Resilient Analytic Platforms for Intelligence Delivery (RAPID)

NAICS CODE: 541715

FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514

ARA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement

ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) TITLE: Resilient Analytic Platforms for Intelligence Delivery (RAPID)

ARA NUMBER: FA8750-26-S-7001

PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step ARA which is open and effective until 6 FEB 2031. Only white papers will be accepted as initial submissions; formal proposals will be accepted by invitation only. While white papers will be considered if received prior to 3PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 6 FEB 2031, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:

FY26 by 25 FEB 2026

FY27 by 30 SEP 2026

FY28 by 30 SEP 2027

FY29 by 30 SEP2028

FY30 by 30 SEP 2029

Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the SAM website at https://SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.

CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: Seeking innovative white papers for the research, development, integration, test and evaluation of advanced technologies and techniques.

This effort will focus on novel cloud-based tools, automating processing workflows, standards development and enterprise integration of existing intelligence capabilities into consolidated, cyber- resilient dashboards and analysis platforms. The goal is to establish a robust foundation for planning, decision-making, and action by delivering tailored, customer-specific intelligence, analytic capabilities, and solutions. These capabilities and solutions need to be designed with cybersecurity integrated upfront and maintained throughout their lifecycle. This ARA builds upon the foundation laid by previous AFRL BAAs FA8750-21-S-7006 Geospatial Intelligence Processing and Exploitation (GeoPEX), FA8750-17-S-7004 Knowledge Aided Geospatial-Intelligence (GEOINT) Latency...