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

RFI for KC-46 Systems Integration Laboratory Operations, Sustainment, and Software Integration

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

The U.S. Air Force is conducting market research on support for the KC-46A Systems Integration Laboratory and related software integration work.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), WLC / KC-46A Program Office.
- **Scope:** Operate and sustain the KC-46 Systems Integration Laboratory (K-SIL), including software maintenance, patching, integration and lifecycle support; lab infrastructure and hardware maintenance; cybersecurity; configuration and database management; and transition planning for organic sustainment and Public-Private Partnership support.
- **Technical work:** Support Hardware-in-the-Loop testing and simulation, federated avionics integration across ARINC and MIL-STD-1553B buses, ARINC 653 software partitioning, and software verification and validation to FAA DO-178B/C, DO-254, and applicable military certification standards.
- **Related effort:** The RFI also asks about KC-46 Software Integration Sustainment & Support (K-SWISS), including software development, integration, testing, certification, supplier relationships, and subcontracting. It seeks industry input on whether K-SWISS and K-SIL operations and sustainment should be combined or kept separate.
- **Industry information requested:** Contractor capabilities, technical approach, staffing, teaming, data rights, and support for government collaboration and eventual organic sustainment.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, vendors, or resellers are identified by name in the materials.
- **Items and quantities:** No priced products, part numbers, or quantities are requested. This is a market-research RFI, not a request for proposals or a commitment to award.

### 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>
	</li>
</ul>

<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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