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FLITE II Follow-On Contract Award Notification

Awarded

FA8770-26-C-B007Federal

Contract Overview

Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.

AI Contract Overview

A sole-source contract award has been made to BYDS, LLC for a follow-on enterprise license and specialized technical support services to sustain the FLITES application, a mission-critical logistics system for the Air Force. The contract provides access to BYDS’s proprietary Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) software platforms—the NEO product, Department of Defense Core (DoDC), and FLITES Software Development Kit (SDK)—along with ongoing maintenance, bug fixes, enhancements, system integration, configuration, testing, and deployment services. Only BYDS possesses the proprietary source code and deep technical expertise across all three layers of the system necessary to enable seamless communication and functionality between the NEO platform, DoDC, and FLITES SDK. The Government acts as the System Integrator and relies entirely on BYDS’s unique capabilities to develop, modify, and sustain the FLITES application within a Government-approved cloud environment. The contract has a five-year base period from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2031, with a six-month option to extend through October 31, 2031. The acquisition was Justified and Approved under FAR 6.302-1 due to the absence of other responsible sources capable of meeting the technical requirements, as all other potential vendors failed to meet five mandatory criteria, including the ability to modify BYDS’s core software and experience with its proprietary platforms. Intellectual property rights are tiered: Limited Rights apply to NEO components, Government Purpose Rights cover DoDC and most deliverables, and Unlimited Rights are granted to the Government for data developed within the FLITES SDK. Funding is split between Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the enterprise license and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) for technical support and deliverables. The primary place of performance is Dallas, Texas, and the contract includes CDRL deliverables such as software test reports, version descriptions, technical documentation, and software licenses, all governed by strict data rights and security protocols to protect proprietary technologies and comply with federal acquisition and trade secret requirements.

General Info

BYDS awarded sole-source contract for FLITES system support with proprietary COTS software, five-year base, optional six-month extension.

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA8770 Aflcmc Gbk

Contract Value

$8,002,750.44

NAICS

541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services

Place of Performance

Dallas, TX, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

BLUE YONDER DEFENSE SOLUTIONS, LLC

Award Issued Date

05/01/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Documents

FLITES Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition

justification-and-authorization

Low

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

PhaseAwarded

PostedApr 24

Award Notice

AwardedMay 1

Contract was awarded

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8770 Aflcmc Gbk

Contacts2 people available

OfficeWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-5769, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8770 Aflcmc Gbk

Office AddressWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-5769, USA

Contacts

Gene Eastman

Kestin Howard

Full Description

A contract is awarded without Competitition.

This commercial service acquisition is for a follow-on contract for an annual enterprise license and specialized technical support services to BYDS, LLC (formerly One Network Enterprises, Inc). The customized enterprise license covers access to BYDS's commercial off the shelf (COTS) software product, their Department of Defense Core (DoDC) platform, and FLITES Software Development Kit (SDK). This includes software maintenance updates for policy, compliance, security, and enabling functionality of FLITES requirements. The Technical Services are for unique and highly specialized services specifically related to intricacies and system configuration requirements of the BYDS product, DoDC and FLITES SDK.

This critical service is required to support the FLITES Integrated Program office (IPO) with the configuration, development, integration, testing, and deployment of the FLITES application, and to operate and sustain FLITES in a Government approved cloud environment. The FLITES solution is developed by and with BYDS's product software as the underlying platform. The Government is the System Integrator (SI) and is responsible for the configuration and development of the FLITES application using FLITES SDK with support from BYDS. The technical service will perform all different types of services to include maintenance, repair/bug fixes, enhancements, development work, integration, testing, and problem solving to include within the FLITES SDK.

The Techniclal support services develops solutions, repairs, updates, bug fixes and development in BYDS product and DoDC as necessary to enable seamless communication and integration to support the FLITES SDK. This is a three (3)- layer system to include BYDS product, DoDC, and FLITES SDK application. Only BYDS has expertise in all three layers of FLITES to know which layer the maintenance, repair, or development is necessary to meet Government requirements. In order for FLITES to be fully functional, it requires integration and interfaces between the FLITES SDK with the BYDS product and DoDC. While customization can be done at the application layer using the FLITES SDK, certain functions, corrections, or fixes that must be performed on the BYDS product or DoDC that enable the FLITES application functionality.