U.S. Air Force

The United States Air Force deployed a digital solution for its CON-IT program on the Appian low-code platform. The Air Force’s primary methods and technologies include Agile, rapid prototyping, platform as a service (PaaS), software-as-a-service (SaaS), and low-code software.

The Appian solution standardizes acquisition contract writing across the Air Force, drives efficiency for the acquisition and contracting communities, reduces costs, and provides a platform to make functionality enhancements and statutory changes fast. The system is in production with Authority to Operate (ATO) certification.

The CON-IT solution expanded on a baseline from acquisition systems developed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on Appian. DISA’s operationally proven contract writing solutions automate the processes involved in offering, issuing, and managing a DoD contract. Appian’s powerful business process management technology, in combination with its low-code development platform, enabled the Air Force to easily configure and develop legacy acquisition systems into CON- IT, helping the Air Force meet specific requirements for the contracting community.

The Appian cloud solution is hosted in an Impact Level 4 (IL4) data center, which covers controlled unclassified information (CUI) that under law or policy requires protection from unauthorized disclosure and other mission-critical data. Appian’s ability to deliver at IL4 provides a distinct advantage to DoD Agencies. The Appian cloud has a comprehensive security and compliance program, including FedRAMP 2.0, that meets more industry standards than other application Platform-as-a-Service (aPaaS) vendors.