Applications for Cyber Warfare: Genesis
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8750-25-S-7006
- Agency
-
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Rome, New York, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Amber Buckley amber.buckley@us.af.mil (315) 330-3605
- Tanya Macrina afrl.ri.firehawk@us.af.mil (315) 330-2282
- Thomas Parisi afrl.ri.hellfire@us.af.mil (315) 330-2282
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate is seeking to procure cyber operations prototypes and related technologies designed for transition into operational Department of Defense platforms under the "Applications for Cyber Warfare: Genesis" Advanced Research Announcement (ARA FA8750-25-S-7006). The primary objective is to develop next-generation cyber capabilities that advance U.S. military superiority in the cyber domain and support United States Cyber Command objectives. Key technology areas of interest include platforms and architectures, command and control capabilities, effects-based capabilities, predictive analysis, cross-domain capabilities, intelligence gathering and processing, stealth delivery and persistence capabilities, and planning utilities for cyber operations. This is a two-step solicitation process in which only white papers will be accepted for initial submission, with formal proposals accepted by invitation only. The solicitation remains open until 6:00 PM EST on September 30, 2030, with suggested white paper submission dates aligned to specific fiscal years: December 30, 2025 for FY26; September 30, 2026 for FY27; September 30, 2027 for FY28; September 30, 2028 for FY29; and September 30, 2029 for FY30.
This procurement has no set-aside designation and is closed to foreign participation except for fundamental research and companies with approved Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) mitigation plans. The total estimated funding for the ARA is approximately $999 million, with individual awards typically ranging from $10 million to $50 million, though awards up to $99.99 million are possible. Contract awards will be structured as either FAR-based procurement contracts or Other Transactions under 10 USC 4021, 4022, and 4023. Individual awards will not normally exceed sixty months in duration, and the Air Force anticipates making multiple awards while reserving the right to award zero, one, or more contracts based on offeror performance capability and funding availability. There is no limit on the number of Other Transactions that may be awarded to a single offeror, providing flexibility for capable contractors to receive multiple awards under this solicitation.
Notice text
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Update #4 · Latest ·
NAICS CODE: 541715
FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514
ARA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement
ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) TITLE: Applications for Cyber Warfare: Genesis
ARA NUMBER: FA8750-25-S-7006
PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION
This announcement is for an Open, two step ARA which is open and effective until 6:00PM EST on 30 SEP 2030. Only white papers will be accepted as initial submissions; formal proposals will be accepted by invitation only. While white papers will be considered if received prior to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 SEP 2030, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:
FY26 by 30 Dec 2025
FY27 by 30 Sep 2026
FY28 by 30 Sep 2027
FY29 by 30 Sep 2028
FY30 by 30 Sep 2029
Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the SAM website at https://SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.
CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: Seeking to develop cyber operations prototypes for transition into operational DoD platforms to facilitate superiority in the Cyber Domain.
ARA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this ARA is approximately $999M. Individual awards will not normally exceed sixty (60)months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $10M to $50M. There is also the potential to make awards up to $99.99M.
ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more Procurement Contracts/Other Transactions, for all, some, or none of the solicited effort based on the offeror’s ability to perform desired work and funding fluctuations. There is no limit on the number of OTs that may be awarded to an individual offeror.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED: FAR based procurement contracts or other transactions (OT) under 10 USC 4021, 10 USC 4022 and 10 USC 4023 (previously 10 USC 4002, 2371, 10 USC 4003, 2371b and 4004, 2373)
In the event that an Other Transaction for Prototype agreement is awarded as a result of this competitive ARA, and the prototype project is successfully completed, there is the potential for a prototype project to transition to award of a follow-on production contract or transaction. The Other Transaction for Prototype agreement itself will also contain a similar notice of a potential follow-on production contract or agreement.
AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: All white paper submissions and any questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the cognizant Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) as specified below (unless otherwise specified in the technical area):
ARA PROGRAM MANAGER:
Thomas Parisi
AFRL/RIGA
525 Brooks Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315) 330-2282
Email: afrl.ri.firehawk@us.af.mil
Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below (email requests are preferred):
Amber Buckley
Telephone (315) 330-3605
Email: Amber.Buckley@us.af.mil
Emails must reference the solicitation ARA number and title of the acquisition.
Pre-Proposal Communication between Prospective Offerors and Government Representatives: Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged. Technical and contracting questions can be resolved in writing or through open discussions. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.
Offerors are cautioned that evaluation ratings may be lowered and/or proposal rejected if proposal preparation (Proposal format, content, etc.) and/or submittal instructions are not followed.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS.
AMENDMENT 1 TO ARA FA8750-25-S-7006
The purpose of this modification is to update the ARA email address throughout:
- Part I Overview Information, and Part II, Section VII Agency Contacts are updated as follows:
ARA PROGRAM MANAGER:
Thomas Parisi
AFRL/RIGA
525 Brooks Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315) 330-2282
Email: AFRL.RI.HELLFIRE@us.af.mil
No other changes are made.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILS.
