# AFRL Discontinues $10B Research IDIQ

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has permanently discontinued its planned **$10 billion** multiple-award enterprise IDIQ for broad unclassified research-and-development support. AFRL cited market feedback, changing mission needs, and concerns that a single vehicle could add administrative friction and delay technology delivery. The planned vehicle will not be an avenue for future work; contractors seeking AFRL R&D opportunities should instead pursue the agency’s other acquisition pathways, including commercial solutions openings, pitch days, modular prototyping agreements, discipline-specific vehicles, OTAs, SBIR/STTR Phase III direct awards, and government-wide vehicles.

- Companies should reassess capture plans built around the enterprise IDIQ and identify relevant AFRL opportunities through the alternative pathways listed by the agency.
- The decision signals that AFRL is favoring more modular or mission-specific routes over a single broad vehicle for this work; firms should align their offerings and teaming strategies with the appropriate mechanism.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** October 06, 2026

### Government Entities
- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

### Sources
- [Air Force Research Laboratory permanently deletes $10B vehicle - Washington Technology](https://www.washingtontechnology.com/contracts/2026/10/air-force-research-laboratory-permanently-deletes-10b-vehicle/416439) - Washington Technology