Tactical Data Link (TDL) Interoperability Software
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA489026Q0016
- Agency
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Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- Place of performance
- Langley AFB, Virginia 23665, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Air Combat Command seeks an existing commercial off-the-shelf software solution to function as a relational database and analysis toolset for managing Tactical Datalink (TDL) platform specifications, conducting interoperability analysis, and supporting mission planning across the TDL enterprise, with proposals due October 10, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST. This is an unrestricted acquisition using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation; questions are due September 4, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST.
Place of performance is Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, with delivery required within 30 days of order receipt. The requirement includes 120 device-bound individual user licenses annually, all software updates including critical patches and bi-annual version releases, one annual four-day in-person advanced practitioner course (up to 10 students), and one foundational online platform user course (maximum five hours across minimum two sessions plus one-hour Q&A, up to 10 interactive students with unlimited listen-only participants). The software must support automated data ingestion from TDL standards including MIL-STD 6016, data export in XML, HTML, CSV, and XLSX formats, multi-platform interoperability evaluation with "Kneepad" summary outputs, mission thread analysis, and streamlined migration of existing TDL implementation databases.
The NAICS code is 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) with a $34 million size standard. The contract is firm-fixed-price not-to-exceed, with a base year running February 1, 2027, through January 31, 2028, plus four option years and one six-month option extending through August 1, 2032. The incumbent contractor is Interoperable Systems Group operating eSMART under contract FA489024C0012. Technical proposals are limited to 30 pages and must include functional screenshots, workflow diagrams, technical specifications, and historical case studies proving TDL and MIL-STD 6016 processing capabilities. Price proposals must provide detailed cost breakdowns with no page limit. Amendment 2, posted September 11, addressed Government Q&A responses with revisions in solicitation sections 1.1.2 and 2.
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Update #2 · Latest ·
Amendment 2; This amendment will add the Government Q&A responses and adds the revised "Combined Synopsis/Solicitation-Amend 2" with changes in Serctions 1.1.2. and 2.
Amendment 1: Added the signed Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Original Posting: Air Combat Command's (ACC) mission requires robust Tactical Datalink (TDL) interoperability to improve mission effectiveness for United States Air Force (USAF), Joint, and coalition forces. To support this mission, the Government requires a modern software solution that serves as a relational database and analysis toolset. This toolset is essential for the iSMART (interoperable Systems Management and Requirements Transformation) process and is used to populate, edit, analyze, and manage TDL message data, platform implementations, and interoperability evaluations.
The Contractor shall provide an existing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software solution, including all necessary licenses, updates, training, and technical support. The software shall provide a comprehensive toolset for managing TDL platform specifications, conducting interoperability analysis, and supporting mission planning across the TDL enterprise. The TDL software solution must meet all requirements as listed in the Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement.
Update #1 ·
Air Combat Command's (ACC) mission requires robust Tactical Datalink (TDL) interoperability to improve mission effectiveness for United States Air Force (USAF), Joint, and coalition forces. To support this mission, the Government requires a modern software solution that serves as a relational database and analysis toolset. This toolset is essential for the iSMART (interoperable Systems Management and Requirements Transformation) process and is used to populate, edit, analyze, and manage TDL message data, platform implementations, and interoperability evaluations.
The Contractor shall provide an existing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software solution, including all necessary licenses, updates, training, and technical support. The software shall provide a comprehensive toolset for managing TDL platform specifications, conducting interoperability analysis, and supporting mission planning across the TDL enterprise. The TDL software solution must meet all requirements as listed in the Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement.
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