Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA2391-23-S-2403
- 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
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory (Air Force Research Laboratory) seeks research and development proposals under the Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) Broad Agency Announcement FA2391-23-S-2403, with the closest deadline being First Step proposals for the Tactical Air-Launched Weapon Demonstrating Industrialization (TAWODI) call due November 16, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. local time at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. No set-aside is used, and the BAA is unrestricted with small businesses encouraged to propose. Amendment 2 to the TAWODI call, dated October 27, 2026, extends the First Step deadline by seven calendar days, supersedes the October 9, 2026 call and Amendment 1, and governs late submissions under FAR 52.215-1(c)(3).
Place of performance is listed as the United States. The BAA covers thirteen research areas: Aerodynamics, Airframe Structures, Propulsion, Aerospace Fluids, Power Systems, Thermal Systems, Mission Systems, Navigation, Autonomy, Ordnance Research, Transdisciplinary Analysis and Design Optimization, Modeling, and Advanced Military Air Vehicle Capabilities. White papers are limited to 5 pages in Microsoft Word format, 10-point Arial, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, and are accepted on a rolling basis through May 10, 2043.
Amendment 1 to the TAWODI call makes classified technical proposals or cost volumes expected but not required. Offerors seeking Secret documents, including Key Performance Parameters, Key System Attributes, and the Program Specific Protection Plan, must hold appropriate Facility Clearance and COMSEC access authorization. Amendment 1 also corrects Optional Sprint 2 to 7 months and Optional Sprint 4 to 8 months. All selectable proposals undergo Security Risk Reviews under AFRLI 61-113, requiring Research and Related Senior/Key Person Profiles, Security Program Questionnaires, and Privacy Act Statements. Offerors performing Covered Defense Information or Controlled Unclassified Information work must comply with CMMC, and foreign nationals are limited to public domain information absent ITAR or EAR licenses. Active SAM.gov registration is required, and an approved DD Form 2345 applies where relevant.
Awards may be cost-reimbursement contracts (Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost Reimbursement, Cost-Sharing), firm-fixed-price contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or Other Transactions, at Government discretion. Cost sharing is not required. Individual awards are capped at $500 million, with cumulative awards not to exceed $500 million per call, and the Government may award zero, one, or more contracts. Proposals are evaluated first on technical merit (unique or innovative approach, understanding of scope, soundness of approach, transition potential), then on cost realism. Past performance is evaluated through CPARS for Budget Activity 6.4+ R&D efforts exceeding $1 million.
NAICS is 541715 with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. PSC is AC12.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
PACER BAA is a Two-Step Open BAA and BAA with Calls which will enable study efforts on novel concepts, as well as research and development efforts to mature specific technologies to appropriate technology readiness levels (TRL) depending on end use. Efforts under this BAA are intended to further AFRL/RA’s mission in pioneering transformative aerospace technologies for the warfighter’s decisive advantage.
Revision 1, posted 5 June 2024.
Revision 2, posted 24 October 2024
Revision 3, posted 6 May 2025
Revision 4, posted 15 July 2026
Update #2 ·
PACER BAA is a Two-Step Open BAA and BAA with Calls which will enable study efforts on novel concepts, as well as research and development efforts to mature specific technologies to appropriate technology readiness levels (TRL) depending on end use. Efforts under this BAA are intended to further AFRL/RQ’s mission in pioneering transformative aerospace technologies for the warfighter’s decisive advantage.
Revision 1, posted 5 June 2024.
Update #1 ·
PACER BAA is a Two-Step Open BAA and BAA with Calls which will enable study efforts on novel concepts, as well as research and development efforts to mature specific technologies to appropriate technology readiness levels (TRL) depending on end use. Efforts under this BAA are intended to further AFRL/RQ’s mission in pioneering transformative aerospace technologies for the warfighter’s decisive advantage.
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