# SAM #STITCHES_001 STITCHES Toolchain Development, Integration, and Operational Support **Buyer:** AFLCMC C3I&N **Posted:** October 30, 2026 **Respond By:** November 14, 2026 **Identifier:** STITCHES_001 **NAICS:** 541511, 541512, 541715 The Department of the Air Force is conducting market research for continued development and operational use of the STITCHES integration toolchain. - **Government buyer:** Department of War (DoW); the initial notice identifies the Department of the Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Cyber and Networks directorate, office FA2057 AFLCMC HNJK. The attachment identifies AFLCMC/HNJJ as a work location. - **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs, vendors, or product manufacturers are named. **STITCHES** is the system and toolchain being developed, not an identified OEM. - **Requested work:** System engineering, toolchain development and maturation, integration and testing of mission capabilities, technical and subject-matter expertise, transition support, and program, security, cybersecurity, configuration, and data management. - **Technical outputs:** Interfaces, data transforms, adapters, deployment packages, software releases, source code, dependency documentation, offline installers, technical manuals, test plans, demonstrations, and operational guidance. No product part numbers or quantities are specified. - **Notable requirements:** Support classified environments and maintain TOP SECRET collateral-level personnel, facility, and documentation capabilities; meet applicable cybersecurity and Authorization to Operate requirements; provide software and documentation for Government sustainment and modification. Software delivery follows the contract schedule or is due within 24 months; operational repositories are due within 30 days after each community demonstration event. - **Opportunity context:** This is market research, not a solicitation. The initial notice requests a capabilities statement of no more than two pages and a completed response form. The Government anticipates a follow-on action using other-than-full-and-open competition, but the notice does not commit the Government to issuing a solicitation. ### Description

The Government is issuing this Sources Sought in accordance with (IAW) DFARS PGI 206.103-170 and intends to award this sole source action to Lockheed Martin Corporation. The Government has determined this contract will be awarded as Other than Full and Open competition as it is a follow-on to highly specialized research and development work that has been accomplished by Lockheed Martin Corporation over the course of 13+ years, the Government anticipates it would be a substantial duplication of cost not recoverable through competition, and it would result in substantially unacceptable delays to critical capabilities. The Government will post the Justification and Approval document IAW FAR 6.301.

The requirement is detailed fully in Attachment 1 - Summary to this Sources Sought Notice. This notice includes Attachment 2 – Q_A, which should be submitted with any response to this notice.

If your company is interested in replying to this notice with a capabilities statement, please provide no more than 2 pages NLT than the due date indicated in the notice. Please also submit Attachment 2 - Q_A completed with your company information. Do NOT include proprietary, CUI, or any classified information. Any response submitted constitutes consent for the submission to be reviewed by military personnel, Government civilians, and embedded AFLCMC/HNJJ Engineering, Professional, and Administrative Support Services (EPASS) Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contractors.

The Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding will be solely at the interested party’s expense. This Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research and Synopsis purposes only, as defined in FAR parts 10 and 5, respectively, and any response is voluntary. This is not a solicitation, nor does it commit the Government to any future solicitation. The information provided is subject to change and is not binding on the Government.

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