SAM #6973GH-26-J-data

FAA Single Source Procurement: Palantir Foundry SaaS Licenses and Integration Services

This opportunity involves the FAA Logistics Center (FAALC) seeking to procure Palantir Foundry SaaS licenses and technical integration services for enterprise data modernization: - Single source procurement to Palantir Technologies Inc. for Foundry SaaS platform and support - Six-month deployment to provide secure, scalable data integration, analytics, and AI-enabled decision support - Includes technical personnel support for platform configuration, scalability, security, data architecture, and collaborative workflows - Palantir Foundry is already operational within FAA organizations, ensuring standardized data integration and analytics - Other vendors (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Tableau) were evaluated but could not meet FAA requirements without significant redevelopment - Only Palantir is authorized to provide the required licenses and support for the FAA's environment - Place of performance and contracting office: Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Description

Single Source Justification for FAALC Data Modernization Palantir SaaS Cores/Licenses and Integration Services Contract

Title of Procurement

FAALC Data Modernization Palantir SaaS Cores/Licenses and Integration Services Contract

Program Office and Point of Contact

Federal Aviation Administration Logistics Center (FAALC), AJW-L

Nature of Procurement Action

This procurement action is anticipated to be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) order utilizing the General Services Administration (GSA) contract vehicle, with an estimated six-month Period of Performance. The requirement will provide the Federal Aviation Administration Logistics Center (FAALC), AJW-L, with a comprehensive deployment of a secure, scalable enterprise data integration and analytics platform.

The platform will enable AJW-L to rapidly integrate, harmonize, and analyze operational and partner datasets while leveraging advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to produce mission-critical insights in near real time. These capabilities will significantly enhance AJW-L’s ability to support operational decision-making, logistics planning, program management, and enterprise data collaboration across multiple FAA Lines of Business.

Implementation of the platform will be fully aligned with Federal policy governing responsible AI adoption and governance, including Executive Order 13859, Executive Order 13960, and OMB Memorandum M-21-06. Compliance with these policies ensures that deployed AI capabilities meet the following principles:

Trustworthy – Reliable, consistent, and transparent in performance Lawful – Fully compliant with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies Purposeful – Designed to address clearly defined operational mission needs Performance-Driven – Focused on measurable operational improvements Accurate – Producing precise, validated, and dependable analytical results Secure – Protected against unauthorized access and cybersecurity threats Resilient – Capable of adapting to evolving operational requirements Auditable – Governed by strong oversight, traceability, and accountability controls

By adhering to these principles, the platform will support FAA mission objectives while maintaining the highest standards of security, compliance, transparency, and operational efficiency.

Description of Supplies/Services

The FAA requires a six-month procurement of Palantir Foundry licenses/cores and associated technical services to support mission-critical enterprise data integration, analytics, and AI-enabled decision support capabilities.

Palantir Foundry, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) platform, enables the FAA to rapidly and securely integrate, transform, and analyze disparate datasets originating from multiple operational systems. The platform provides an intuitive point-and-click user interface designed to support users with varying levels of technical expertise, including administrative staff, subject matter experts (SMEs), engineers, analysts, technicians, program managers, financial analysts, and executive leadership.

Key capabilities of the Palantir Foundry platform include:

Comprehensive Data Capabilities

The platform enables ingestion, normalization, storage, querying, replication, and analysis of structured and unstructured datasets. It supports uploads ranging from spreadsheets to large enterprise databases and includes an extensive library of REST API integrations for seamless connectivity with existing FAA enterprise systems and legacy applications.

Advanced and Predictive Analytics

Foundry supports advanced analytics and predictive modeling through an intuitive graphical interface, enabling non-technical users to perform complex data analysis, modeling, and visualization without requiring advanced programming skills.

Modern Data Management

AJW-L seeks to modernize legacy data management processes by replacing disparate Excel spreadsheets and near end-of-life Microsoft Access databases with a centralized enterprise data platform. This modernization will significantly reduce reliance on manual data manipulation and allow FAA personnel to focus on mission-critical safety and logistics operations.

Empowering Data-Literate Users

The Foundry user interface empowers data-literate personnel who are not programming-literate, allowing SMEs, engineers, and leadership to access relevant enterprise data without exporting raw datasets into disconnected analytical tools.

Automated Data Updates and Enterprise Accessibility

Once ingested, data becomes securely accessible to authorized users across the platform with automated refresh cycles. This capability eliminates redundant data cleaning and validation activities while providing consistent and reliable data updates across the enterprise.

