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Air Force Research Laboratory Solicitation for Air-Launched Hypersonic Weapon Industrialization Solutions

This opportunity is a forthcoming solicitation from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) seeking innovative industrialization solutions for air-launched hypersonic weapons. - Agency: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Air Warfare Directorate (RA) - Solicitation: Focused call under PACER BAA (FA2391-23-S-2403) - Objective: Develop and produce an operationally relevant, air-launched hypersonic weapon - Target cost: Less than one-fifth of current systems - Target production rate: More than five times current systems - Requirements: - Modular, open architectures - Design for manufacturing - Digital engineering principles - No specific OEMs or vendors named; open to all qualified offerors - Full technical and cost proposals required - Details on technical objectives, evaluation criteria, funding, and period of performance to be provided in the official call - Focus: Research, development, and industrialization services for hypersonic weapons

Potential Commercial Opportunities: - Advanced manufacturing technologies - Modular weapon system architectures - Digital engineering and design services - Hypersonic weapon component suppliers

Period of Performance: - To be specified in the forthcoming call; details not yet released

Description

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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