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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

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)

The Air Force Research Laboratory has released a hybrid advanced research announcement for the

The Air Force Research Laboratory has released a hybrid advanced research announcement for the development of operator systems under an estimated $300 million acquisition effort.”

AFRL Career Opportunties

Explore the many paths to employment with AFRL: Career, student and faculty opportunities.

Broad Agency Announcement Schedule

Broad Agency Announcement Schedule On this page, you can view active BAAs (pre-released or open for

Broad Agency Announcement Schedule

On 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.

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SDA Issues Request for Future Optical Communication Waveforms Posted On: November 6, 2023 Response

SDA Issues Request for Future Optical Communication Waveforms

Posted On: November 6, 2023

Response Date: December 8, 2023

SDA seeks industry feedback on optical communications waveforms, ongoing work with other U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) agencies on datalinks and waveforms, and integrating datalinks and waveforms on future Tranches of the Proliferated Warfighter Defense Architecture (PWSA). This request for information (RFI) includes risk reduction efforts to support low data rate links, and long-range links, specifically space-to-space geometries of low earth orbit (LEO) to medium earth orbit (MEO) (L2M) and LEO to geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) (L2G) ranges.

Responses to this RFI will specifically inform SDA's Transport Layer Tranche 3 planning beginning in fiscal year 2024 (FY 2024) for subsequent acquisition efforts to be slated to begin in FY 2025. As currently envisioned, future generations of the Transport Layer may have different space vehicle variants. Tranche 3 is expected to operate via multiple planes at approximately 1000km in 80–90-degree inclination orbits.

For more information on this RFI and for proposal submission instructions, please visit the link below. Responses are due by 5:00

Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

DAU is leading the effort to help the Department measure the innovation readiness of the Defense

DAU is leading the effort to help the Department measure the innovation readiness of the Defense Acquisition Workforce and provide training and resources to develop and improve their readiness skills.

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General Information Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original) All Dates/Times are: (UTC

General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Original Published Date: Nov 01, 2023 04:11 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Nov 30, 2023 04:00 pm EST
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Dec 30, 2023
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