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Tradewinds RFI for Strategic Cost and Planning System

Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA8770 AFLCMC GBK
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
FA8770-26-R-B200
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
513210
Product service code
7A20
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-09-24
Response deadline
Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Kettering, OH
Contracting contact
michael.dewey.3@us.af.mil

Market intelligence

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Statement of work, as posted

AFLCMC/GBB is currently conducting market research into post-competitive, innovative commercial solutions to be provided by existing Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace vendors that meet the following characteristics: Commercial solutions capable of producing a requirements/financial management tool (Strategic Cost and Planning System – SCPS) used to report critical acquisition data for all Department of War (DoW) programs that provide the following: Enabling Program and Financial managers to make informed investment decisions at all levels of authority – from the program office to the Office of the Secretary of War Delivering advanced portfolio visualization, strategic financial requirement management, interoperability with existing acquisition/financial systems, and direct integration with the Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT) baseline Establishing an adaptable architecture to modernize other legacy PMRT applications AFLCMC/GBB values modern innovative solutions to include: Low-code/no-code platforms for ease of maintenance Efficient database design Generative artificial intelligence and automation to support data analysis, synthesis, and visualization

Contact

Point of contact
Michael Dewey
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
michael.dewey.3@us.af.mil
Secondary
Kristina.Hodgkinson-Heltzel@us.af.mil
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