Common Automation Platform - Request for Information

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather insights for developing a brand-new Air Traffic Control System (ATC) and a Common Automation Platform (CAP). This initiative, aligned with presidential and secretarial directives, aims to replace legacy systems like ERAM and STARS with a unified, state-of-the-art platform. The FAA is open to innovative ideas, technologies, procurement strategies, and implementation structures, including Enterprise Re-Architecture and Operationally Proven Platform approaches. The RFI poses detailed questions across various critical areas, including CAP solution approaches, business models, data rights, system integration and interoperability, functional coverage, reliability, safety, data harmonization, advanced automation (AI/ML), user experience, deployment strategies, security, performance, scalability, cost-value analysis, and system safety assurance. Additionally, it seeks information on corporate experience, operational product availability, and alignment with the FAA's Automation Evolution Strategy (AES) principles, particularly regarding modularity, third-party integration, and preventing vendor lock-in. Responses are confidential and due by December 19, 2025.

The FAA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather insights for developing a brand-new Air Traffic Control System (ATC) and a Common Automation Platform (CAP). This initiative seeks to replace legacy systems like ERAM and STARS with a unified, state-of-the-art platform, considering both Enterprise Re-Architecture and Operationally Proven Platform approaches. The RFI explicitly states it is not a commitment for proposals and responses are at the vendor's expense, though it may lead to an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). Key areas of inquiry include CAP solution approaches, business models, data rights, system capabilities (integration, functional coverage, reliability, data harmonization, AI/ML, user experience, deployment, security, performance, cost, and safety assurance), corporate experience, and alignment with the FAA's Automation Evolution Strategy (AES) principles, including vendor lock-in prevention and modularity. Responses are due by December 19, 2025, to David.L.Reynolds@faa.gov.