AIR FORCE CRYPTOLOGIC OFFICE COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING

The Air Force Cryptologic Office (AFCO) Cyberspace Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Multi-Domain Innovation Division is soliciting innovative commercial capabilities through Commercial Solutions Opening FA7037-21-S-C001. The agency seeks mature technologies and services in Electromagnetic Warfare, Information Operations, and electromagnetic digital communications, with a specific goal of achieving a field demonstration within one year. All acquisitions under this solicitation are treated as commercial items and are governed by 10 USC 3458 and DFARS 212.70. Awards may be issued as traditional contracts or Other Transactions under 10 U.S.C. 2371b, with estimated funding ranging from 50,000 to 50,000,000 dollars over a period of performance typically lasting between one and five years. The procurement utilizes a competitive two-phase submission process. Phase I requires the submission of Quad Charts and White Papers, which are evaluated based on technical merit, importance to the AFCO mission, and fund availability via peer or scientific review. Selected offerors are then invited to Phase II to submit full technical and price proposals, including a separate Statement of Work. The project structure is designed with base period tasks to demonstrate technology feasibility, followed by option tasks for design, fabrication, testing, and evaluation. Due to the nature of the work, offerors must possess the necessary personnel and facility security clearances to handle classified information in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual.