Simulator Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS)

The Sources Sought results will assist the Air Force in determining whether this solicitation will be unrestricted competition or a small business set-aside for C-Type contract to fulfill Simulator Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) requirements.  The Government is assessing the capability of companies that may possess the expertise to competently and competitively respond to the following requirements for the SCARS program:

For the SCARS Program, the contractor shall possess the capabilities to fulfill 1) Security Operations Center (SOC) Operations, 2) Remote Assessment & Authorization, 3) Software Patching Baseline Integrity, 4) Maintain a SCARS Library, 5) Edge Virtualization & Modern Deployment on SCARS On-Premise Equipment (OPE), 6) Network Integration & Management, 7) Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), 8) Governance of Architecture Standards, 9) Enterprise Logistics & Fielding, 10) Data Requirements and 11) Security Requirements.

The contract will commence CY2030 with an anticipated transition period up to six (6) months leading to full operational performance in CY 2031.  The anticipated structure includes a 4-year base period with six 1-year option periods and an optional 6-month extension of services (RFO 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services).  All projected dates and contact structures are notional and subject to change based on market research and acquisition strategy approval.  The Government anticipates the use of:

• Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract Line-item Numbers (CLINs):  Services
• Cost Reimbursable CLINs:  Travel and studies/analysis tasks
• Other:  CLIN may be of any type authorized

Further questions may be e-mailed to Contracting Officer, Steve Godby, steven.godby@us.af.mil, Contracting Officer, Anne Torian, anne.torian@us.af.mil, and Program Manager, Daniel Douglass, daniel.douglass.2@us.af.mil.

Responses must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer, Anne Torian, anne.torian@us.af.mil and Program Manager, Daniel Douglass, daniel.douglass.2@us.af.mil and are due NLT 3:00 PM EST, 10 December 2026.  The Government may converse with respondents regarding this RFI.  Such conversations are solely intended to clarify potential capability to perform the requirements.