SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- AF Product Lifecycle Management
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2026 12:00:00 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- FA8770 AFLCMC GBK WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OH 45433-5769 USA
- ZIP Code
- 45433-5769
- Solicitation Number
- FA8770-26-R-B009-SS
- Response Due
- 9/11/2026 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/26/2026
- Point of Contact
- Scott Ashelman, Eric Lagasse
- E-Mail Address
-
scott.ashelman@us.af.mil, eric.lagasse@us.af.mil
(scott.ashelman@us.af.mil, eric.lagasse@us.af.mil)
- Description
- The United States Air Force (USAF) has implemented an Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution to modernize the management of weapon systems throughout their lifecycle. This initiative aligns with the Air Force's broader strategic goals to integrate capabilities, revolutionize processes, and enable lifecycle digital materiel management. The current PLM implementation leverages Siemens Teamcenter, a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solution hosted within the Cloud One environment, to empower program offices with centralized, secure, and integrated tools for engineering, manufacturing, sustainment, and asset retirement activities. The USAF continues to face significant challenges in fully realizing seamless PLM integration across its enterprise. These challenges include fragmented legacy systems, disconnected data silos, and a lack of uniformity in processes, all of which contribute to inefficiencies, reduced data integrity, and delays in decision-making. Addressing these issues requires innovative solutions that ensure robust configuration management, streamline workflows, and foster enterprise-wide collaboration while adhering to stringent security and compliance standards. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather industry feedback on technical approaches, market capabilities, and innovative solutions to address these challenges. By engaging with vendors, the USAF seeks to achieve a better understanding of the current state of the market, identify potential pathways for enhancing the AF-PLM capability, and refine its requirements for prospective procurements. Vendor responses will play a critical role in shaping acquisition strategies, identifying feasible solutions, and ensuring that the evolving PLM environment aligns with the USAF's operational and strategic needs. This process supports the overarching goal of achieving an authoritative source of truth for product data and enhancing total lifecycle management for USAF weapon systems.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/51ce8ae108c7405f9c8d7da0c13a8037/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: OH 45420, USA
- Zip Code: 45420
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 45420
- Record
- SN07947913-F 20260829/260827230101 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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