Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (EW) System Technologies (TEMPEST)
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The Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (EW) System Technologies (TEMPEST) program is an Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate. With an estimated program value of approximately 808 million dollars, the initiative seeks to develop methodologies, tools, and capabilities to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in avionics systems, protect against cyber-attacks, and expand open system architecture (OSA) standards for Air Force and Department of Defense weapon systems. The scope of avionics includes manned, unmanned, autonomous, and remotely piloted vehicles, as well as ISR and EW systems. This overarching solicitation, under NAICS code 541715, will issue specific calls for white papers and proposals through March 31, 2027, with multiple awards anticipated. The program utilizes both FAR-based cost-reimbursement contracts and Other Transaction (OT) agreements, with specific deliverables, periods of performance, and pricing determined on a case-by-case basis per individual call. Evaluation is based on a peer or scientific review, where proposals are categorized as Selectable or Not Selectable; technical research and transition potential are the primary priorities, followed by cost realism. Due to the sensitive nature of the research, strict security risk reviews are mandated under AFRLI 61-113, requiring detailed personnel profiles, security questionnaires, and privacy act consents to mitigate foreign influence. Additionally, contractors must comply with export control laws and may be required to access classified intelligence data, although classified white papers or rough order of magnitude cost estimates are strictly prohibited.
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Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USASet-Aside
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UPDATES April 2026: Minor administrative updates to convert existing legacy FAR and DFARS citations to Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) and Revolutionary DFARS (R-DFARS) citations.
UPDATES January 2026: Minor administrative update to extend the solicitation close date.
UPDATES November 2025: Minor administrative update to extend the solicitation close date.
UPDATES September 2025: minor administrative update to extend the solicitation close date.
UPDATES April 2025: to update technical points of contact, remove all references to the Model Contract and Section K in this announcement as these documents wil be provided with each Call, and makes minor administrative updates to the announcement
.AFRL/RYW has a need to investigate and develop methodologies, tools, techniques, and capabilities to identify susceptibilities and mitigate vulnerabilities in avionics systems, protect those systems against cyber-attack, provide simulation capabilities required to develop, mature and transition advanced sensor and avionics technologies, develop platform architecture technologies that enable revolutionary and agile capabilities, and expand emerging open system architecture standards and approaches for existing and next-generation Air Force and DoD weapon systems in multi-domain environments. The goal is to explore new and emerging concepts related to development, integration, assessment, evaluation, and demonstration of cyber security, open system architecture (OSA), novel avionics and sensor technologies, and multi-domain technologies. For this solicitation, avionics is defined to include manned, unmanned, autonomous, and remotely piloted vehicles, on-board Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, munitions, and any equipment, component, or subsystem that could compromise mission assurance of the Air Force weapon system or tactical platform.
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