SAM #ES-26-02036

FAA Sole Source Intent for Prometheus Torch Software Licensing and Support

This notice from the FAA Acquisition & Grants office at Atlantic City International Airport announces an intent to award a single source contract for software licensing and support. - Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Acquisition & Grants, AAQ600 - Vendor: Prometheus Intelligence, Inc. - Product: Prometheus Torch software - Proprietary offline-first architecture - Provides speech-to-text, translation, and analytics on local hardware - No reliance on cloud APIs - Requirement: Must meet FAA data isolation and zero-trust standards - Sole source justification: Prometheus Intelligence, Inc. is the only known vendor able to meet these requirements - No other OEMs or vendors mentioned - Notice is informational; not a solicitation for proposals

Procurement Details - Software license and support for Prometheus Torch - No quantities or part numbers specified - No competing products or vendors referenced

Technical/Business Highlights - Offline processing is critical for FAA's security needs - Data isolation and zero-trust are mandatory - Commercial opportunity is limited to the named vendor

Description

In accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acquisition Management System (AMS) Policy 3.2.2.4 - Single-Source Selection, the purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the FAA's decision to contract on a single source basis to Prometheus Intelligence, Inc. for the procurement of licensing and support of Prometheus Torch software.

Prometheus Intelligence is the only known source capable of providing a commercially available platform that meets the FAA’s requirements. Prometheus Torch™ uniquely provides a proprietary offline-first architecture that performs speech-to-text, translation, and analytical processing entirely on local hardware without cloud-connected APIs, which is necessary to satisfy FAA data isolation and zero-trust requirements.

This announcement is for informational purposes only. The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. The FAA is not liable for any costs associated with the preparing of a response to this announcement.

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