Energetic Material and Ordnance Research and Development RFI
Open Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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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
- Eglin AFB, Florida, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force, through Air Force Research Laboratory Mission Effects Division (AFRL/RAB), issued a Special Notice on Energetic Material and Ordnance Research and Development requesting industry Statements of Capabilities due by 4:00 PM CDT on December 14, 2026, with no set-aside used. This RFI is market research only, not a solicitation or commitment to award, and the Government will not reimburse response costs. AFRL/RAB seeks industry input on basic, exploratory, and advanced R&D of fuzes, warheads, energetic materials, AI and decision-making, and weapon algorithm development, including synthesis, scale-up, production, processing, machining, and characterization of advanced energetic materials. Statements of Capabilities are limited to five single-spaced pages plus an optional three-page Risk Identification and Management appendix and must address technical capabilities, data rights assertions, business size under NAICS 541715, teaming, preferred contract type, safety requirements, and classified information handling. Submissions must include company name, address, point of contact, CAGE Code, Militarily Critical Technology Data Agreement Certification Number, ownership status, and prime or subcontractor designation. Parties requiring access to Controlled Unclassified Information attachments must submit a separate CUI Access Request email demonstrating Joint Certification Program status and NIST SP 800-171 compliance. Responses go to Adam Noffke (adam.noffke@us.af.mil) and Allison McCowan (allison.mccowan@us.af.mil) in PDF, DOC, DOCX, XSLS, or XLS format.
Notice text
This Request for Information will outline the overarching objectives for the Research and Development of mission effects technologies that the Contractor may perform for the AFRL Mission Effects Division (AFRL/RAB) in the broadest and most flexible manner for the USAF. AFRL/RAB directs and conducts basic, exploratory and advanced research and development of fuzes, warheads, energetic materials, AI & decision-making, and weapon algorithm development. The objective of this research is to identify promising energetic material systems that can mature to transition into a larger, focused project while also identifying and exploring new energetic materials, new processing methods for producing energetic materials, and formulate those new materials that expand the frontiers in survivability, controlled output, multi-functionality, power density, and insensitivity. This research encompasses the synthesis, scale-up, production, processing, machining, and characterization of advanced energetic materials.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Final RAB_RFI_RD Contract_ 30 Sep 2026_Public Releasable_Final.docx | DOCX document |
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