# Collaborative Autonomy Software Framework Development

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa862926r6001

- Solicitation number: FA8629-26-R-6001
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was July 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8629 AFLCMC Wisk Sof/Pr (FA8629)
- Place of performance: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
- First posted: June 23, 2026
- Last posted: July 24, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b306447bd7244cf9bfdb0fccc7c11d19/view

## Description

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/WISJ) is conducting market research to identify sources capable of serving as the primary developer for an advanced, Government-owned collaborative autonomy software framework. This open-architecture software stack is designed to enable collaborative, autonomous capabilities across a variety of crewed and uncrewed systems.

The baseline for this framework is an evolution of complex, multi-agent swarming autonomy architectures previously developed under Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) initiatives. The Government’s objective is to evaluate industry capability to perform continuous software development, applied research, testing, and maturation of this framework in accordance with the DoDI 5000.87 Software Acquisition Pathway.

The scope requires the contractor to develop and mature the core software logic, integrate the software onto diverse platforms, integrate third-party vendor capabilities into the open framework, perform applied research on future autonomy behaviors, and develop ground station integration.

## Publications

- June 23, 2026: Sources sought, due July 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 05d8197efc3042698fd63caa1ac1157a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/05d8197efc3042698fd63caa1ac1157a/view
- July 10, 2026: Sources sought, due July 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 24a272694aa44c97a78260f56d9511de. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/24a272694aa44c97a78260f56d9511de/view
- July 10, 2026: Sources sought, due July 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice f65b6e8ecc0f47f9a3e768a5175e6228. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f65b6e8ecc0f47f9a3e768a5175e6228/view
- July 21, 2026: Sources sought, due July 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice fc8c15f3161248be842ae9c07527d15a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fc8c15f3161248be842ae9c07527d15a/view
- July 24, 2026: Sources sought, due July 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice b306447bd7244cf9bfdb0fccc7c11d19. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b306447bd7244cf9bfdb0fccc7c11d19/view

## Points of contact

- Jesse Cooley, jesse.cooley.1@us.af.mil
- Marissa Greenleaf, marissa.greenleaf@us.af.mil

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