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Collaborative Autonomy Software Framework Development

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FA8629-26-R-6001Federal

Submission Closed08/01/2026, 03:59:00 AM UTC

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AI Contract Overview

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is seeking industry input to identify a primary developer for an advanced, government-owned collaborative autonomy software framework designed to enable coordinated autonomous operations across crewed and uncrewed systems. The framework builds upon previously developed multi-agent swarming autonomy architectures from Air Force Research Lab initiatives and is intended to be an open-architecture software stack capable of continuous evolution. The selected contractor will be responsible for ongoing software development, applied research into future autonomy behaviors, integration of third-party capabilities into the framework, maturation of core software logic, platform integration across diverse systems, and development of ground station interfaces, all in alignment with the Department of Defense’s Software Acquisition Pathway. The solicitation is issued under NAICS code 541512 for computer systems design services and is open to all potential sources without set-aside designation. The response deadline is August 1, 2026, and inquiries should be directed to Jesse Cooley or Marissa Greenleaf at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. This is a market research request under a sources-sought notice, and while the solicitation number FA8629-26-R-6001 is provided, formal contract clauses, evaluation factors, deliverables, pricing, and other detailed requirements are not yet defined or publicly available.

General Info

Air Force seeks industry partner to develop open-architecture autonomous software framework for crewed and uncrewed platforms.

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA8629 Aflcmc Wisk Sof/pr

NAICS

541512 - Computer Systems Design Services

Place of Performance

Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

RFI FA8629-26-R-6001 Collaborative Autonomy Software Framework Development

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High

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

3 updates

PhaseClosed

PostedJun 23

Sources Sought

Deadline changedJul 10

Response deadline changed from Jul 14, 2026 to Jul 25, 2026.

Deadline changedJul 21

Response deadline changed from Jul 25, 2026 to Aug 1, 2026.

Notice updatedJul 24

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Response DeadlineAug 1

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

08/01/2026, 03:59:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8629 Aflcmc Wisk Sof/pr

Contacts2 people available

OfficeWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8629 Aflcmc Wisk Sof/pr

Office AddressWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433, USA

Contacts

Jesse Cooley

contact@example.gov

Marissa Greenleaf

contact@example.gov

Full Description

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/WISJ) is conducting market research to identify sources capable of serving as the primary developer for an advanced, Government-owned collaborative autonomy software framework. This open-architecture software stack is designed to enable collaborative, autonomous capabilities across a variety of crewed and uncrewed systems. The baseline for this framework is an evolution of complex, multi-agent swarming autonomy architectures previously developed under Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) initiatives.
The Government’s objective is to evaluate industry capability to perform continuous software development, applied research, testing, and maturation of this framework in accordance with the DoDI 5000.87 Software Acquisition Pathway. The scope requires the contractor to develop and mature the core software logic, integrate the software onto diverse platforms, integrate third-party vendor capabilities into the open framework, perform applied research on future autonomy behaviors, and develop ground station integration.