# SAM #RFI-AFLCMC-KC46-SIL-OS-2026

RFI for KC-46 Systems Integration Laboratory Operations and Software Integration Support

**Buyer:** AFLCMC Mobility Aircraft Directorate
**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** December 11, 2026
**Identifier:** RFI-AFLCMC-KC46-SIL-OS-2026
**NAICS:** 336413, 541512, 541511, 541513, 541715, 811210

The U.S. Air Force is gathering industry input on support for the KC-46A Systems Integration Laboratory at Tinker Air Force Base.
- **Government buyer:** United States Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), WLC KC-46A Program Office.
- **Requested services:**
  - Operate and sustain the KC-46 Systems Integration Laboratory (K-SIL), including software maintenance, patching, integration, lifecycle support, hardware maintenance, lab infrastructure, configuration and database management, and cybersecurity.
  - Provide KC-46 Software Integration Sustainment & Support (K-SWISS), including software development, integration, testing, certification, and management of supplier relationships and sustainment efforts.
  - Support hardware-in-the-loop testing, simulation, avionics integration, and software verification and validation against applicable FAA and military certification standards. Technical areas include ARINC and MIL-STD-1553B avionics buses and ARINC 653 software partitioning.
- **Notable considerations:** The RFI seeks input on whether K-SWISS and K-SIL operations and sustainment should be combined or handled separately. It also requests information about contractor capabilities, staffing, teaming, data rights, technical approaches, and transition to organic sustainment and a Public-Private Partnership environment.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the provided materials.
- **Products and quantities:** No priced products, part numbers, or quantities are requested. This is market research, not a request for proposals or a commitment to award a contract.

### Description

<p>The USAF KC-46A Program Office is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify sources capable of providing comprehensive Operations and Sustainment (O&amp;S) for the KC-46A Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL), a high-fidelity testing center for the aircraft&#39;s software, avionics, and hardware.</p>

<p>The government is seeking a contractor to act as a system integrator to provide integrated software sustainment and development for the KC-46 SIL, operating within a government facility at Tinker AFB, OK.</p>

<p>Core services will include, but are not limited to:</p>

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	<p>System integration for software maintenance, patching, integration, and lifecycle support.</p>
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	<p>Operation and sustainment of complex Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) lab topologies and simulation environments.</p>
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	<p>Management of federated multi-bus avionics integration (ARINC, MIL-STD-1553B), software partitioning (ARINC 653), and cybersecurity configurations.</p>
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	<p>Execution of software verification and validation under FAA (DO-178B/C, DO-254) and military certification standards.</p>
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	<p>Collaboration with government personnel in a Public-Private Partnership (P3) environment.</p>
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<p>This is a Request for Information (RFI) for market research and planning purposes ONLY. This does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not award a contract on the basis of this RFI.</p>

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