# Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL)-Aviation Systems Justification for Exception to Fair Opportunity (JEFO) for One-Year Bridge

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/mzadef0262346

- Solicitation number: MZA_D_EF026_2346
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: No response deadline
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W6QK ACC-RSA (W58RGZ)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
- County: Madison County (FIPS 01089). https://abierto.us/counties/madison-county-al-01089
- City: Redstone Arsenal. https://abierto.us/cities/redstone-arsenal-al-0163912
- First posted: July 8, 2026
- Last posted: July 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/83d83f5fa7924d948215d785a47622f6/view

## Description

An HWIL – Aviation Systems bridge is necessary to enable the Army to empower the American warfighters with reliable, state-of-the-art technology and to ensure that this technology remains a decisive advantage on the battlefield. This one-year bridge will provide critical HWIL - Aviation Systems engineering services life cycle support for the following:

(1) manned and uncrewed systems (hardware, software, interfaces), subsystems, components, testbeds / laboratories / infrastructure, external interfaces/networks, and support equipment (e.g., avionics, communication /navigation / surveillance, flight controls, data buses, radios, sensors, seekers, weapon systems, data links, command and control, health monitoring systems, ground equipment, training systems);

(2) concept research, requirements, design, development, accreditation, testing, systems of systems integration, operation, maintenance, and sustainment.

## Publications

- July 8, 2026: Justification. Notice 83d83f5fa7924d948215d785a47622f6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/83d83f5fa7924d948215d785a47622f6/view

## Points of contact

- Nancy Ratcliffe, nancy.w.ratcliffe.civ@mail.mil
- Demetrices McKinstry, demetrices.a.williams-mckinstry.civ@army.mil

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