Sources Sought

Request for Information: Air Operations Center (AOC) Common Air Defense Picture (CADP)

Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force

AI summaryThe Air Force's Kessel Run office (AFLCMC/HBBK) is doing market research through a request for information (RFI) on software for the Air Operations Center (AOC) Common Air Defense Picture (CADP), notice AOC_CADP. It wants commercial software that pulls data from many systems into one picture for air and missile defense planning, readiness and decision support. Responses are due November 13, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary

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The Air Force's Kessel Run office (AFLCMC/HBBK) is doing market research through a request for information (RFI) on software for the Air Operations Center (AOC) Common Air Defense Picture (CADP), notice AOC_CADP. It wants commercial software that pulls data from many systems into one picture for air and missile defense planning, readiness and decision support. Responses are due November 13, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern.

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From the version posted Oct 28, 2026.

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What they want

Information on existing and emerging software that improves air and missile defense planning and situational awareness
Capabilities that reduce manual reconciliation and reporting across multiple systems and data sources
An integrated operational picture for authorized users at multiple echelons of command and control
Support for readiness analysis, sustainment analysis and decision support, keeping Government decision authority

Estimated value: Not stated
Offers due: November 13, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern

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Eligibility and how to respond

No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
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Notice details

Posted: Oct 28, 2026
Notice type: Sources Sought
Office: FA8730 Kessel Run AFLCMC/HBBK, Hanscom AFB, MA
Business type: IT, software & telecom (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541512)
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Full notice text from SAM.gov

The Government is conducting market research to identify existing and emerging software-enabled capabilities that can improve air and missile defense planning, situational awareness, reporting, readiness analysis, sustainment analysis, and decision support. Current workflows require personnel to consolidate information from multiple systems, data sources, and manual processes. This fragmentation can increase manual workload, delay access to relevant information, and complicate collaborative planning and decision support across command-and-control organizations. The Government seeks information on commercial capabilities that can improve access to authorized information, reduce manual reconciliation and reporting burden, and provide authorized users with a more integrated operational picture. The desired capability should support users operating at multiple echelons of command and control while preserving Government decision authority and existing authoritative command-and-control functions.

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