Cost Estimating Modeling Data Analytics and Research (CEMDAR) RFI

The Air Force Cost Analysis Agency (AFCAA) has identified numerous gaps in the databases, methods, and tools it regularly uses for cost estimating and analysis and has committed to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of its cost estimating capabilities. This requirement invests in strengthening, accelerating and elevating cost data and analytic capabilities using the latest technologies to enable faster, more efficient, higher quality, and higher volumes of analytic decision support from the DAF cost community.

The objectives include (1) improving the quality and amount of data collected and available to cost estimators, (2) building centralized/ enterprise relational and integrated cost, schedule, and technical databases using data science best practices, (3) building the capability to optimize cost estimators’ use of the larger amounts of data collected for cost estimating, and (4) providing centrally available and authoritative datasets and to develop cost estimating relationships, schedule estimating relationships, technical estimating relationships, benchmark tables, dashboards/visualizations, cost models, and other tools that Air Force and Space Force cost analysts can use to develop detailed, robust, and accurate cost estimates. The goal is to not only improve the timeliness and quality of program life-cycle cost estimates for budgeting, programming, and acquisition decisions but to enhance the capability to perform quick turn high-level force design and alternative capability analysis as well as lower level program element trade-off analysis.

We are looking for interested vendors and suggestions/recommendations to the PWS and contract type/structure/vehicle. If interested, please email capability statements (max 2 pages) to the listed POC email. There is a Comment Resolution Matrix attached to this Sources Sought that we would appreciate detailed feedback being submitted in. There is a market research survey link (CEMDAR RFI SURVEY) attached for completion as well. Submission of all three is appreciated and will assist with preparation of a virtual industry day to be held in the not too distant future. Email submissions need to reference FA701426SSCEMDAR in the subject line. Due to possible furlough, responses to emails may be limited. After the closing date of the sources sought, no emails will be responded to pertaining to this requirement until the next stage of the acquisition process.