MARKET RESEARCH · SOURCES SOUGHT
Request for Information (RFI) KC-46 Software Integration Laboratory Operations and Sustainment (O&S)
Department of the Air Force (Department of Defense), FA8609 Aflcmc Wlck KC46
Market research. Sources sought: not a bid yet. The agency wants to know which businesses can do the work. Answering can put you on its radar and can lead to a small-business set-aside.
- Deadline
- Dec 11, 2026, 5:00 PM ET (49 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Tinker Afb, Oklahoma
- Industry (NAICS)
- 336413 · Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Solicitation number
- RFI-AFLCMC-KC46-SIL-OS-2026
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
From the notice
The USAF KC-46A Program Office is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify sources capable of providing comprehensive Operations and Sustainment (O&S) for the KC-46A Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL), a high-fidelity testing center for the aircraft's software, avionics, and hardware…
Open the official notice on SAM.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the notice on SAM.gov and read what the agency is asking.
- Send the short response it asks for (usually your capabilities, size status and past work) before the deadline.
- Mention your small-business status: enough small businesses answering can lead the agency to set the contract aside.
- Watch for the solicitation that may follow.
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