Solicitation # FA861227RB003Updated Nov 10, 2026Scored Nov 13, 2026
Dec 11
Dec 11, 2026, 5:00 PM EST
Summary by RFP Detector
Department of the Air Force (FA8612 AFLCMC C3BM C3), part of the Department of Defense, posted a request for information titled “Cloud-Based Command and Control Plus (CBC2+) Voice Communications Request for Information (RFI)” under solicitation number FA861227RB003. It was first posted on Nov 10, 2026 and has been updated once since. Responses are due Dec 11, 2026, 5:00 PM EST. It is classified under NAICS 541715 and product/service code AC13. No set-aside is listed. The listed point of contact is Julie Payne.
RFP Detector Score
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Starts at 50
No value published. Typical award is about $1.1M: the median of 4,873 Air Force contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 541715, FY24–FY26.
Full and open competition. The largest recipient took 9% of these dollars in FY24–FY26, and spending is spread across many vendors.
Air Force obligated $36.7B on NAICS 541715 across 5,004 contracts in FY24–FY26. 3 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
Sources sought (market research, not a bid): 28 days to respond (due Dec 11, 2026, 5:00 PM EST).
0 documents, named contact with email, 74-word description.
Posted 2 days ago.
50 + contributions = 72 (B, Strong)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 13, 2026.
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
The Department of the Air Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (DAF PAE C3BM), through its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Division, is conducting market research to identify mature commercial, non-developmental, government-developed or emerging capabilities for the Cloud-Based Command and Control Plus (CBC2+) program. These capabilities would integrate and manage existing voice and radio communications within cloud and edge command-and-control environments. Please see the attached document for additional details.
No documents are listed for this notice.
Julie Payne
PrimaryPoints of contact as published on the notice.
Sources Sought posted
Sources Sought posted
Responses dueNext · in 27 days
Archive date on the official notice
Federal award history
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · FY24–FY26
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | 10,018,579,060.38 |
| FY2023 | 12,629,464,078.22 |
| FY2024 | 12,477,552,291.57 |
| FY2025 | 13,991,214,820.28 |
| FY2026 | 10,183,020,275.85 |
Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.
Same NAICS group or Research & Scientific Services, nearby first, ranked by score.
Department of the Air Force · Langley AFB, VA
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), 138 days to respond.
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (5 files).
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (7 files).
Department of the Air Force
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (5 files).
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (6 files).
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (8 files).
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