IGF_19-01.pdf

This broad agency announcement from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory solicits white papers and proposals for the development of secure communications, networking, and information management technologies to enable timely, secure, and mission-responsive aerial warfighting network capabilities. Key details include:

• Total expected funding over five years is $500 million for research, design, development, integration, test, evaluation and experimentation. Individual awards will range from $250,000 to $100 million over one to three years.

• White papers are due by specified dates in each fiscal year to maximize funding potential, with the final deadline of 29 September 2023. Proposals will only be accepted by invitation following white paper evaluation.

• Focus areas include agile, resilient networking architectures; agile wideband communication links; and tactical network security.

• Awards will be contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or other transactions determined by the nature of the work proposed.