funding levels, and quantities of services are not detailed in the pre-solicitation notice. Organizations responding to this Request for Information should possess demonstrated expertise in secure cloud infrastructure development, multi-cloud provider integration, Special Access Program compliance and accreditation processes, and enterprise-scale customer support operations within the defense intelligence community.