The provided document outlines a tri-chart template for project proposals, likely within a government RFP or grant context. It details essential components for project submissions, including a comprehensive project description, the top-level capability to be delivered, and how it addresses FY27 Focus Areas and AF Operational Imperatives. Proposals must identify specific deliverables, a demonstration/evaluation plan, and the system's Technology Readiness Level (TRL), with an entry TRL of at least 4. Key sections also include potential transition paths and partners, contact information, and cost breakdown for FY27 and FY28 (maximum $2.5M per year). The period of performance is capped at 24 months, and a proposed contract vehicle is required. The template also features sections for major and sub-milestones, a top-level synopsis for the warfighter, funding allocation, and a CONOPS/Operational View. This structured format ensures comprehensive project planning and evaluation for federal government initiatives.

The "Imaging and Targeting Support FY27 Project Submission Form" outlines requirements for federal government project proposals, likely for Air Force airborne platforms. Submissions must detail project name, deliverables (prototype, experiment, demonstration), estimated cost (max $2.5M/year for 24 months, not exceeding $5M), and a 12-24 month performance period starting in FY27. Projects need an Entry Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 4 or higher and an Exit TRL of 5 or higher, per DoD guidelines. The form requires comprehensive contact information, focus areas (increasing cooperative sense-making, developing low SWaP-C sensors, AMTI/MMTI with low-bandwidth data sharing), a program description, associated efforts, a detailed schedule, risk assessment with mitigation plans, technology protection, and transition partners (primarily Air Force). It also mandates a transition plan, demonstration/evaluation strategy, product support strategy, GFP/GFI needs, assumptions, dependencies, constraints, and a detailed cost breakdown. This form aims to solicit well-defined projects that align with the specified technical and financial criteria for imaging and targeting support.

The Department of the Air Force's Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/WIN) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit industry, academia, and government agencies for promising technologies in Imaging & Targeting Support (I&TS) for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27). This RFI, with a tracking number of AFLCMCFY27ITSRFI, aims to identify next-generation airborne Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) capabilities that align with the Air Force Chief of Staff's One Force Design document, addressing three distinct Mission Areas. AFLCMC/WIN is seeking one to two-year projects, commencing in FY27, with funding requirements of less than $2.5 million per year, an initial Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 4-6, and an objective TRL of 6 or higher. The focus areas include increasing cooperative sense-making capabilities for fielded sensors, developing low Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C) modular sensors, and enhancing AMTI/MMTI and Automated Target Recognition. Additionally, there is an interest in quantum sensing technologies for airborne ISR applications. Submissions, in the form of white papers and tri-charts for focus areas, and white papers for interest items, are due by 1600 EST, 19 January 2026. An Industry Day will be held virtually on December 15, 2025. This RFI is for market research purposes only and is not a request for proposal.