FAA Request for Information (RFI) Alaska Automation Capability (AAC) Challenge Based

Solicitation No.

693KA7-26-RFI_AACCB

Notice Type

Sources Sought

Posted Date

April 10, 2026

Response Deadline

April 20, 2026

NAICS Code

481211AI guide

PSC / Class Code

6920

Contract Code

6920

Issuing Office

6973GH FRANCHISE ACQUISITION SVCS

Sub-Agency

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

Agency

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Primary Contact

Helaina Germosen

City

OKLAHOMA CITY

State

OK

ZIP Code

73125

AI Product/Service

service

--- AMENDMENT 001 --- This amendment is issued to add, REV-001 of the RFI Announcement*, the Question & Answer Matrix [Attachment 9], and Attachment 10 * The date is corrected at Section 2.1 --END OF AMENDMENT-- ---------------- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides for the safe and efficient use of the nation's airspace. FAA Flight Service contributes to these objectives through weather briefing and flight planning capabilities, with the primary role of Flight Service being to supply weather information, aeronautical information, and flight planning services to general aviation pilots and other users. In Alaska, these services are provided by Flight Service Stations (FSSs) located throughout the state. Alaska Flight Service currently operates three (3) FSS Hub facilities and fourteen (14) FSS Satellite facilities. FSS maintains a hub concept with the Satellite FSSs reporting to one of the three Hub FSSs. Alaska Flight Service customers include: Airline transport, Government, commercial, private, student and recreational pilots; Military, air taxi and on-demand charter Part 135 operators; Domestic and international aviation interests; and Public safety and law enforcement agencies. Flight Service performs flight planning functions; coordinates Search and Rescue (SAR) activities; performs Visual Flight Rules (VFR) orientation services to lost aircraft; maintains and provides continual weather broadcasts on selected Navigation Aids (NAVAIDs); issues and cancels Notice to Airmen (NOTAM); relays clearances; and provides Airport Advisory service at non-towered or part-time towered airports. Additional supporting services include development, translation, processing, and coordination of aeronautical, meteorological, and aviation information to advise, notify, and educate customers. In support of the Secretary of Transportation’s plan for a Brand-New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS), the FAA is currently seeking innovative solutions to replace the Alaska Flight Service Automation System. The Alaska Automation Capability (AAC) seeks to modernize the Alaska Flight Service management system from its legacy Operational and Supportability Implementation System (OASIS) to a modern, web-based cloud automation system capable of meeting the demands of today and the future. This challenge-based acquisition focuses on evaluating solutions to AAC for safety, efficiency, and innovation.

1. April 10, 2026Posted Date
2. April 20, 2026Proposals / Responses Due