RFI_Digital Engineering Ecosystem

The U.S. Army, through the Office of W6QK Acc-Apg under the Department of Defense, has issued a Request for Information (RFI-W91CRB26DE) to gather market intelligence on the development of a digital engineering, integration, and experimentation ecosystem to advance Soldier, sensor, and platform technologies. This RFI, posted on May 21, 2026, with a response deadline of June 5, 2026, at 1500 EST, is explicitly non-binding and issued solely for information and planning purposes under FAR 15.202(e), with no intention to award a contract based on responses. It targets vendors capable of establishing a government-tailored architecture that supports digital twins, hardware-in-the-loop testing, physical test beds, and system-of-systems analyses using commercial and government-off-the-shelf components, containerized software, and modeling and simulation frameworks. The ecosystem must enable a unified virtual environment that integrates real hardware with emulators and software simulations to support virtual prototyping, with an eventual requirement for compatibility with the US Army cloud environment. Respondents are required to submit unclassified responses not exceeding five pages, excluding a cover page, and must include company name, address, CAGE code, technical and business points of contact, facility clearance level, and JCP DD Form 2345 certification. All submissions must be portion marked in accordance with DoDM 5200.01-V2, and any material containing Controlled Unclassified Information must be encrypted and transmitted via DoD SAFE, with requests for secure submission links directed to the designated Point of Contact. Security engineering artifacts including Risk Management Framework documentation and Security Technical Implementation Guides are anticipated for future integration, and the ecosystem must support cybersecurity compliance for Army networks. Responses must be sent to Mr. Eric Roberts at the provided email address with a specified subject line, while questions and clarifications must be submitted to Mr. Neil Pinto no later than June 5, 2026. The place of performance is Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and the NAICS code associated with this effort is 513210 for other information services. No contract value, delivery schedule, or payment terms are included, as this is a market research tool and not a solicitation.