Sources Sought
Tradewinds RFI for Strategic Cost and Planning System
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA8770-26-R-B200
Due in 11 days
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The Air Force (AFLCMC at Kettering, OH) is doing market research for a commercial software tool, the Strategic Cost and Planning System (SCPS), to manage requirements and finances for Department of War acquisition programs. This is a Tradewinds RFI (sources sought), not a bid, and is aimed at vendors already on the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. Responses are due October 16, 2026.
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- Limited to Tradewinds vendors. If you are not already on the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, you likely cannot take part in this effort.
to be provided by existing Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace vendors
- Market research only. This is an RFI, so there is no contract to win yet and no commitment to buy.
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Full brief
What they want
- A requirements and financial management tool for reporting acquisition data across all DoW programs
- Help program and financial managers make investment decisions from the program office to the Office of the Secretary of War
- Advanced portfolio visualization and strategic financial requirement management
- Interoperability with existing acquisition and financial systems and direct integration with the Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT) baseline
- An adaptable architecture to modernize other legacy PMRT applications
- Preferred: low-code/no-code platforms, efficient database design, generative AI and automation for data analysis, synthesis and visualization
- Place of performance
- Kettering, OH
- Contract vehicle
- Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace (existing vendors)
- Offers due
- 2026-10-16 12:00 PM Eastern (12:00 -04:00)
You must have
- Must be an existing vendor on the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace
to be provided by existing Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace vendors
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- FA8770-26-R-B200
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8770 AFLCMC GBK
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 513210
- Product/service code
- 7A20
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom
- Place of performance
- Kettering, OH, 45420
- Contracting contact
- Michael Deweymichael.dewey.3@us.af.mil440-855-1685
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
AFLCMC/GBB is currently conducting market research into post-competitive, innovative commercial solutions to be provided by existing Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace vendors that meet the following characteristics: Commercial solutions capable of producing a requirements/financial management tool (Strategic Cost and Planning System – SCPS) used to report critical acquisition data for all Department of War (DoW) programs that provide the following: Enabling Program and Financial managers to make informed investment decisions at all levels of authority – from the program office to the Office of the Secretary of War Delivering advanced portfolio visualization, strategic financial requirement management, interoperability with existing acquisition/financial systems, and direct integration with the Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT) baseline Establishing an adaptable architecture to modernize other legacy PMRT applications AFLCMC/GBB values modern innovative solutions to include: Low-code/no-code platforms for ease of maintenance Efficient database design Generative artificial intelligence and automation to support data analysis, synthesis, and visualization
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