# SAM #APEX

Air Force APEX Secure Software Development and Lifecycle Support

**Buyer:** Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Human Systems Directorate (HBMK)
**Posted:** October 28, 2026
**Respond By:** November 30, 2026
**Identifier:** APEX
**NAICS:** 541512, 541511

The Air Force is seeking industry input on secure software lifecycle support for its Agile Platform for Expeditionary C2 (APEX) effort.
- **Government buyer**
  - Department of the Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (C3BM) Portfolio Acquisition Executive.
  - Airspace Mission Planning Division (C3M), Operating Location 2 (OL-2); the effort supports Air Mobility Command’s Rapid Global Mobility Command and Control (RGM C2) program.
- **Requested services**
  - Mission-focused development, sustainment, and operational support for National Security System-level command-and-control applications, using a government-provided software factory and Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment.
  - Scope includes program and project management; user-centered design and engagement; Agile/DevSecOps software engineering; automated testing and quality assurance; cybersecurity; continuous integration and deployment; application deployment, monitoring, and maintenance; and technical documentation and data management.
  - Support includes sustaining, configuring, developing, or modernizing MAFPS, GDSS, CAMPS, and MEIS. The Government provides the software factory, PaaS environment, tools, users, and subject matter experts.
- **Notable requirements**
  - Deliver secure, resilient, user-focused capabilities through iterative development, with automated security checks and remediation.
  - Target a minimum viable capability release within six months of newly defined user needs and production deployment at least once per fiscal quarter.
  - Use infrastructure as code in a government-owned repository and provide the Government real-time visibility into performance and product health.
- **OEMs and vendors**
  - No OEMs, resellers, or contractors are named in the available materials. No commercial products, part numbers, or purchase quantities are specified.

### Description

<p>The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Command, Control, Communications<br />
and Battle Management (C3BM) Operating Location 2 (OL-2) is executing Software<br />
Development Lifecyle Management for Air Mobility Command&rsquo;s (AMC) Rapid Global Mobility<br />
Command and Control (RGM C2) Program, that leverages technical solutions and practices for<br />
all Air Force Transportation (AFTRANS) operations. AMC is the air component of United States<br />
Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), providing air refueling, cargo, and personnel<br />
delivery globally. AMC is also the Air Force Lead Command and Core Function Lead for RGM<br />
C2. To effectively support the Joint Force, the MAF must globally command, control, and<br />
collaborate, navigate in degraded or operationally limited environments, conduct enroute logistics<br />
while under attack, and operate at the highest required tempo. This requires global situational<br />
awareness through collaboration, coordinated operations, and adherence to processes that<br />
accomplish Combatant Commander objectives.</p>

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