ContractSpecial Notice

Iron Bank Container Team

DEPT OF DEFENSE• FA8307RFIIRON001
Response Deadline
Sep 5, 2025
Deadline passed
Days Remaining
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Notice Type
Special Notice

Contract Opportunity Analysis

The Department of Defense, specifically the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the Iron Bank Container Team, aimed at enhancing cybersecurity within its container infrastructure. The RFI seeks innovative approaches to utilize minimal or distroless images to reduce the attack surface of approximately 1,395 containers, with a focus on eliminating unnecessary packages and dependencies while ensuring ongoing operations and capability sustainment. This initiative is critical for maintaining the security and efficiency of the Iron Bank platform, which includes the development of new container repositories and continuous vulnerability scanning. Interested parties are invited to submit white papers by September 5, 2025, and can direct inquiries to Thomas Murphy at thomas.murphy.34@us.af.mil or Lisa Hartman at lisa.hartman@us.af.mil.

Classification Codes

NAICS Code
541511
Custom Computer Programming Services
PSC Code
DA01
IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)

Solicitation Documents

1 Files
Attachment 0001 - Request for Information.pdf
PDF•183 KB•Aug 22, 2025
AI Summary
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/HNCX) Platform One (P1) Iron Bank Value Stream has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to industry regarding enhancing cybersecurity within its container infrastructure. The RFI seeks approaches to leverage minimal/distroless images to reduce the attack surface of its 1,395 containers. The initiative aims to improve security by eliminating unnecessary packages and dependencies. The RFI outlines a need for comprehensive support for the Iron Bank platform, including ongoing operations, capability sustainment, and forward-leaning innovation for a base year with two option years. Specific questions are posed regarding rewriting and creating new container repositories for approximately 50 Iron Bank Core images, maintaining a 60-day validation period for Big Bang instance deployment proof of concept, and administering Iron Bank images to ensure continuous vulnerability scanning and updates. Responses, in the form of a white paper, are due by September 5, 2025.

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Project Timeline

postedOriginal Solicitation PostedAug 22, 2025
deadlineResponse DeadlineSep 5, 2025
expiryArchive DateSep 20, 2025

Agency Information

Department
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-Tier
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Office
FA8307 AFLCMC HNCK C3IN

Point of Contact

Name
Thomas Murphy

Place of Performance

San Antonio, Texas, UNITED STATES

Official Sources

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