Collaborative Enterprise Tools

The platform provides secure collaboration capabilities allowing FAA organizations to share data pipelines, ontologies, applications, and analytical products across Lines of Business and with authorized federal partners and industry stakeholders.

Palantir Foundry has already demonstrated mission-critical capabilities within several FAA organizations, including:

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (AXH) Aviation Safety Knowledge Management Environment (ASKME) Office of Accident Investigation & Prevention (AVP)

This procurement will support expanded collaboration between FAALC, AIR, AXH, ASKME, AVP, and other federal and industry partners. The platform enables secure intra-agency and interagency data sharing, which is essential for supporting AJW-L mission requirements.

The requirement also includes technical personnel support services to optimize platform configuration, scalability, security posture, data architecture, and collaborative workflows in support of AJW-L’s evolving enterprise data integration requirements.

Authority

Authority for this single source procurement is provided under FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy Section 3.2.2.4 – Only One Responsible Source.

Rationale Supporting Use of a Single Source

In accordance with FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy Section 3.2.2.4 – Only One Responsible Source, the FAA has determined that Palantir Technologies Inc. is the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government’s minimum requirements for this procurement.

Palantir Foundry has been operational within the FAA environment since 2019 and is fully integrated into multiple mission-critical workflows, enterprise data architectures, and governance frameworks. The platform currently supports standardized data integration, analytics, and collaboration capabilities across several FAA Lines of Business, including but not limited to AIR, AXH, ASKME, AVP, and AJW-L. These existing implementations include FAA-configured ontologies, established data pipelines, and system integrations with enterprise applications, forming a unified and standardized operational environment.

The FAA requires continuity of this established enterprise environment to support ongoing mission-critical operations. Palantir Foundry provides a centralized, SaaS-based COTS solution that enables secure ingestion, transformation, storage, and analysis of disparate datasets through a low-code/no-code interface accessible to both technical and non-technical users. This capability is essential to maintain operational efficiency, reducing reliance on specialized development resources, and ensuring consistent access to authoritative data across the enterprise.

Continued use of Palantir Foundry is necessary to preserve enterprise standardization, interoperability, and data governance across FAA systems. The FAA Office of Information Technology (AIT) is actively advancing an enterprise-wide data strategy that relies on maintaining compatibility with existing platforms, data models, and integration frameworks. Disruption to this standardized environment would adversely impact cross-organizational collaboration, data integrity, and mission execution.

Market research and technical evaluations have confirmed that no other vendor can provide a solution that is fully compatible with the FAA’s existing Palantir Foundry environment without requiring substantial redevelopment. Specifically, award to an alternative source would necessitate:

Replacement or reconfiguration of existing system integrations Migration of significant volumes of operational and program data Redevelopment of established ontologies, data models, and analytical workflows Revalidation of cybersecurity controls and system accreditations Retraining of FAA personnel currently utilizing the platform

These efforts would result in substantial duplication of costs to the Government that are not expected to be recovered through competition. Additionally, the time required to design, develop, test, accredit, and deploy an alternative solution would introduce unacceptable delays in meeting the FAA’s mission requirements.

Furthermore, Palantir Technologies Inc. possesses unique, proprietary knowledge of the FAA-configured Foundry environment, including system architecture, data integrations, and operational workflows. No authorized third-party resellers or support providers are approved to operate within this environment. As such, only Palantir Technologies Inc. can provide the required licenses, technical support, and continuity of services without degradation to existing capabilities.

Based on the foregoing, the FAA has determined that Palantir Technologies Inc. is the only responsible source capable of fulfilling the requirement without unacceptable risk to cost, schedule, and performance. Award to any other source would result in mission disruption, increased costs, and delays that are not in the best interest of the Government.

Accordingly, this procurement is justified on a single source basis under AMS Policy Section 3.2.2.4.

Market Analysis

Initial FAA market analysis conducted in 2019 evaluated several Commercial Off-the-Shelf data platforms, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Tableau. While these solutions offered partial capabilities, they required significant custom development and coding support to achieve the functionality required by the FAA.

Palantir distinguished itself by providing:

A centralized enterprise data environment Rapid and secure integration of diverse operational data sources A low-code analytical environment accessible to non-technical users

These capabilities were demonstrated through a five-month Proof of Concept (POC) conducted in 2019. Following the successful POC, the FAA awarded Contract 693KA9-21-C-00009 in June 2021 to deploy the platform and support FAA operations.

