The Pentagon is seeking contractors to build and maintain a secure software platform to track data and investigations for its All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which handles reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) that may threaten national security.

A new notice reveals plans for a custom case management system on the Defense Department’s top-secret intranet (JWICS).

“The intent is to field this capability for AARO personnel at AARO HQ and for use at supporting organizations,” officials wrote.

A defense official told DefenseScoop this is AARO’s first solicitation since its 2022 creation. UAP includes UFOs and trans-medium objects. “AARO currently uses a variety of tools for its mission management needs and seeks to integrate them,” the official said.

AARO was formed under Biden after congressional pressure, but details about its budget and operations remain limited. The office oversees government-wide efforts to detect, identify, and address airborne, maritime, or spaceborne objects near sensitive areas. Its key task is resolving a growing caseload of UAP reports from officials—and eventually the public.

“A case management system, or CMS, will assist AARO in tracking the status of the UAP reports in its holdings and in meeting its records management requirements, particularly as the office works to launch a public UAP reporting mechanism,” the official said.

The proposed CMS must categorize cases by type and priority, convert documents into searchable data, track case progress, auto-respond to submissions, encrypt data, and offer role-based dashboards.