Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL) Digital Capabilities Directorate (DCD)

THIS NOTICE IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information herein is subject to change. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract resulting from this notice. Responses are strictly voluntary, and the Government is not liable for expenses incurred in the preparation of such responses.

This RFI is from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Digital Capabilities Directorate (DCD) located at Building 676, 2435 5th Street, WPAFB, Ohio 45433.

1.0 Background

The AFRL Digital Capabilities Directorate stood up in February 2023 with a mission to “Measurably accelerate the generation and transition of adoption-ready technology with demonstrable military benefit”. Over-arching goals on behalf of the AFRL include:

• Faster Research: accelerate research, experimentation, and innovation


• Better Decisions: data/informatics, visualization, and support for analytically rigorous technical, business, and operations decisions


• Streamline Transitions: smooth entry for concepts, experiments, and demonstrations, seamless transfer of research products to acquisition/development agencies


• Reduce Toil: flexible and responsive business and operations


• Delivery of Digital and IT solutions

Innovation areas that shape our lines of effort and future investments include:

• Data


• Modeling/Analysis


• Collaborative Tools (worldwide partners and stakeholders)


• Infrastructure (networks, optimized clouds, high-performance computing, quantum)


• Cybersecurity


• Digital Architecture and Services


• Generative and Predictive Artificial Intelligence