# Department of Defense End-to-End Framework for Enhanced Innovative Capability Development (DEFEND) Software System

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/whserorfi19sep2024

- Solicitation number: WHSERORFI19SEP2024
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was October 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Washington Headquarters Services (Whs)
- Contracting office: Washington Headquarters Services (HQ0034)
- NAICS: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Product or service code: DA10 Support services, delivered as a service contract (SaaS or Subscription) involved with the analysis, design, development, code, test and release packaging services associated with application development projects, as well as off-the-shelf Business software.
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: September 19, 2024
- Last posted: September 19, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2df3e414d86a4a44b15ba06b70122040/view

## Description

The Department of Defense Instruction 5000.88 Engineering of Defense Systems references analytic products implicitly produced using an integrated digital engineering architecture that does not exist.

The Government requires the contractor to explore application of the contractor capability (models, simulations, SME elicitation methods and software, and processes) to the Government’s area of interest for materiel capability development, and then to assess what steps are necessary to transition the contractor capability into being a Governmental one. Please see the RFI Notice Attachment for further details and submission instructions. No questions or phone calls will be accepted concerning this RFI Notice.

All firms responding to this RFI are advised the Government will not provide feedback to firms with respect to any information submitted, or provide any follow-up or status information well after the deadline of this RFI.

## Publications

- September 19, 2024: Special notice, due October 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 2df3e414d86a4a44b15ba06b70122040. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2df3e414d86a4a44b15ba06b70122040/view

## Points of contact

- Warren (Trey) Arthur, warren.g.arthur.civ@mail.mil
- Maria Evans, maria.t.evans.civ@mail.mil

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