NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) ON-BOARDING REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Air Force Material Command (AFMC) is seeking information from industry to assist in the planning for future acquisitions in support of modernization. Results of this RFI will assist in determining prospective vendors for proposed future contracting actions which include, but are not limited to the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Advanced Concepts Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). This RFI is intended to vet and onboard new vendors to the NC3 Advanced Concepts BAA pool; responses are NOT required from vendors that have already been approved as part of the BAA vendor pool.

Questions regarding this RFI shall be submitted no later than 2:00 PM EDT on 04 June 2026. Please submit questions by email to Contracting Officer Shawn Walles (shawn.walles@us.af.mil) and the Advanced Concepts inbox (AFNWC.NCW.AdvancedConcepts@us.af.mil).

Responses to this RFI (via the attached questionnaire) shall be submitted no later than 5:00 PM EDT on June 22 2026. Please submit questions by email to Contracting Officer Shawn Walles (shawn.walles@us.af.mil) and the Advanced Concepts inbox (AFNWC.NCW.AdvancedConcepts@us.af.mil). All responses are to be completed on the attached questionnaire and shall be UNCLASSIFIED and contain no proprietary information. Respondents shall not alter the questionnaire formatting and shall ensure responses stay within the preformatted fields. Responses received outside of the attached questionnaire will not be considered.

Additional information on key dates regarding the NC3 Advanced Concepts BAA:

• Jan 2024 – BAA Establishment
• May 2024 – FY25 BAA Solicitation Release
• Jun 2024 – Classified Industry Day
• Oct 2024 – FY25 Concept RFP
• July 2025 –Contract Award for FY25 Concept
• May 2025 – Unclassified RFI on SAM.gov for new companies
• Aug 2025 – Annual BAA On-Boarding of new companies
• Apr 2026 – FY26 BAA Solicitation Kickoff
• May 2026 – Unclassified RFI on SAM.gov for new companies (this RFI)
• 4QFY26 – Annual BAA On-Boarding of new companies
• 1QFY27 – Expected Contract awards for FY26 concepts
• 2QFY27 – FY27 BAA Solicitation Kickoff

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback with respect to any information submitted. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

This RFI is issued solely for informational purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not obligate the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service in any manner. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the respondents’ expense.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, REQUEST FOR QUOTATION, OR INVITATION FOR BID, NOR DOES ITS ISSUANCE OBLIGATE OR RESTRICT THE GOVERNMENT TO AN EVENTUAL ACQUISITION APPROACH. ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THIS RFI WILL BE USED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY.