Contract

Research Interests of the United States Air Force Academy (formerly USAFA-BAA-2021)

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Location: USAF Academy, CO
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 1598 days (Dec 2, 2030)
Posted: Jan 12, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 541715

What this contract is for

USAFA’s Dean of Faculty Research Office is announcing to business and academia the intent to solicit white papers/proposals for USAFA research efforts through this BAA. This strategy provides USAFA an acquisition tool with the flexibility to solicit proposals and make awards to develop technologies to meet present and future Air Force research needs as technology issues are identified. USAFA invites white papers and proposals for research in many broad areas. These areas are described in detail in Section I, Funding Opportunity Description. Additional information regarding USAFA Research Centers, Departments and Institutes may be found at www.usafa.edu. USAFA is seeking unclassified research white papers and proposals that do not contain proprietary information. Requests for white papers/proposals are also transmitted via calls which may be published separately from the BAA at various times during the open period of the BAA. It is anticipated awards will be made in the form of any appropriate contract type under the FAR or Non-FAR instruments (i.e., Other Transaction (OT) for research efforts, or grants and cooperative agreements). USAFA reserves the right to select and fund for award all, some, or none of the white papers/proposals in response to this announcement. All awards are contingent upon funds availability for the program areas identified. Unless specifically indicated in a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a call, cost sharing is permitted and encouraged, but not required. Awards based on responses to this BAA are considered to be the result of full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, unless otherwise stated in the BAA amendments shall be: 541714, Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)...

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