Amendment No. 2 to ARA FA8750-25-S-7006
The purpose of this amendment is to:
- Part II, FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT, updates the language regarding Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders;
FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders: Depending on the date of issuance of this solicitation, FASCSA order(s) may be applicable. Therefore, the Offeror shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders prohibition. This requirement only applies to FAR based awards.
No other changes are made.
Amendment 3 to ARA FA8750-25-S-7006
The purpose of this amendment is to cancel ARA FA8750-25-S-7006.
This ARA is now closed and no further white papers will be accepted.
Update #3 ·
NAICS CODE: 541715
FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514
ARA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement
ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) TITLE: Applications for Cyber Warfare: Genesis
ARA NUMBER: FA8750-25-S-7006
PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION
This announcement is for an Open, two step ARA which is open and effective until 6:00PM EST on 30 SEP 2030. Only white papers will be accepted as initial submissions; formal proposals will be accepted by invitation only. While white papers will be considered if received prior to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 SEP 2030, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:
FY26 by 30 Dec 2025
FY27 by 30 Sep 2026
FY28 by 30 Sep 2027
FY29 by 30 Sep 2028
FY30 by 30 Sep 2029
Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the SAM website at https://SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.
CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: Seeking to develop cyber operations prototypes for transition into operational DoD platforms to facilitate superiority in the Cyber Domain.
ARA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this ARA is approximately $999M. Individual awards will not normally exceed sixty (60)months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $10M to $50M. There is also the potential to make awards up to $99.99M.
ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more Procurement Contracts/Other Transactions, for all, some, or none of the solicited effort based on the offeror’s ability to perform desired work and funding fluctuations. There is no limit on the number of OTs that may be awarded to an individual offeror.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED: FAR based procurement contracts or other transactions (OT) under 10 USC 4021, 10 USC 4022 and 10 USC 4023 (previously 10 USC 4002, 2371, 10 USC 4003, 2371b and 4004, 2373)
In the event that an Other Transaction for Prototype agreement is awarded as a result of this competitive ARA, and the prototype project is successfully completed, there is the potential for a prototype project to transition to award of a follow-on production contract or transaction. The Other Transaction for Prototype agreement itself will also contain a similar notice of a potential follow-on production contract or agreement.
AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: All white paper submissions and any questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the cognizant Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) as specified below (unless otherwise specified in the technical area):
ARA PROGRAM MANAGER:
Thomas Parisi
AFRL/RIGA
525 Brooks Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315) 330-2282
Email: afrl.ri.firehawk@us.af.mil
Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below (email requests are preferred):
Amber Buckley
Telephone (315) 330-3605
Email: Amber.Buckley@us.af.mil
Emails must reference the solicitation ARA number and title of the acquisition.
Pre-Proposal Communication between Prospective Offerors and Government Representatives: Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged. Technical and contracting questions can be resolved in writing or through open discussions. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.
Offerors are cautioned that evaluation ratings may be lowered and/or proposal rejected if proposal preparation (Proposal format, content, etc.) and/or submittal instructions are not followed.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS.
AMENDMENT 1 TO ARA FA8750-25-S-7006
The purpose of this modification is to update the ARA email address throughout:
- Part I Overview Information, and Part II, Section VII Agency Contacts are updated as follows:
ARA PROGRAM MANAGER:
Thomas Parisi
AFRL/RIGA
525 Brooks Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315) 330-2282
Email: AFRL.RI.HELLFIRE@us.af.mil
No other changes are made.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILS.
Amendment No. 2 to ARA FA8750-25-S-7006
The purpose of this amendment is to:
- Part II, FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT, updates the language regarding Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders;
FULL TEXT ANNOUNCEMENT:
Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders: Depending on the date of issuance of this solicitation, FASCSA order(s) may be applicable. Therefore, the Offeror shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders prohibition. This requirement only applies to FAR based awards.
No other changes are made.
Update #2 ·
NAICS CODE: 541715
FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514
ARA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement
ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) TITLE: Applications for Cyber Warfare: Genesis
ARA NUMBER: FA8750-25-S-7006
PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION
This announcement is for an Open, two step ARA which is open and effective until 6:00PM EST on 30 SEP 2030. Only white papers will be accepted as initial submissions; formal proposals will be accepted by invitation only. While white papers will be considered if received prior to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 SEP 2030, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:
FY26 by 30 Dec 2025
FY27 by 30 Sep 2026
FY28 by 30 Sep 2027
FY29 by 30 Sep 2028
FY30 by 30 Sep 2029
Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the SAM website at https://SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.
CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: Seeking to develop cyber operations prototypes for transition into operational DoD platforms to facilitate superiority in the Cyber Domain.
ARA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this ARA is approximately $999M. Individual awards will not normally exceed sixty (60)months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $10M to $50M. There is also the potential to make awards up to $99.99M.
ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more Procurement Contracts/Other Transactions, for all, some, or none of the solicited effort based on the offeror’s ability to perform desired work and funding fluctuations. There is no limit on the number of OTs that may be awarded to an individual offeror.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED: FAR based procurement contracts or other transactions (OT) under 10 USC 4021, 10 USC 4022 and 10 USC 4023 (previously 10 USC 4002, 2371, 10 USC 4003, 2371b and 4004, 2373)
In the event that an Other Transaction for Prototype agreement is awarded as a result of this competitive ARA, and the prototype project is successfully completed, there is the potential for a prototype project to transition to award of a follow-on production contract or transaction. The Other Transaction for Prototype agreement itself will also contain a similar notice of a potential follow-on production contract or agreement.
AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: All white paper submissions and any questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the cognizant Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) as specified below (unless otherwise specified in the technical area):
ARA PROGRAM MANAGER:
Thomas Parisi
AFRL/RIGA
525 Brooks Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315) 330-2282
Email: afrl.ri.firehawk@us.af.mil
Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below (email requests are preferred):
Amber Buckley
Telephone (315) 330-3605
Email: Amber.Buckley@us.af.mil
Emails must reference the solicitation ARA number and title of the acquisition.
Pre-Proposal Communication between Prospective Offerors and Government Representatives: Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged. Technical and contracting questions can be resolved in writing or through open discussions. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.
Offerors are cautioned that evaluation ratings may be lowered and/or proposal rejected if proposal preparation (Proposal format, content, etc.) and/or submittal instructions are not followed.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS.
AMENDMENT 1 TO ARA FA8750-25-S-7006
The purpose of this modification is to update the ARA email address throughout:
- Part I Overview Information, and Part II, Section VII Agency Contacts are updated as follows:
ARA PROGRAM MANAGER:
Thomas Parisi
AFRL/RIGA
525 Brooks Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315) 330-2282
Email: AFRL.RI.HELLFIRE@us.af.mil
No other changes are made.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILS.
Update #1 ·
NAICS CODE: 541715
FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514
ARA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement
ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) TITLE: Applications for Cyber Warfare: Genesis
ARA NUMBER: FA8750-25-S-7006
PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION
This announcement is for an Open, two step ARA which is open and effective until 6:00PM EST on 30 SEP 2030. Only white papers will be accepted as initial submissions; formal proposals will be accepted by invitation only. While white papers will be considered if received prior to 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 SEP 2030, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:
FY26 by 30 Dec 2025
FY27 by 30 Sep 2026
FY28 by 30 Sep 2027
FY29 by 30 Sep 2028
FY30 by 30 Sep 2029
Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the SAM website at https://SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.
CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: Seeking to develop cyber operations prototypes for transition into operational DoD platforms to facilitate superiority in the Cyber Domain.
ARA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this ARA is approximately $999M. Individual awards will not normally exceed sixty (60)months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $10M to $50M. There is also the potential to make awards up to $99.99M.
ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more Procurement Contracts/Other Transactions, for all, some, or none of the solicited effort based on the offeror’s ability to perform desired work and funding fluctuations. There is no limit on the number of OTs that may be awarded to an individual offeror.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENTS THAT MAY BE AWARDED: FAR based procurement contracts or other transactions (OT) under 10 USC 4021, 10 USC 4022 and 10 USC 4023 (previously 10 USC 4002, 2371, 10 USC 4003, 2371b and 4004, 2373)
In the event that an Other Transaction for Prototype agreement is awarded as a result of this competitive ARA, and the prototype project is successfully completed, there is the potential for a prototype project to transition to award of a follow-on production contract or transaction. The Other Transaction for Prototype agreement itself will also contain a similar notice of a potential follow-on production contract or agreement.
AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: All white paper submissions and any questions of a technical nature shall be directed to the cognizant Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) as specified below (unless otherwise specified in the technical area):
ARA PROGRAM MANAGER:
Thomas Parisi
AFRL/RIGA
525 Brooks Rd
Rome, NY 13441-4505
Telephone: (315) 330-2282
Email: afrl.ri.firehawk@us.af.mil
Questions of a contractual/business nature shall be directed to the cognizant contracting officer, as specified below (email requests are preferred):
Amber Buckley
Telephone (315) 330-3605
Email: Amber.Buckley@us.af.mil
Emails must reference the solicitation ARA number and title of the acquisition.
Pre-Proposal Communication between Prospective Offerors and Government Representatives: Dialogue between prospective offerors and Government representatives is encouraged. Technical and contracting questions can be resolved in writing or through open discussions. Discussions with any of the points of contact shall not constitute a commitment by the Government to subsequently fund or award any proposed effort. Only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government.
Offerors are cautioned that evaluation ratings may be lowered and/or proposal rejected if proposal preparation (Proposal format, content, etc.) and/or submittal instructions are not followed.
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR FULL ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ARA 25-06 amend 1 update email.docx | DOCX document | |
| 25-06 Synopsis Genesis v7.docx | DOCX document |
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