SAF/FM is seeking white papers for CEMDAR, a two-step BAA to modernize Air Force cost estimating and modeling through data science, cloud engineering, automated pipelines, and predictive analytics. This is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 541715, with an estimated $24,000,000 program ceiling and one anticipated single award. Offerors must hold an active Top Secret facility clearance at white paper submission, provide key personnel with SECRET clearances, and demonstrate access to TS/SCI-cleared personnel and on-demand cost/commodity SMEs. The effort spans five core competencies: data governance/OCI, CADOM and medallion pipeline engineering, predictive modeling and application deployment, AFCAA Contracts Database modernization, and surge RDT&E research support. Performance is primarily at contractor facilities with government on-site access and workspace in the National Capital Region and other AFCAA operating locations as needed, and the anticipated period of performance is 12 to 60 months.

SAF/FM and AFCAA seek CEMDAR research to modernize DAF cost estimating through five core competencies: enterprise data governance, automated cloud data pipelines, predictive modeling/applications, acquisition database modernization, and surge analytical support. This is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 541715, with an estimated program ceiling of $24,000,000 and one single award anticipated; performance is expected over 12 to 60 months. The acquisition uses a two-step process: only white papers are currently solicited, and favorably evaluated offerors will be invited to submit full technical and cost proposals, with awards generally anticipated as cost-reimbursement. A mandatory gate is an active TOP SECRET facility clearance at white paper submission, and key personnel must hold active SECRET clearances with T2-or-higher investigations for Day 1, plus access to TOP SECRET/SCI personnel as required. Primary performance occurs at contractor facilities, with Government-provided on-site workspace and network access in the National Capital Region and other AFCAA operating locations as necessary.

The Air Force is seeking white papers under a two-step BAA for SAF/FM Cost Estimating Modeling Data Analytics Research (CEMDAR), a 100% small-business set-aside (NAICS 541715) to modernize cost-estimating data, pipelines, and predictive analytics across five core competencies including data governance, automated pipeline engineering, predictive modeling, contracts database modernization, and surge analytical support. The estimated program ceiling is $24,000,000, with one single award anticipated. The anticipated period of performance is 12 to 60 months, with primary performance at contractor facilities and optional on-site work at Government locations in the National Capital Region and other AFCAA operating locations as needed; Government-furnished laptops, software, and cloud tenant environments will be provisioned within 10–15 business days after security badge issuance. Offerors must hold an active Top Secret facility clearance at white paper review, key personnel must hold SECRET clearances at award, and non-key personnel must have at least a favorably adjudicated Tier 2 investigation on Day 1, with access to TS/SCI-cleared personnel required for classified work. Formal proposals will be requested only from offerors whose white papers are favorably evaluated, with recommendation notifications expected about 30 calendar days after white paper receipt.

SAF/FM is seeking white papers for a 100% small business set-aside Cost Estimating Modeling Data Analytics Research (CEMDAR) effort under NAICS 541745 to modernize Air Force cost estimating through data governance, automated cloud pipelines, predictive modeling, modernized acquisition databases, and surge analytical support. The estimated program ceiling is $24,000,000, with an anticipated single award. The anticipated period of performance is 12 to 60 months. Primary performance will occur at contractor facilities, with government-provided on-site workspace and network access in the National Capital Region and other AFCAA operating locations as needed. Respondents must have an active Top Secret facility clearance, and key personnel must meet Secret and Tier 2 background/clearance requirements.

SAF/FM seeks white papers for CEMDAR, a 100% small business set-aside research effort to modernize Air Force cost estimating through cloud platforms, relational data integration, automated pipelines, predictive modeling, acquisition database modernization, and surge analytics. The anticipated program ceiling is $24,000,000 with one single award expected, and awards are generally anticipated to be cost-reimbursement. Performance is primarily at contractor facilities, with Government-provided on-site workspace and network access in the National Capital Region and other AFCAA operating locations as needed. The period of performance spans 12 to 60 months, and the effort requires a Top Secret facility clearance, SECRET-cleared key personnel at award, and T2-or-higher vetting for Day-1 labor. Offerors must demonstrate specific technical approaches and past experience in pipeline engineering, predictive cost modeling, and on-demand cost/commodity SME support across defense domains.