Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- RDK-RAD-FOA-2024
- Agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $49,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
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- Mariah Salazar mariah.salazar@us.af.mil (505) 610-8624
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate is soliciting applications for research grants and cooperative agreements in directed energy through July 18, 2029, with a $49 million cost ceiling across multiple awards. Eligible applicants are accredited U.S. institutions of higher education with degree-granting programs in science, mathematics, and/or engineering, excluding for-profit institutions. Cost sharing is not required. The FOA funds basic, applied, and advanced research in four core technical competencies: Laser Systems; Directed Energy and Electro-Optics for Space Superiority; High Power Electromagnetics; and Weapons Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis. All research must be unclassified, fundamental, and performed in the United States without proprietary information. The application process is two-part: applicants must submit a mandatory Letter of Intent (maximum two pages) through the Valid Eval Portal before invited applicants may submit full applications (maximum 20 pages). Awards will be cost-reimbursement grants or cooperative agreements with performance periods ranging from one to five years. Technical evaluation criteria, in descending order of importance, are technical merit including creativity, innovation, and feasibility; potential relevance and alignment to Department of Defense missions; and cost reasonableness. Applicants must register with SAM.gov, submit a Research and Related Senior/Key Person Profile and Security Program Questionnaire, and provide detailed budgets with justifications. All awards require final technical reports, financial reports, and patent reports. Contact: Grants Officer Mariah Salazar (mariah.salazar@us.af.mil) or Grants Specialist Monique Esquibel-Sena (monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil). The program is assigned to CFDA 12.800 (Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program) and administered under 2 CFR Part 200 and 32 CFR Part 21.
Synopsis
5 versions
Update #5 · Latest ·
Original Solictation:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
Solicitation Amend 1:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Updated information on Mandatory Letter of Intent to allow for interested parties to submit Letters of Intent through Valid Eval portal)
Solicitation Amend 2:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Added detail for Letter of Intent Evaluation Criteria)
Solicitation Amend 3:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Alternate Agreements Officer
- Jennifer Jaramillo
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Brendan Merritt
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil, jennifer.jaramillo@us.af.mil, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Changed Letter of Intent review from 10 business days to 30 business days, Added verbiage to Section, D. Review and Selection Process, on Security Risk Review, added Agreement Specialist, Brendan Merritt, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil)
Solicitation Amend 4:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Alternate Agreements Officer
- Jennifer Jaramillo
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil, jennifer.jaramillo@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Changed Attachment 2 of Solicitation to DoD R & D General Terms and Conditions MARCH 2025. Removed Agreement Specialist, Brendan Merritt, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil)
Update #4 ·
Original Solictation:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
Solicitation Amend 1:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Updated information on Mandatory Letter of Intent to allow for interested parties to submit Letters of Intent through Valid Eval portal)
Solicitation Amend 2:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Added detail for Letter of Intent Evaluation Criteria)
Solicitation Amend 3:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Alternate Agreements Officer
- Jennifer Jaramillo
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Brendan Merritt
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil, jennifer.jaramillo@us.af.mil, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Changed Letter of Intent review from 10 business days to 30 business days, Added verbiage to Section, D. Review and Selection Process, on Security Risk Review, added Agreement Specialist, Brendan Merritt, brendan.merritt@us.af.mil)
Update #3 ·
Original Solictation:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
Solicitation Amend 1:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Updated information on Mandatory Letter of Intent to allow for interested parties to submit Letters of Intent through Valid Eval portal)
Solicitation Amend 2:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Added detail for Letter of Intent Evaluation Criteria)
Update #2 ·
Original Solictation:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
Solicitation Amend 1:
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
(Revisions made: Updated information on Mandatory Letter of Intent to allow for interested parties to submit Letters of Intent through Valid Eval portal)
Update #1 ·
- Closing Date of the FOA
- FROM: 18 July 2024
- TO: 18 July 2029
- Cost Ceiling
- $49M
- Contracting/Agreements Points of Contact (POC)
- Agreements Officer
- Mariah Salazar
- Agreements Specialist
- Monique Esquibel-Sena
- Emails: mariah.salazar@us.af.mil; monique.esquibel_sena@us.af.mil
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