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BAA-04-03-SNKFederal

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Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.

General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA8650 USAF Afmc Afrl Pzl Afrl/pzl

NAICS

N/A

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

313

04-03-SNK-Amd 002: Remote Active Differential Absorption LIDAR (DIAL)

amendment

High

04-03-SNK Amd 003 01 - RASER BAA Amendment

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 004 - Sensor Technology Research BAA

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 10 - Sensor Technology Research, Development, Test & Evaluation

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 11 - Sensor Technology STROEB

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 12 - Sensor Technology RDT&E STROEB

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 15 - Sensor Technology Research, Development, Test & Evaluation

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 16 - Sensor Technology STROEB

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 17 - Sensor Technology Research, Development, Test & Evaluation

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 18 - Sensor Technology Research, Development, Test & Evaluation

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 27 - Sensor Technology RDT&E STROEB

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 28 - Sensor Technology Research, Development, Test & Evaluation BAA

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High

04-03-SNK Amd 34 - Sensor Technology Research, Development, Test & Evaluation STROEB

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 0006 - Radar Exploitation for ATR and Long-term Tracking (REAL)

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 16 - P-ISR Industry Day

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 19 - STROEB

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 21 - STROEB

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 22 - STROEB BAA

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 23 - STROEB GREP

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 24: SMTI Algorithms Development

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 29 - STROEB

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 32 - Sensor Technology RDT&E

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 7 - AGRI-II

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 8 - Sensor Technology (STROEB)

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High

04-03-SNK Amendment 9 - Sensor Technology (STROEB)

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High

04-03-SNK-Call 004 Revision #1 - Active UAV Phenomenology

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High

04-03-SNK-Call #012 Amendment 01 - IDAL AEA Low Frequency Transmitting Phased Array

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High

04-03-SNK Call 13 Amd 1 - AGRI-II

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High

04-03-SNK Call 13 Amd 2 - AGRI-II

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High

04-03-SNK Call 16 Amd 1 - CLAMP

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High

04-03-SNK Call 17: Multispectral/Polarimetric Focal Plane Array

rfp

High

04-03-SNK Call 19: Sensor Aided Vigilance (SAVig)

rfp

High

04-03-SNK Call 21 (Amendment 1) - ELBAS

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High

04-03-SNK Call 21: Enhanced Low-Band Antenna System (ELBAS)

rfp

High

04-03-SNK Call 25: Millimeter-wave Solid-State Power Amplifier Technologies

rfp

High

04-03-SNK Call 31 Amendment 1 - MIST Q&A

q-and-a

High

04-03-SNK Call 31 Amendment 2 - Q&A

q-and-a

High

04-03-SNK Call 31: Multi-Intelligence Sensor Technology (MIST)

rfp

High

04-03-SNK Call 32 Amd 1 - P-ISR Capability

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High

04-03-SNK Call 32 Amd 2 - Persistent ISR Capability

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High

04-03-SNK Call 32 Amd 3 - P-ISR Capability

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High

04-03-SNK Call 32 Amd 4 - P-ISR Capability

amendment

High

04-03-SNK Call 36 Amendment 1 - VCEEC

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High

04-03-SNK Call 36 Amendment 2 - VCEEC

amendment

High

04-03-SNK Call 37 Amendment 001 - TRAIDE

amendment

High

04-03-SNK Call 37: Target Recognition and Advanced Identification Development & Evaluation (TRAIDE)

rfp

High

04-03-SNK Call 38 Amendment 1 - Automated Target Recognition (ATR) Center

amendment

High

04-03-SNK Call 38: Automated Target Recognition (ATR) Center

rfp

High

04-03-SNK, CALL 3: Navwar ESM Terminal (NET)

rfp

High

04-03-SNK Call 40 Amendment 1 - SCEPTIC

amendment

High

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8650 USAF Afmc Afrl Pzl Afrl/pzl

Contacts2 people available

OfficeWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-7541, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8650 USAF Afmc Afrl Pzl Afrl/pzl

Office AddressWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-7541, USA

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