U.S. Coast Guard Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Training Devices

The United States Coast Guard has issued a market‑research Request for Information seeking industry capability to develop, field, and sustain augmented‑reality and virtual‑reality (AR/VR) training devices for its aviation fleet. The effort would provide a common hardware platform (approximately 200 VR headsets) and software that supports checklist procedures, emergency simulations, maintenance task cards, and diagnostic training for four aircraft types (HC‑130J, HC‑144B, MH‑60T, MH‑65E). The government is interested in solutions that enable remote instruction, capture analytics, operate in an air‑gapped environment, use open‑standards (e.g., OpenXR), and include a sustainable hardware refresh model. Respondents must describe technical capability, licensing and contract preferences, cybersecurity posture, and provide a rough order‑of‑magnitude cost breakdown. • Provide AR/VR training system hardware (≈200 headsets) and software for four Coast Guard aircraft. • Must support remote instructor monitoring, fault injection, analytics export (xAPI/SCORM), and operate without internet or commercial user accounts. • Government seeks open‑architecture, air‑gapped solutions with ATO experience, and a business model covering licensing, hardware refresh, and sustainment.