• Tim Ceteras (tceteras@sossecinc.com)
• Nate Selby (nselby@sossecinc.com)
• Alex Comeau (acomeau@sossecinc.com)

SOSSEC Telephone: (603) 458-5529 Data Rights Requested TBD DD Form 2345 Required Not for RFI Phase Security Level N/A Attachments N/A ]]> https://sossecinc.com/opportunities/rfi-aci-ota-26-0004-usaf-f-16-next-generation-mission-compute-ngmc/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:47:08 +0000 https://sossecinc.com/?post_type=opportunities&p=35995 Amendment 2 (24 June 2026): The purpose of Amendment 2 is to inform SOSSEC Consortium members that a new document has been added to the PreVeil folder for this opportunity. The document is titled “Attachment 6 – NGMC RFI Q and A”. If you already have access to this folder, you do not need to resubmit your DD Form 2345 or request access to the PreVeil folder again. If you have not yet accessed the folder, please see the DD Form 2345 Requirement section in this RFI. There are no other changes to this announcement. 

Amendment 1 (10 June 2026): The purpose of Amendment 1 is to inform SOSSEC Consortium members that three additional documents have been added to the PreVeil folder for this opportunity. If you already have access to this folder, you do not need to resubmit your DD Form 2345 or request access to the PreVeil folder again. If you have not yet accessed the folder, please see the DD Form 2345 Requirement section in this RFI. There are no other changes to this announcement. 

Industry Update
A virtual industry day will take place on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, at 10 a.m. EST. Information about registering for the virtual industry day can be found in the documents section of this opportunity on the SOSSEC Portal. The document is titled Enterprise Connectivity Industry Day Notice.

Amendment 2 (19 March 2026): The purpose of Amendment 2 is to provide members with updated Government responses to member questions, specifically question #3. This revised document is located in the documents section of this opportunity. There are no other changes to this announcement.

Amendment 1 (17 March 2026): The purpose of Amendment 1 is to provide members with Government responses to member questions. This document is located in the documents section of this opportunity. There are no other changes to this announcement.

Update for Industry on the Project (11 March 2026):
SAVE THE DATE
EVENT: ACI-OTA-26-0001 Long Range Survivability System (LRSS) Virtual Industry Day
DATE: Wednesday, 18 March 2026
TIME: 0900 EST
RSVP: COB 1600 EST 16 March 2026 to timothy.mertz.7@us.af.mil and brandon.shirley.3@us.af.mil
LOCATION: Virtual via SVTC
CLASSIFICATION: Secret
BRIDGE NUMBER: (9604) 629-200-7536

AGENDA: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/ESYL) will be hosting a virtual Industry Day to discuss the referenced OTA announcement. The primary objective of this event is to provide our industry partners with a comprehensive overview of the program. We will detail the overarching acquisition strategy, clarifying how the Large Aircraft Survivability System (LASS) serves as the main effort amidst a multitude of related initiatives. This is intended to ensure clarity and prevent any confusion regarding the various information requests.

Following the main USG briefing, each vendor will be offered an optional 30-minute private breakout session. A final schedule with a specific timeslot for each participating vendor will be distributed by COB on Tuesday, 17 March 2026.

The main USG briefing will take place on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, from 0900 to 1000 EST.

Breakout sessions will be scheduled alphabetically by vendor name and will occur on the following schedule:
• Day 1: Wednesday, 18 March 2026, from 1000 to 1700 EST, with a one-hour break for lunch from 1200 to 1300 EST.
• Day 2 (If Required): Thursday, 19 March 2026, beginning at 0900 EST.

AFLCMC/WBD RFI Release Date 9 April 2025 RFI Submission Date 8 May 2025 at 10:00 AM ET Prototype Need Date TBD Individual or Multiple Awards Single Award Objectives/Deliverables To receive vendor capabilities Submissions All submissions must be directed to all the following SOSSEC POCs:

• Tim Ceteras (tceteras@sossecinc.com)
• John Nunziato (jnunziato@sossecinc.com)
• Nate Selby (nselby@sossecinc.com)
• SOSSEC Telephone: (603) 458-5529

Amendment 1 (17 April 2025)
The purpose of Amendment 1 is to provide SOSSEC Consortium members with Government responses to member questions that were submitted for this opportunity. This document can be found in the documents section of this opportunity on the SOSSEC Portal. There are no other changes to this announcement.

Additional event information and joining instructions are in the B-52 AEHF Integration Program Announcement that is located in the documents section of this opportunity on the SOSSEC website.

Amendment 1 (17 January 2025): The purpose of Amendment 1 is to provide SOSSEC Consortium members with Government responses to member questions that were submitted for this opportunity. This document can be found in the documents section of this opportunity on the SOSSEC Portal. There are no other changes to this announcement.

