Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES)
Agency
DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND.AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER.COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS & BATTLE MANAGEMENT.FA8730 KESSEL RUN AFLCMC/HBBK
Location
Hanscom AFB, MA
Massachusetts
Estimated Value
N/A
Type
Solicitation
Service / NAICS
541519
Opportunity Summary
This federal contract opportunity from DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND.AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER.COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS & BATTLE MANAGEMENT.FA8730 KESSEL RUN AFLCMC/HBBK involves aerospace readiness enterprise system (ares) in Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts. The response deadline was Jan 9, 2026.
Contract Description
Prototyping is a means of testing assumptions about technologies and approaches before expending significant amounts of effort or money building something that may not address the organization’s problem. Prototyping is a low-cost, rapid risk mitigation approach. As such, we propose that the first Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES) use case be built as a prototype initially, with the following capability goals. ARES is the Air Force’s enterprise solution for scheduling, standardization and evaluation (stan/eval) and training management which is intended to replace the Patriot Excalibur (PEX), Puckboard, and Graduate/Training Integration Management System (G/TIMS) legacy software programs. Specifically, ARES will leverage commercial software to the greatest extent possible and be d...
Timeline
Posted Date
Dec 11, 2025
Response Deadline
Jan 9, 2026
Deadline passed
What Contractors Should Know
Work will be performed in Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts. Local presence or experience in this area can strengthen your proposal.
Should You Pursue This?
Good Fit If…
- ✓You have operations or past performance in Massachusetts
- ✓You have worked with DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND.AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER.COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS & BATTLE MANAGEMENT.FA8730 KESSEL RUN AFLCMC/HBBK before
Harder to Win If…
- !Full and open competition — no set-aside restrictions
Related Context
Agency
DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE.AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND.AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER.COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS & BATTLE MANAGEMENT.FA8730 KESSEL RUN AFLCMC/HBBK
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Location
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NAICS Code
541519
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