Cloud-Based Command and Control Plus (CBC2+) Voice Communications Request for Information (RFI)
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Air Force. Due Dec 11, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5), 27 days left.
| Solicitation number | FA861227RB003 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA8612 Aflcmc C3BM C3 |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715) |
| Product or service code | AC13 |
| Posted | Nov 13, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 11, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5) (27 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (1)
- Request for Information CBC2 Plus VoiceComms controlled: request access on SAM.gov
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Description
The Department of the Air Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (DAF PAE C3BM), through its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Division, is conducting market research to identify mature commercial, non-developmental, government-developed or emerging capabilities for the Cloud-Based Command and Control Plus (CBC2+) program.
These capabilities would integrate and manage existing voice and radio communications within cloud and edge command-and-control environments. Please see the attached document for additional details. This is a Request For Information (RFI) only.
This RFI is issued solely for market research purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.
Further, the Air Force is not seeking proposals, nor will it accept unsolicited proposals at this time.
Contracting contact
- Julie Payne · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541715, a business counts as small if it has no more than 11 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Nov 10, 2026: Sources Sought Due Dec 11, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Nov 10, 2026: Sources Sought Due Dec 11, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences work, who also hold Air Force contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC $1.9 billion in this trade
- Lockheed Martin Corporation $1.8 billion in this trade
- Raytheon Company $1.7 billion in this trade
- The Aerospace Corporation $1.1 billion in this trade
- Booz Allen Hamilton Inc $791.0 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Air Force awarded $83.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company. See what Air Force is buying now.
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences contracts right now
There are 280 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541715), 46 posted in the last 7 days; 30% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army and National Institutes of Health. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 46 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 28 days.
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Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Laramie WY $1.0 million · Department of the Army · Nov 13, 2026
- Regents of the University of California, The Berkeley CA $2.0 million · Department of the Army · Nov 12, 2026
- Hayzel, LLC $2.5 million · Department of the Army · Nov 5, 2026
- Airborne Holdings Inc $232,060 · Department of the Navy · Nov 3, 2026
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM Orono ME $632,224 · Department of the Army · Nov 3, 2026
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