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Tactical Air-Launched Weapon Demonstrating Industrialization

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Location: Nationwide
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 1, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AC13

Timeline

Posted

Sep 1, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Location: Nationwide
NAICS: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

NOTICE OF CONTRACTING ACTION Broad Agency Announcement: FA2391-23-S-2403 Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) CALL Name: Tactical Air-Launched Weapon Demonstrating Industrialization The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Air Warfare Directorate (RA), hereby provides notice of its intent to issue a focused call under the active Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) entitled, “Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering & Research (PACER)” (Solicitation Number FA2391-23-S-2403).

This anticipated call will solicit innovative solutions for producing an operationally relevant, air-launched hypersonic weapon for less than 1/5 the cost and greater than 5x the production rate of current systems.

Offerors are encouraged to consider modular, open architectures together with aggressive application of design for manufacturing and digital engineering principles.

The evaluation process will be conducted in a single round; offerors will be invited to submit full technical and cost proposals.

Specific technical objectives, evaluation criteria, anticipated funding, period of performance and submission instructions will be detailed in the forthcoming call.

The call is expected to be posted as an amendment to the parent BAA on SAM.gov within the next 15 days.

Interested parties are strongly encouraged to monitor SAM.gov for the official release of the Call and any associated attachments.

Technical Point of Contact: Timothy Eymann, Program Manager Contracting Point of Contact: Eric Carretta, Contracting Officer

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