AFLCMC/HNAI RFI Release Date 21 November 2024 RFI Submission Date 19 December 2024 at 10:00 AM ET Prototype Need Date TBD Individual or Multiple Awards Individual, but will consider multiple awards Objectives/Deliverables To receive vendor capabilities Submissions All submissions must be directed to all the following SOSSEC POCs:

• Tim Ceteras (tceteras@sossecinc.com)
• John Nunziato (jnunziato@sossecinc.com)
• Nate Selby (nselby@sossecinc.com)
• SOSSEC Telephone: (603) 458-5529

RFWP Update(s)

24 July 2024 – The purpose of Amendment 01 is to provide SOSSEC members with Government responses to questions submitted by consortium members. This attachment can be found in the documents section of this opportunity on the SOSSEC website. There are no other changes to this announcement.

23 July 2024 – The white paper cover page attachment has been updated to remove the ROM.

Potential Project Title: Digital Acceleration Consortium (DAC) Prototype

Release Date: 9 May 2024

The Government is contemplating the issuance of a Project Announcement soliciting white papers from our SOSSEC Consortium members under the ACI OTA. The contemplated project is titled “Digital Acceleration Consortium Prototype.” Below is a draft of information related to the requirement that can currently be released to our members. This is for information and planning purposes only and no questions can be submitted at this time.

Program/Project Objectives:

The objective of this effort is to replace existing standard contracting, data item description, and contract data requirements list processes and artifacts from today’s traditional standard processes to advanced digital-first, model-based processes.  The focus should be on complex, large-scale, major capability weapon system acquisitions. The specific objectives are:

• Establish a communication battle rhythm, sharing mechanism, and consensus-making and deconfliction process across multiple project performers for government approval. Opportunity for government participation is expected in all cross-project performer meetings.
• Compile a high-priority list of critical data types to address. Types of data may include structural (e.g., CAD, Finite Element Analysis), complex engineering relationship models (e.g., SysML based architecture models), high fidelity analysis models (e.g., computational fluid dynamics, physics-based simulations, wargaming analysis), certification based data (e.g., artifacts required for Airworthiness or structural integrity certifications), product support data (e.g., Bills of Material, maintenance work instructions), programmatic (e.g., schedule, financial), or other types of data. Communication across project performers should be in accordance with the consensus-making and deconfliction process developed in Objective 1.
• Establish a prioritized list of decomposed and tactical, specific artifacts for each data type that should be purchased, accessed, and/or delivered on future acquisitions via Data Item Descriptions, Contract Data Requirements Lists, and other contract language considerations (e.g., delivery mechanisms). Project performers will need to be aware of existing decomposed and tactical, specific artifacts for each data types; currently available Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) are available at: https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsSearch.aspx.  Project performers may leverage existing program examples or establish ‘clean sheet’ considerations. The government will not provide program examples or data. Communication across project performers should be in accordance with the consensus-making and deconfliction process developed in Objective 1.
• Prototype contract language as informed by the objectives above.  Project performers should note barriers to the government effectively leveraging the prototype contracting language (e.g., policy/guidance issues, technical inhibitors). These deliverables shall be consensus-based across all project members as outlined in Objective 1. Products, once drafted and delivered to the government, will have no company specific intellectual property and will be fully government owned products.  The DAF intends to use modified deliverables in future acquisitions, prototyping projects, or any other government need. Division of labor and focus areas for each project performer should be decided based on the consensus-making process described in Objective 1.
• Provide regular updates to other DAC Prototype members, as well as quarterly Industry Association Consortium (IAC) events led by Air Force Materiel Command in partnership with SERC, NDIA, AIAA, etc.

Background Information
Currently, processes in major acquisition programs leverage existing contracting language from traditional acquisition programs.  Advancing digital-first, model-based processes is necessary to keep pace with our near-peer adversaries’ ability to field weapon systems and to not restrict the potential of the US industrial base.

This contemplated effort will seek to conduct a data exchange process prototype by transitioning existing standard contracting, data item description, and contract data requirements list processes and artifacts from today’s traditional standard processes to advanced digital-first, model-based processes.  The prototype will focus on contract language to define industry to government data purchase, access, and delivery associated with complex, large scale, major capability weapon systems.  For the purpose of this document, the term “contracting language” includes data item descriptions (DIDs), contract data requirements lists (CDRLs), or other considerations as approved by the Government.  For this effort, “data” includes the format, structure, style, meta-data, and other considerations as approved by the Government.

The Government is expecting multiple awards (~4-8 in total) against this potential solicitation.

Additional AFMC and industry discussions on this topic have occurred through the Industry Association Consortium forum.  More information is available here: https://guide.dafdto.com/industry-association-consortium-sharing-site/

Additional information on Digital Materiel Management can be found here: https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jun/12/2003239595/-1/-1/1/DMM%20-%20An%20Accelerated%20Future%20State_Final_Compliant.PDF