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Open — responses due 31 Dec 2027 (412 days left) · Unrestricted (full and open) · Department of the Air Force, DoD · Dayton, OH · NAICS 541715 · Solicitation FA8650-18-S-5008

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Solicitation details

Solicitation numberFA8650-18-S-5008
Notice ID3ae3ca1d9d624f0db562ffd1c3665a5c
AgencyDepartment of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agencyDepartment of the Air Force
Contracting officeFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL
NAICS code541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Product / service code (PSC)AG14
Set-asideUnrestricted (full and open)
Notice typePresolicitation
Posted25 August 2025
Response deadline31 December 2027
Place of performanceDayton, OH, USA
CompetitionCompetitive

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Description

This is an Open ARA announcement pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. §4023 Procurement for Experimental Purposes. AFRL is interested in receiving white papers related to the AFRL Energy Office’s mission to lead the discovery, development, delivery, and integration of energy science, technology, and innovation. The AFRL Energy Office’s intent is to decouple mission effectiveness from energy, water, and other resource and supply chain vulnerabilities through the identification, development, and demonstration of critical technologies for the Department of Air Force (DAF). Proposed solutions should be innovative and substantially improve national defense capabilities. While the Government describes discrete topic areas below, it also anticipates that certain comprehensive technology solutions, processes, methodologies, and prototypes may require multidisciplinary approaches that address two or more topic areas. The topic areas covered under this announcement may be used in any combination. The Government reserves the right to add, delete or modify the topic areas as necessary.

Version history

SAM.gov has posted 12 notices under solicitation FA8650-18-S-5008, oldest first.

Documents in the solicitation package

24 files are attached to this notice.

  • FA8650-18-S-5008_Amendment 6.pdf
  • GRAPE CALL 003 AMD 03_QandA.pdf
  • GRAPE CALL 003 AMD 02_QandA.pdf
  • GRAPE CALL 003 AMD 01_QandA.pdf
  • 252-227-7017 - Data Rights.pdf
  • 18S5008_GRAPE Call 0003.pdf
  • 18S5008_GRAPE CALL 003 SOO Large Capacity Energy Storage Clear.pdf
  • GRAPE CALL 0002_Amend 03_QandA.pdf
  • 18S5008_Atch 4_SF424.pdf
  • ARA Attachment 3 - Security Program Questionnaire.docx
  • 18S50008_GRAPE CALL 0002 Amendment 02.pdf
  • 18S5008_Call 002_Atch2_UPDATED SOO_3 June 2024.pdf
  • 18S5008_CALL 0002 Amendment 01.pdf
  • 18S5008_Atch2_GRAPE Call 002 SOO_REVISED.pdf
  • 18S5008_GRAPE CALL 0002.pdf
  • 18S5008_Atch1-DFAR 252.227-7017 Data Assertion.pdf
  • 18S5008_Atch2_GRAPE Call 002 SOO - Flightline Charging Infrastructure.pdf
  • FA8650-18-S-5008_Amend 5_final.pdf
  • FA8650-18-S-5008_CALL 0001_Complete.pdf
  • FA8650-18-S-5008_Amend 4.pdf
  • FA8650-18-S-5008-Amd3.pdf.pdf
  • FA8650-18-S-5008-Amd1.pdf
  • FA8650-18-S-5008-ARA.pdf
  • FA8650-18-S-5008-Amd2.pdf

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