Launchpad 2.0 - Market Research

Request for Information (RFI)

This RFI seeks to identify industry partners capable of supporting a centralized platform (LaunchPad) for software tools used in engineering, program management, and collaboration tasks within the acquisition community. The government is conducting market research to understand existing solutions and gather information needed to scope a potential deployment plan. This RFI is for market research only and does not constitute a commitment to a future solicitation.

LaunchPad is currently an enterprise solution focused on engineering tools, providing centralized access to applications for analysis, design, and collaboration. The strategic vision is to expand LaunchPad into a comprehensive, enterprise-wide platform supporting approximately 80,000 users across various functional areas (finance, logistics, contracting, program management, etc.), while maintaining support for IL5 and IL6 capabilities. The future platform aims to host commercial software, support role-based views, and become a single source of truth for the entire acquisition lifecycle.

The government may host an Industry Day event in the near future in or near Dayton, Ohio. This event will provide details on the current strategy and business drivers, and offer an opportunity for prospective partners to submit questions. Participation is voluntary and limited to three representatives per organization. Firms will not be compensated for attendance.

Organizations interested in attending the potential Industry Day should submit an email with POC information and attendee names. Additionally, respondents must submit a paper addressing:

• Corporate capabilities related to platform development, scalability, software integration, and secure collaboration (max 2 pages).

• Experience with innovative solutions driving operational efficiencies (max 1 page).

• Capability, experience, and methodology for staffing similar efforts (max 1 page).

• Experience and methodology for delivering executive management dashboards (max 1 page).

• Any limitations or concerns regarding the requirement (max 1 page).

• Deadline: Responses are due by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on April 7, 2026.

• Submission Method: Electronically via email only to veronica.williams.20@us.af.mil.

• Format: All information must be UNCLASSIFIED.

• Questions: Send questions to Veronica Williams at veronica.williams.20@us.af.mil.

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

To establish a Task Order (TO) to develop LaunchPad 2.0, a centralized and accessible platform for various commercial software tools. This platform aims to support acquisition personnel in engineering, program management, logistics, technical analysis, modeling, simulation, and collaboration, enabling efficient data interaction and delivery of leading-edge capabilities.

• Develop and maintain a framework for seamless data exchange and process integration between tools within LaunchPad 2.0 and other DAF/DoW systems.

• Provide a cloud-based digital environment capable of hosting commercial software tools at Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Secret levels.

• Ensure the architecture supports a 250% yearly growth rate in user accounts.

• Integrate with other DAF/DoW systems and authoritative data sources to maintain a "digital thread" of information.

• Support future AI technologies and large language models (LLMs).

• Enable frictionless data transfer between environments at the same classification level.

• Deploy and maintain a Government-approved Cross-Domain Solution (CDS) for secure file transfers.

• Provide multi-tiered helpdesk support (Tier 2 and Tier 3).

• 99.9% uptime for production environments.

• Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) of 4 hours for critical incidents.

• Scalability to 80,000 users by September 30, 2030.

• Deployment of requested commercial software tools within 6 weeks (unless otherwise agreed).

• Regular software updates, including security and performance patches, with a Government-approved release cycle.

• Period of Performance: A base period of one year, with up to two twelve-month option periods.

• Place of Performance: X (Long-distance travel is not anticipated).

• Government Owned Baseline: Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Configuration as Code (CaC), and hardened application containers shall be owned by the Government.

• Security: Adherence to all Department of War (DoW) cybersecurity requirements, including advanced data security methods. Support for partitioning for spillage events.

• User Experience: Standardized user interface (UI), automated user onboarding, Single Sign-On (SSO), and regular user feedback sessions.

• Transition: Provide a Transition-In Plan within five calendar days after the Project Kick-Off Meeting and a Transition-Out Plan NLT 120 calendar days prior to TO expiration.

• Deliverables: Includes Project Kick-Off Meeting Agenda & Presentation, Meeting Minutes Report, Monthly Status Report (MSR), Monthly Technical Status Meeting (TSM), Quarterly Program Management Review (PMR), Transition In Plan, Transition Out Plan, Cost Effectiveness Business Case, Technical Data Package, and deployment of LaunchPad 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2.