Request for Whitepaper - AEDC Facility Digital Twins and Predictive Analytics

Watch out for

• Consortium membership and compliance gates. Only Velocity Alliance members in Good Standing may normally propose, which needs JCP certification and a CMMC Level 2 self-assessment by 10 November 2026, so a company outside the consortium may not be able to compete. All projects executed under the authority of the AEDC Velocity Alliance will be competed exclusively
• Site visit and question deadlines already passed. The site visit was 30 September 2026 and the first question deadline was 14 August 2026, both before this notice was posted, so new bidders could not attend or ask early questions. site visit will be on 30 September 2026.
• Options are not guaranteed. Later phases need a mutual written agreement and the Government has no duty to fund them, so only the first phase (about 260,000 sq ft) is likely. The existence of an Option does not grant the Government a unilateral
• Heavy cybersecurity and security burden. CUI handling under NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, 72-hour cyber incident reporting, subcontractor flow-downs and U.S.-citizen-only staff can be costly for a small firm.
• CMMC stop-work at your own cost. If work stops because you miss the CMMC deadline, all costs and delays are yours with no claim against the Government. Any and all costs, schedule impacts, or delays resulting
• Payment only on accepted milestones. You are paid only when a milestone is accepted, with no partial payment, so you carry the cost of scanning and modeling until then. payment for partially completed milestones is not authorized unless otherwise specified in the schedule.
• Long price hold. Firm prices must stay valid 180 days from award, which is a risk if equipment or labor costs change. prototype must remain valid and binding for a minimum of 180 days from the date of the initial Other
• Government takes Unlimited Data Rights. The Government wants unlimited rights in all models, point clouds and other deliverables, which limits reuse of your work product. The Government requires Unlimited Data Rights to all technical data, 3D models, point clouds, and other
• Work around live test operations and base approvals. Scanning must avoid disrupting testing (third shifts, weekends, outages) and all scanners, drones and cameras need written AEDC approval before coming on base.
• Title does not match scope. The title mentions predictive analytics but the documents only describe scanning, modeling and training, so scope should be confirmed.
• Agreement terms are draft. The Draft Articles still have blanks such as the warranty period and funding amounts, and the Government reserves the right to change competition rules.