Soaring Otter

The Soaring Otter Broad Agency Announcement seeks proposals to advance Air Force autonomy capabilities leveraging machine learning, artificial intelligence, and novel computing architectures. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory will evaluate proposals across six topic areas including autonomy development and testing, novel computing approaches, and autonomy technology integration. A one cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $98 million over five years will be awarded at the secret/SCI level based on evaluation criteria to be provided in the January 2021 solicitation. No proposals should be submitted in response to the November 13, 2020 Notice of Contract Action.

There is no set-aside designation for this opportunity. It will address work in areas such as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. One contract valued at $98 million over five years will be awarded to support the listed topic areas at the secret/SCI level. Proposals submitted in response to the January 2021 solicitation will be evaluated based on criteria provided at that time.