The Air Force Materiel Command/AFLCMC Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate is conducting market research through a Request for Information to gauge vendor interest and capability for end-to-end sustainment support of the Automated Project Order (APO) system, which supports depot maintenance and warfighter readiness. The anticipated contract is expected to be Firm Fixed Price (though still to be determined) for a projected period of one base year, two one-year options, and up to a six-month extension (3.5 years total), beginning no later than August 2027; funds are not presently available. Primary performance is at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, with possible alternative performance at Maxwell AFB–Gunter Annex, AL, or telework if authorized by the Government Program Manager. Required support areas include mainframe/legacy COBOL sustainment, Tier I–II help desk and operations/systems administration, secure multi-protocol and cross-domain network interfacing, and software QA/testing/vulnerability remediation, with SECRET clearance, SSBI, CAC, and no foreign nationals (excluding resident aliens). Interested vendors should demonstrate relevant corporate experience, past performance, and business/OCI information; this RFI is for market research/planning only and does not commit the Government to award.

The Air Force Materiel Command/AFLCMC BES is conducting market research via an RFI to gauge vendor interest and capability for end-to-end operations, sustainment, and lifecycle software support of the Automated Project Order (APO) system, a critical depot maintenance/project-order workflow application. The contractor would need experience in mainframe/legacy COBOL sustainment, Tier I–II help desk and systems administration, secure multi-protocol/cross-domain DoD network interfacing, and software QA/testing/vulnerability remediation, with compliance to DoD cybersecurity, IAVA, STIG, and RMF requirements. The anticipated contract type is Firm Fixed Price, though the final contract type is undetermined. The projected period of performance is one base year plus two one-year options and up to a six-month extension, totaling 3.5 years, anticipated to begin no later than August 2027. Primary performance is at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, with possible alternative performance at Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, AL, or telework if authorized; personnel must meet SECRET clearance, SSBI, CAC, and citizenship constraints.