The USAF KC-46A Program Office is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify sources capable of providing comprehensive Operations and Sustainment (O&S) for the KC-46A Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL), a high-fidelity testing center for the aircraft's software, avionics, and hardware.
\n\nThe government is seeking a contractor to act as a system integrator to provide integrated software sustainment and development for the KC-46 SIL, operating within a government facility at Tinker AFB, OK.
\n\nCore services will include, but are not limited to:
\n\nSystem integration for software maintenance, patching, integration, and lifecycle support.
\n\tOperation and sustainment of complex Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) lab topologies and simulation environments.
\n\tManagement of federated multi-bus avionics integration (ARINC, MIL-STD-1553B), software partitioning (ARINC 653), and cybersecurity configurations.
\n\tExecution of software verification and validation under FAA (DO-178B/C, DO-254) and military certification standards.
\n\tCollaboration with government personnel in a Public-Private Partnership (P3) environment.
\n\tThis is a Request for Information (RFI) for market research and planning purposes ONLY. This does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not award a contract on the basis of this RFI.
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\n\nThe government is seeking a contractor to act as a system integrator to provide integrated software sustainment and development for the KC-46 SIL, operating within a government facility at Tinker AFB, OK.
\n\nCore services will include, but are not limited to:
\n\nSystem integration for software maintenance, patching, integration, and lifecycle support.
\n\tOperation and sustainment of complex Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) lab topologies and simulation environments.
\n\tManagement of federated multi-bus avionics integration (ARINC, MIL-STD-1553B), software partitioning (ARINC 653), and cybersecurity configurations.
\n\tExecution of software verification and validation under FAA (DO-178B/C, DO-254) and military certification standards.
\n\tCollaboration with government personnel in a Public-Private Partnership (P3) environment.
\n\tThis is a Request for Information (RFI) for market research and planning purposes ONLY. This does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not award a contract on the basis of this RFI.
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