SOURCES SOUGHT / CAPABILITIES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (CRFI) Name/Subject : USAF F-16 Next-Generation Mission Compute (NGMC) Upgrade for Combat Capabilities for F-16, Blocks 40/42/50/52 Notice ID, Unique identifier: FA8615-26-RFI-F16UPGRADE Contract Opportunity Type/Notice Type: Sources Sought NAICS Code : 334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing Product Service Code (PSC): 1680 – Miscellaneous Accessories and Components Place of Performance : Hill AFB, UT, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, and/or Contractor Facilities. Response Date: 30 days from publication Point of Contact (POC) : Contracting Officer: Jason Brown, jason.brown.148@us.af.mil Contract Specialist: Zaria Gray-Goodnight, zaria.gray-goodnight@us.af.mil 1.0 INTRODUCTION & PURPOSE This is a Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought notice issued by the Department of War, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Fighters and Advanced Aircraft (WA), F-16 Program Office (DEPT OF WAR / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / AFMC / AFLCMC / WAM (F-16 Division). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this CRFI is to conduct market research to identify potential sources (including small businesses, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB) with the capabilities and manufacturing maturity to design, develop, manufacture, and integrate a Next-Generation Mission Compute (NGMC) upgrade for combat capabilities for USAF F-16 Blocks 40/42/50/52. The NGMC program aims to deliver a significant increase in reliability and processing performance while maintaining compatibility with the existing F-16 infrastructure. This upgrade is critical for addressing current capability gaps and enabling future modernization efforts. 2.0 BACKGROUND / REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Program Overview: The USAF F-16 NGMC subsystem is intended to be a replacement for the F-16 Post-Block Modular Mission Computer (MMC) for both USAF and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Partners. The NGMC will support the current F-16 functional requirements, rehost, and execute the legacy MMC Operational Flight Program (OFP). The NGMC must be a form, fit, and function (FFF) replacement for the legacy MMC, utilizing the same physical space and existing aircraft wiring where possible. The solution must be designed for efficient, cost-effective installation and a two-level maintenance concept. The NGMC will be a strategic pivot from the current, monolithic avionics architecture to a modern, software-defined architecture and provide an efficient path for increased reliability and performance far beyond the current F-16 MMC. It must provide flexibility to accommodate significant growth by quickly integrating new and updated Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) compliant hardware modules. The NGMC will be a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) based solution. HW will conform to DoD-mandated SOSA standards. This mod…