Request for Information (RFI) for a Family of Affordable Mass Missiles - Beyond Adversary’s Reach (FAMM-BAR)

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SUBJECT: Clarification Request for Information (RFI) – Family of Affordable Mass Missiles – Palletized Beyond Adversary’s Reach (FAMM-P BAR) Acquisition Strategy Update AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/EBIW) RESPONSES DUE: 8 July 2026 at 1400 Central Time Disclosure: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a (Commercial Solutions Proposal) CSP or a promise to issue an CSP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Vendors are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. 1.0 PURPOSE The purpose of this Clarification RFI is to inform industry of an update to the Government’s acquisition strategy for the FAMM-P BAR program and to solicit feedback on the revised approach. Based on initial market research, the Government intends to bifurcate the FAMM-P BAR prototyping effort into separate acquisition cycles. 2.0 UPDATED ACQUISITION STRATEGY OVERVIEW FAMM-P BAR will be broken into separate acquisition cycles, which may result in multiple agreements. This strategy is designed to immediately leverage vendors with existing highly classified infrastructure while simultaneously opening the aperture for Non-Traditional Defense Contractors to drive down unit costs for the kinetic airframe to fulfill an immediate need. Cycle 1: Advanced Integration & Payloads (Immediate Need) Schedule: Immediate release and award pending approval and funding. Security Requirement: Active Top Secret / SCI Facility Clearance Level (FCL) required at the time of proposal submission. (Potential SAP requirements will be outlined in the final solicitation). Safeguarding Requirements: Must possess the capability to securely host and process classified information up to the Top Secret/SCI level and protect all generated Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and export-controlled technical data. Scope: Focuses on the integration of highly classified advanced threat defeat payloads, and secure communications with the Navy Dahlgren Battle Management System (BMS). Key Deliverable: Vendors will be required to design their classified systems as modular "black boxes" compliant with Weapon Open Systems Architecture (WOSA) and deliver Unclassified/CUI Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to the Government. Other Cycle(s): To be determined at a later time 3.0 REQUESTED INDUSTRY FEEDBACK The Government requests that interested vendors submit a brief response (no more than 3 pages) addressing the following questions: If intending to propose for Cycle 1, please confirm your current Facility Clearance (FCL) level. Provide the CAGE code(s) for all locations where work will be performed, and confirm that these facilities meet the requisite cybersecurity and physical safeguarding standards for handling CUI and/or classified data. Unclassified/CUI Interfaces: Do you foresee any technical or security barriers to decoupling classified (e.g. payload/BMS) software from the baseline flight control software to generate Unclassified/CUI ICDs? Pallet/Cart Integration: Do you have a preexisting pallet/cart design or standard Type V pallet integration solution that can be rapidly modified to support your specific weapon system design for Cycle 1? Vendors should state their classification as traditional, nontraditional, or small business as defined in attached ADRR Commercial Solicitation, along with their CAGE code. Any awards will be IAW 10 USC 4022 Other Transactional Authority (OTA). 4.0 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Responses are strictly voluntary. Please submit your feedback in PDF format to AFLCMC.EBIW.Contracting@us.af.mil, no later than 8 July 2026 1400 Central Time. Proprietary information must be clearly marked. Do not submit classified information in response to this RFI to include CUI. --BREAK-- 3 JUNE 2026 - AMENDMENT NOTICE: Requirement Separation, Industry Day Questions and Answers (Q&A), and Call for Updates 1. Background: Following further internal Government review, the capability originally identified as FAMM-BAR has been separated into two distinct requirements: FAMM-P BAR (Palletized) and FAMM-L BAR (Lugged). 2. Current Focus (FAMM-P): The immediate focus of this RFI is exclusively on the FAMM-P BAR requirement. The FAMM-L BAR requirement will be further defined and addressed by the Government at a later date. The USG will not accept any updates for FAMM L. 3. Industry Day Q&A: A Q&A document generated from the recent Industry Day is now available. Please note that the Government’s answers provided in this document are specific to the FAMM-P BAR requirement. T

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