Firmware Bill of Materials Extractor (FBME)

Name: Firmware Bill of Materials Extractor (FBME)
Creator: Department of Defense
Keywords: OTA

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AI Overview

DoN seeks a prototype software tool to automatically extract and catalog firmware components and their versions from embedded systems and computing devices. This capability addresses supply chain security and software transparency challenges in defense systems.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency

Department of Defense

Funding Amount

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Release Date

May 10, 2026

Due Date

January 25, 2024 (Closed)

Official Description

The Department of Navy (DoN) is seeking a prototype software application that they call a Firmware Bill of Materials Extractor (FBME). In this context, firmware refers to low-level software that executes on a microcontroller or microprocessor, either in an embedded system or as the foundation of the software stack for a general-purpose computer. The firmware bill of materials would be a list of the software components and libraries, including the version number of each software component, used t...

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Change History

Opportunity AddedMay 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM