Requesting information for MISHAP ANALYSIS & ANIMATION FACILITY (MAAF) FLIGHT RECORDER DOWNLOAD SOLUTIONS ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT

The Department of the Air Force, specifically the Mishap Analysis and Animation Facility (MAAF), is seeking sources for engineering, acquisition, and sustainment services to develop and maintain hardware and software solutions for aircraft flight recorder download and data decompression. The scope includes creating download capabilities for both undamaged flight recorders and bench-level extracted Circuit Card Assemblies across various solid-state architectures. These solutions must run natively on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Microsoft Windows and ensure raw data extractions map to OEM-native binary formats for bit-exact transcriptions. The contractor will be responsible for designing and testing standardized interfaces, including chassis, cabling, and drivers, while supporting a wide range of OEMs such as General Electric, Honeywell, and Curtiss-Wright. The contract structure consists of a 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods, with performance occurring at contractor facilities and Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. Key performance standards include maintaining 99 percent operational availability for download stations and providing hardware repairs or driver updates within three business days of notification. Security requirements mandate that all systems operate as stand-alone, air-gapped units with data transferred via physical USB media, and personnel must be cleared to process Controlled Unclassified Information. Under DFARS 252.227-7013/7014, the Government retains unlimited data rights to all software, source code, and technical documentation developed at Government expense. The contractor is also required to independently negotiate Non-Disclosure Agreements with OEMs to obtain proprietary technical data.