AFSOC Decision Support — Recompete ($5.3M)

The Signal

AFSOC's Decision Support contract (held by SAIC, $4.8M, 4.5 months to expiration) is entering recompete Q2 2026 (April-May RFP). SAIC's performance is mixed. Intel sources indicate schedule slippage on scenario development and JOC support. AFSOC is actively seeking alternatives.

Why This Matters

• Incumbent vulnerability = open competition. SAIC is not a lock to renew. AFSOC is explicitly soliciting alternatives.
• Decision support = air operations planning. This is a J-3 (Operations) function. If you have former AFSOC J-3 staff or Air Force planning experience, you're competitive against SAIC on substance.
• Full & Open (not set-aside), but teaming is viable. You won't win this as a pure SDVOSB. But teaming with a large prime (Peraton, Deloitte, CACI) and owning the decision-support-operations team is the path.

Teaming Opportunity

If you have:

• Former AFSOC J-3 officer (O-4 or above preferred)
• Air operations planning and scenario-modeling background
• Track record on Distributed operations (not just traditional joint planning)

Team with Peraton or CACI as the prime. You own the decision-support team; they own the contract. Pitch: "SAIC's team is aging and burned out. We bring fresh J-3 thinking and current operational context."

Your Action

1. By April 1: Contact Peraton, CACI, and Deloitte Consulting. Introduce yourself as an AFSOC decision-support SME.
2. April-May: Monitor SAM.gov for RFP release. When it drops, you should already be in discussions with one of the 3 primes.
3. Proposal strategy: Lead with "Here's what's broken in the current contract: scenarios are stale, planning cycles are slow. Here's how we fix that with current AFSOC doctrine and personnel."

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Timeline: RFP expected April 15-May 15. Start teaming outreach by March 28.