UCAR IDIQ Performance Work Statement 2026-2031

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC)
Weather Systems Branch (AFLCMC/ESAW)
Offutt Air Force Base, NE

Indefinite Order Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) Contract
Performance Work Statement (PWS)
for
Numerical Weather Prediction Model Verification and Development

Contract Number: FA4600-YY-X-ZZZZ

4 November 2026

Version 1.0

TOC \o "1-3" \u 1General PAGEREF _Toc244681436 \h 6
1.1Description of Services PAGEREF _Toc244681437 \h 6
2Scope and Objectives PAGEREF _Toc244681438 \h 6
2.1Core Software Systems PAGEREF _Toc244681439 \h 7
2.1.1METplus Suite PAGEREF _Toc244681440 \h 7
2.1.2Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS) PAGEREF _Toc244681441 \h 7 2.1.3Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration (JEDI) PAGEREF _Toc244681442 \h 7 2.2Technical Capability Areas PAGEREF _Toc244681443 \h 7 2.2.1Core Data Assimilation and Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) PAGEREF _Toc244681444 \h 8 2.2.2Verification, Validation, and Diagnostics PAGEREF _Toc244681445 \h 8 2.2.3Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Integration PAGEREF _Toc244681446 \h 8 2.2.4Coupled Earth-System Modeling PAGEREF _Toc244681447 \h 8 2.2.5Cloud Computing and Computational Agility PAGEREF _Toc244681448 \h 8 2.2.6Advanced Observational Data Ingest and Exploitation PAGEREF _Toc244681449 \h 8 2.3AFW Mission-Derived Focus Areas PAGEREF _Toc244681450 \h 8 3Project Management PAGEREF _Toc244681451 \h 9
4Software Engineering Requirements PAGEREF _Toc244681452 \h 9 4.1Software User Manual PAGEREF _Toc244681453 \h 9
5Engineering and Cybersecurity Requirements PAGEREF _Toc244681454 \h 9 5.1Cybersecurity Requirements PAGEREF _Toc244681455 \h 9 5.1.1Disclosure of Information PAGEREF _Toc244681456 \h 9 5.1.2Documentation Delivery PAGEREF _Toc244681457 \h 9
5.1.3Software Assurance and Secure Development PAGEREF _Toc244681458 \h 10 5.1.4Security Risk Management PAGEREF _Toc244681459 \h 10 5.1.5Security Integration and Activities PAGEREF _Toc244681460 \h 10 5.1.6Security Controls PAGEREF _Toc244681461 \h 10
5.1.7Vulnerability and Patch Management PAGEREF _Toc244681462 \h 10 5.1.8Logging and Monitoring PAGEREF _Toc244681463 \h 10 5.1.9Secure Configuration and Least Privilege PAGEREF _Toc244681464 \h 10 5.1.10Third-Party Software and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) PAGEREF _Toc244681465 \h 11 5.1.11Personnel Qualifications PAGEREF _Toc244681466 \h 11 5.1.12Incident Response and Security Issue Resolution PAGEREF _Toc244681467 \h 11 5.2Configuration Management PAGEREF _Toc244681468 \h 11