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DSIP (Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal)
The official proposal submission website for the Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD announces the opening of the following SBIR and STTR funding opportunities:
- Air Force X23.6 CSO
Advanced Development of Enhanced Operator Capabilities (ADEOC)
AFRL - AFOSR Funding Opportunities
AFRL Career Opportunities
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AFRL Munitions Directorate DoD SBIR 2024.2 Topic Call
Announcements Open: 05/15/2024
Announcements Closes: 06/12/2024
AFRL Regional Network -Spring Cycle 2024 Funding Program
4/22/24 through 5/24/24
The spring funding cycle is open.
The Network’s funding program supports prototyping and validating research innovations with potential utility in defense applications and commercial market applications, otherwise known as Translation.
Proposals must be structured around achievable milestones at 6- or 12-month (maximum) timelines. Stage funding for future milestones will be via subsequent funding cycle applications and based on successful completion of the previous or active milestones.
You may choose your project focus or select a suggested sub-topic; however, your chosen topic should align with the Network’s main research thrusts as noted in the Overview and Process Detail Document below.
Please note, proposal submissions require a collaborator from AFRL. If you don’t already have an AFRL collaborator, please click below.
AFWERX Challenges
Air Force SBIR/STTR
Broad Agency Announcement Schedule
Broad Agency Announcement Schedule
In this page, you can view active BAAs (pre-released or open for proposal submission) and upcoming BAAs, as well as access archived BAAs. DoD Components may release BAAs outside of the pre-scheduled Joint DoD BAA cycles. These will appear as Component BAAs, with a pre-release, open and close date, or as Annual BAAs, with topics released throughout the year with varying open and close dates. Please refer to each topic under the Annual BAAs for more information.
Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research (DETER) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) Open Announcement
Updated Date Offers Due: Aug 10, 2027 05:00 pm MDT
This is an Open ARA announcement pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. §4023 (formerly 10 U.S.C. §2373). AFRL/RD is interested in receiving white papers and proposals through a Two-Step Process to perform research and development (R&D), modeling and simulation (M&S), design, component/subsystem, prototype risk reduction, fabrication/purchase, assembly, integration, and testing of directed energy source components (to include spares and alternate component technologies), and/or systems and any required accessories, materials, and supplies for laboratory research and experimentation and field trials in a relevant environment to demonstrate system capabilities. Dialogue between prospective Offerors and Government representatives is strongly encouraged. *Note: AFRL/RD reserves the right to collapse a white paper/Two-Step into a One-Step if the situation warrants the white paper contains sufficient technical detail to do full technical proposal evaluation instead of white paper evaluation.
High Power Electromagnetics (HPEM) Modeling and Effects BAA
- Updated Date Offers Due: Dec 21, 2026 12:00 am MST
This is a five (5) year Closed One-Step BAA with CALLs that will be utilized to solicit proposals for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Directed Energy Directorate (DE), High Power Electromagnetic Division (RDH), for research areas of interest for High Power Electromagnetics (HPEM) Modeling and Effects. This closed BAA approach allows for proposal submission at a specified date and time, which will be posted through the issuance of CALLs at various times against this BAA. As requirements within the technical topic areas are identified, CALLs will be issued in SAM.gov to request proposals for specific research efforts. Multiple subsequent CALLs are anticipated and may be announced sequentially or concurrently in SAM.gov. CALLs will be issued unrestricted. The Government reserves the right to re-issue previously announced CALL areas with a second, subsequent submittal period. The Government also reserves the right to issue no CALLs for any given technology area.
Open SBIR/STTR Solicitations
Pacific-AFRL-National Agency Computing Environment for Analytics (PANACEA)
Updated Date Offers Due: Dec 15, 2024 11:59 pm MST
PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: This BAA will remain open for a period of SEVEN (7) years from the date of publication. NO PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AGAINST THIS OVERARCHING BAA. Proposal due dates and times will be specified in CALLs published separately from the overarching announcement. Proposals received after the due date and time specified in the CALL shall be governed by the provisions of FAR 52.215- 1(c)(3). It should be noted that this installation observes strict security procedures to enter the facility. These security procedures are NOT considered an interruption of normal Government processes, and proposals received after the above stated date and time as a result of security delays will be considered “late”. Note: If offerors use commercial carriers for delivery of proposals, carriers may not honor time-of-day delivery guarantees on military installations. Early proposal submission is encouraged.
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TACTICAL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
This is a five (5) year Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) describing the research areas of interest for the Directed Energy Directorate. This BAA approach allows for proposal submittals at a specified date and time, which will be posted through the issuance of Calls at various times against this BAA. This BAA will be reviewed no less frequently than annually and updates will be published in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://sam.gov). Any changes or cancellation of the BAA will be posted as amendments to this BAA. This annual review and subsequent amendment to the BAA shall meet the requirement of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.016 to publish the BAA no less frequently than annually. As technical requirements are identified, Calls may be issued in SAM.gov to request proposals for specific research efforts. These subsequent Calls will contain specific descriptions of the research effort to be addressed, anticipated period of performance, information peculiar to the specific research technical topic area, and the estimated funding profile for the Call.