This deployment enabled FAA personnel to analyze operational safety data in new ways, significantly enhancing the agency’s data-driven safety oversight capabilities.

Additional market research during the 2024 ASPIRE program extension confirmed that Palantir remained the only COTS platform capable of meeting the FAA’s full functional requirements. As a result, Contract 47QTCA24D004L was awarded to Palantir Technologies Inc.

Currently, no authorized third-party resellers are approved to support the FAA’s existing Palantir deployment environment. AJW-L therefore requires direct vendor support to maintain system continuity and configuration integrity.

A Market Survey (MS) 6973GH-26-R-Data was issued from January 21, 2026 through February 4, 2026, receiving 51 total responses.

Evaluation results were as follows:

10 vendors met the general scope requirements 2 vendors demonstrated sufficient capability for further evaluation

However, Palantir Technologies was the only vendor demonstrating:

Established integration with FAA enterprise systems including Delphi, PRISM, IFS, E2, UTBS, Checkbook, DCRS, and Smartsheet Familiarity with FAA mission workflows and data governance frameworks Immediate deployability without significant design or development phases

Other technically acceptable respondents proposed custom development solutions or secondary tool integrations, which would introduce significant schedule risk, higher lifecycle costs, cybersecurity complexity, and operational disruption.

Based on the results of market research, technical evaluation, and operational requirements analysis, the FAA has determined that Palantir Technologies Inc. is the only responsible source capable of meeting the agency’s minimum needs for enterprise data integration, analytics, and collaborative data capabilities required by AJW-L.

Awarding this requirement to another vendor would result in substantial duplication of costs to the Government and unacceptable delays in fulfilling mission requirements due to the need to replace or redevelop existing integrations, migrate operational datasets, and retrain personnel currently using the standardized platform.

Accordingly, this procurement is justified as a Single Source acquisition under FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy 3.2.2.4 – Only One Responsible Source, and award to Palantir Technologies Inc. is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

Other Facts Supporting Use of Single Source

In accordance with FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy 3.2.2.4, the FAA has determined that only one responsible source can meet the agency’s minimum requirements due to the need for continued enterprise platform standardization within the existing operational environment.

The FAA currently relies on this platform to support mission-critical data integration, analytics, and cross-organizational collaboration capabilities that are already deployed and integrated with multiple FAA systems and operational workflows.

Award to another source would require replacement or redevelopment of existing integrations, migration of substantial volumes of operational and program data, redevelopment of standardized data models, and retraining of FAA personnel.

These efforts would result in substantial duplication of costs to the Government that cannot be recovered through competition. Additionally, the time required to evaluate, implement, test, accredit, and deploy an alternative platform would introduce unacceptable delays in fulfilling the FAA’s operational and mission requirements.

Based on the results of market research and technical evaluation, no other vendor can provide a compatible solution capable of maintaining the FAA’s existing standardized enterprise environment without requiring significant redevelopment or operational disruption.

Accordingly, the identified vendor is determined to be the only responsible source capable of meeting the FAA’s minimum needs, and the proposed acquisition is justified on a single source basis.

The FAA has determined that continued use of the Palantir Foundry platform is necessary to maintain enterprise standardization of data integration, analytics, and collaborative data environments currently deployed across multiple FAA Lines of Business. Standardization ensures interoperability between FAA systems, preserves existing data models and ontologies, and maintains consistent governance and analytical workflows used to support mission-critical operations.

The Palantir Foundry environment currently supports established integrations with FAA enterprise systems and operational datasets used by organizations including Aircraft Certification Service (AIR), Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (AXH), Aviation Safety Knowledge Management Environment (ASKME), Office of Accident Investigation & Prevention (AVP), and the FAA Logistics Center (AJW-L). Maintaining this standardized environment allows FAA organizations to securely share data pipelines, analytical models, and operational insights across the enterprise.

Introducing an alternative platform would require redevelopment of existing data pipelines, reconfiguration of system integrations, migration of enterprise datasets, redevelopment of ontologies and analytical models, and retraining of personnel. Such changes would significantly disrupt ongoing operational activities and degrade existing enterprise collaboration capabilities.

Continued use of Palantir Foundry ensures technical compatibility, operational continuity, and alignment with the FAA’s long-term enterprise data and analytics strategy, while minimizing risk to mission-critical operations.

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