Open tender · United States · Public tender
TACTICAL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
FA9451 Afrl RDK in the United States is inviting bids for “TACTICAL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)”. Bids close on 22 November 2028, 14:00 EST. Reference: FA9451-24-S-0001. Who can bid: For cost-type contracts, an accounting system deemed adequate by the Defense Contract Audit Agency; Registration in the System for Award Management before award. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.
The tender in brief
A five-year US Air Force research programme on directed energy, for research and development organisations.
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, seeks research and development in directed energy across 14 topic areas, including laser sources, beam control, modelling and simulation, laser interaction testing, high power electromagnetics and wargaming. The programme runs for five years with an estimated funding profile of $100M in FY24, $100M in FY25, $100M in FY26, $100M in FY27 and $99M in FY28. Awards may be cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost or firm-fixed-price contracts.
Who can win it
- For cost-type contracts, an accounting system deemed adequate by the Defense Contract Audit Agency
- Registration in the System for Award Management before award
- For Topic Area Group solicitations, membership in the relevant Topic Area Group
Key facts
- Procedure
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contract period
- Five years
- How bids are judged
- Technical merit first, then relevance to AFRL programs, then value/cost; awards to Selectable or Highly Recommended proposals.
- Published
- 31 Jul 2026
- Reference
- FA9451-24-S-0001
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