Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
Space Propulsion Research and Innovation for Neutralizing Satellite Threats (SPRINT) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
FA9300 Aftc PZR in the United States has published a notice (Presolicitation) about “Space Propulsion Research and Innovation for Neutralizing Satellite Threats (SPRINT) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
Open research call for spacecraft propulsion technologies to improve satellite resilience, for US research organisations
The US Air Force Research Laboratory seeks research proposals on in-space propulsion technologies that improve spacecraft resiliency, covering chemical and electric thrusters, propellants, experiments, studies and modelling. Awards are expected to be cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts, with individual awards anticipated between $100K and $50M and a maximum award value of $50M. The announcement remains open for 20 years, with white papers accepted at any time and specific calls setting their own proposal dates.
Who can win it
- Foreign persons and foreign-owned firms cannot propose
- Must register and certify with the Defense Logistics Services Center and provide an approved DD Form 2345
- Federally Funded Research and Development Centers need sponsoring and non-sponsoring agency determinations
Key facts
- Procedure
- Presolicitation
- Contract period
- Open period of 20 years; individual contract durations vary
- How bids are judged
- White papers reviewed against criteria; letter RFP responses evaluated on technical and cost/price criteria, with additional criteria possible
- Published
- 30 Apr 2026
- Reference
- BAA-RQR-2019-0001
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