Active Solicitation · DEPT OF DEFENSE

    Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (EW) System Technologies (TEMPEST)

    Sol. FA8650-20-S-1958PresolicitationWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH
    Open · 238d remaining
    DAYS TO CLOSE
    238
    closes Mar 31, 2027
    POSTED
    Jul 17, 2026
    Publication date
    NAICS CODE
    541715
    Primary industry classification
    PSC CODE
    AC12
    Product & service classification

    AI Summary

    The Department of the Air Force seeks proposals for developing methodologies and technologies to enhance avionics systems against cyber threats, focusing on electronic warfare and multi-domain capabilities. This presolicitation emphasizes the need for innovative solutions in cyber security, open system architecture, and advanced sensor technologies for both manned and unmanned military platforms.

    Contract details

    Solicitation No.
    FA8650-20-S-1958
    Notice Type
    Presolicitation
    Posted Date
    July 17, 2026
    Response Deadline
    March 31, 2027
    NAICS Code
    541715AI guide
    PSC / Class Code
    AC12
    Contract Code
    5700
    Primary Contact
    Armando Campos-Ortiz
    State
    OH
    ZIP Code
    45433-7541
    AI Product/Service
    service

    Description

    UPDATE July 2026: Update to the Contracting POCs. UPDATE April 2026: Minor administrative updates to convert existing legacy FAR and DFARS citations to Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) and Revolutionary DFARS (R-DFARS) citations. UPDATE January 2026: Minor administrative update to extend the solicitation close date. AFRL/RFW has a need to investigate and develop methodologies, tools, techniques, and capabilities to identify susceptibilities and mitigate vulnerabilities in avionics systems, protect those systems against cyber-attack, provide simulation capabilities required to develop, mature and transition advanced sensor and avionics technologies, develop platform architecture technologies that enable revolutionary and agile capabilities, and expand emerging open system architecture standards and approaches for existing and next-generation Air Force and DoD weapon systems in multi-domain environments. The goal is to explore new and emerging concepts related to development, integration, assessment, evaluation, and demonstration of cyber security, open system architecture (OSA), novel avionics and sensor technologies, and multi-domain technologies. For this solicitation, avionics is defined to include manned, unmanned, autonomous, and remotely piloted vehicles, on-board Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, munitions, and any equipment, component, or subsystem that could compromise mission assurance of the Air Force weapon system or tactical platform.

    Key dates

    1. July 17, 2026Posted Date
    2. March 31, 2027Proposals / Responses Due

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    Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (EW) System Technologies (TEMPEST) is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.

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