Accelerated Transformation of Legacy Applications and Systems (ATLAS) Challenge Based Acquisition (ChBA)

Statement of Objectives (SOO)

This Statement of Objectives (SOO) outlines the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) need for innovative, secure, and resilient IT solutions to support the Solution Delivery Services (ADE) and enable portfolio-wide rationalization, consolidation, modernization, and sustainment of FAA's application environments. The goal is to reduce technical debt, improve user experience, enhance security and resiliency, and achieve long-term cost efficiencies while ensuring continuity of operations and safety.

The scope primarily includes support and modernization of the FAA's mission support portfolio, encompassing approximately 200 applications and 3,000 databases. The scope may also extend to modernization and sustainment of applications across the entire FAA. The anticipated period of performance is ten (10) years, including options.

The SOO details eight key program objectives:

• Portfolio Modernization and Technical Debt Reduction: Transitioning legacy systems to modular, scalable, cloud-native architectures, eliminating redundant functions, reducing technical debt, and leveraging AI/ML for analysis and consolidation.

• User Experience (UI/UX): Embedding human-centered design, ensuring intuitive and accessible user interfaces, and reusing UX patterns.

• High-Availability Mission Operations: Maintaining 99.9% availability for critical systems, proactive health management, resilient disaster recovery, reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) through AlOps, and automated operational sustainment.

• Accelerated Value Delivery via DevSecOps: Achieving rapid, iterative releases, enhanced software quality, transparent visibility into development, and integrating Generative AI and automation.

• Enterprise Data Excellence and Intelligent Automation: Creating a unified data source, deriving actionable insights, optimizing business processes with automation, and using AI/ML for predictive insights.

• Proactive Cyber Security and Compliance: Implementing continuous authorization to operate (cATO), rapid vulnerability remediation, full alignment with security standards, and using AI-assisted analytics for threat detection.

• Program Governance: Aligning modernization with FAA standards, enabling data-driven executive oversight, and ensuring responsible AI/ML use.

• Seamless Service Transition: Ensuring uninterrupted mission support, effective knowledge transfer, and integrated risk management.

• Data Rights: All work products, including source code and documentation, are the exclusive property of the FAA.

• Standards Compliance: Solutions must adhere to the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS), NIST 800-53, and FAA Order 1370.121.

• Place of Performance: Work may be performed at contractor facilities, FAA Headquarters, or regional centers.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document, "ATLAS ChBA Phase 1_Attachment 2 - Self-Score Worksheet.xlsx", is a self-scoring worksheet designed to help offerors evaluate their own proposals against specific criteria for the Accelerated Transformation of Legacy Applications and Systems (ATLAS) Challenge Based Acquisition (ChBA) Phase 1. It outlines the elements and point values used for evaluation, allowing bidders to assess their strengths and claim points based on demonstrated experience.

• Evaluation Elements: The worksheet details nine distinct elements for evaluation, including Size and Scale, Portfolio Volume Management, Data Estate Scale, Human Capital, Rationalization Success, Cloud-Native Transformation, Demonstrated Application Cost Reduction, Production Artificial Intelligence (AI) Implementation, and Safety-Critical Context.
• Point Values: Each element has a specific point value associated with different examples of experience, ranging from 1000 to 6000 points.
• Offeror Input Fields: Bidders are expected to provide:
  • An example of their experience (Yes/No).
  • The points they are claiming for each example.
  • The cited contract or task order number supporting their claim.
  • Supporting documentation file names.
• Total Points: The worksheet indicates a maximum total of 51,500 points.
• Certification: A section for offeror endorsement and certification is included, requiring the offeror's name, UEI, and authorized representative's signature and contact information.

This worksheet is crucial for bidders as it directly informs how their technical approach and past performance will be evaluated. By using this self-score model, offerors can:

• Understand the specific criteria and their relative importance (point values).
• Tailor their proposals to highlight relevant experience that aligns with the evaluation elements.
• Prepare supporting documentation to substantiate their claims.
• Estimate their potential score, aiding in proposal strategy and resource allocation.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document announces the Accelerated Transformation of Legacy Applications and Systems (ATLAS) Challenge Based Acquisition (ChBA) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA is seeking innovative, secure, and resilient Information Technology (IT) solutions to modernize its mission-support application portfolio, aiming to rationalize, consolidate, and sustain legacy systems, reduce technical debt, improve user experience, enhance security, and achieve long-term cost efficiencies.

The FAA will conduct a multi-phase ChBA. Offerors will demonstrate their technical capabilities through a rigorous challenge. Key phases include:

• Phase 1: Corporate Experience & Concept Paper: Offerors submit corporate experience examples and a concept paper.

• Phase 2: Rationalization Approach: Offerors invited from Phase 1 will participate in an Industry Day and submit a detailed approach.

• Phase 3: Modernization Factory Execution: Offerors demonstrate their tools and approach.

• Phase 4: Production Vehicle: Based on performance in Phases 1-3, the FAA intends to select one or more Offerors for contract award.

• Contract award is anticipated by September 30, 2026.

• Phase 1 Submission Deadline: March 10, 2026.

• Evaluation: Phase 1 responses will be evaluated, leading to a down-select for Phase 2. The top ten (10) Offerors from Phase 1 will be evaluated in Phase 2. Both phases are equally weighted for the down-select decision.

• Phase 2 Timeline: Industry Day approximately 1-2 weeks after notification, with responses due 2-3 weeks after Industry Day.

• Phase 3 Timeline: Responses due approximately 9-12 weeks from FAA notice.

• Phase 4: A formal Request for Proposal (RFP) may be issued to remaining Offerors.

• Offerors must be prime contractors; subcontractor experience will not be considered.

• Minimum requirements for corporate experience include: prime contract, ongoing or within the past 3 years, primarily IT System Development/Operations/Maintenance/Modernization services, U.S. Federal or State Government contract, and an annual dollar amount of at least $10M.

• Attachments include the Statement of Objectives (SOO), Self-score Model, and Corporate Experience Form.

• Questions regarding the announcement are due by February 24, 2026.

Form / Attachment / Pricing Sheet

This document is Attachment 3, the Corporate Experience Information Form, for the Accelerated Transformation of Legacy Applications and Systems (ATLAS) opportunity. Bidders are required to complete this form to provide information about their corporate experience relevant to the solicitation.

• Offeror Information: Requires the Offeror Name and SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).
• Contract Identification: Requires details about past projects, including Project Title, Contract/Task Order Number, Agency/Customer, Agency/Customer POC Info, Contract Type, Period of Performance, Total Contract Ceiling Value, Annual Dollar Amount, and Primary NAICS Code.
• Narrative: Requires a description of the scope of work performed under a relevant effort. If this narrative is used as supporting evidence, it must substantiate claimed experience and include a signature from a Government COR, CO, or PM, as per Phase 1 Instructions.

Completing this form accurately and thoroughly is crucial for demonstrating the Offeror's relevant corporate experience. The narrative section, in particular, must clearly substantiate claimed experience and may require government validation. This information will likely be a key component in the evaluation of the Offeror's qualifications for the ATLAS opportunity.