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Multi-Purpose Aerial Vehicle Design, Prototyping, and Testing

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FA8650-19-S-9345Federal

Submission Closed09/29/2020, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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The Multi-Purpose Aerial Vehicle Design, Prototyping, and Testing contract, solicitation number FA8650-19-S-9345, is an initiative managed by the Department of Defense through the USAF AFMC AFRL PZL. This effort aligns with the Air Force Science and Technology Strategy to maintain military superiority and technological advantage through 2030. The overarching goal is to develop disruptive capabilities that allow the Air Force to dominate time, space, and complexity across all operating domains, specifically focusing on strategic capabilities such as global persistent awareness, resilient information sharing, and speed of disruption. As part of the AF Explore Opportunity Call, this program seeks transformational capability ideas from industry, academia, and non-traditional partners to address specific functional challenges. Selected ideas must include an Idea Maturation Plan involving short-duration applied research and development to demonstrate operational viability. These plans may utilize modeling, simulation, technical analysis, and military utility experimentation to prove the feasibility of leap-ahead capabilities for the joint warfighter.

General Info

Agency

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

Contract Value

$2,000,000

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

OH, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

Anduril Industries Inc Irvine CA 92612 USA

Award Issued Date

09/22/2020, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Timeline

3 updates

PhaseAwarded

PostedSep 26

Presolicitation

Notice updatedOct 11

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Notice updatedNov 5

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AwardedSep 22

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

09/29/2020, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

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

Contacts1 person 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

Contacts

Kelsey J. Emory

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

Background The Air Force Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy (April 2019) drives coordinated efforts to provide Airmen the scientific and technological advances needed to deter war and protect vital national interests. The strategy seeks to enhance Air Force technological advantage and military superiority during a time of great power competition through 2030 and beyond. Aligned with the National Defense Strategy, it calls for a rapidly innovating force with disruptive capabilities powered by scientific and technological advances. Through sustained commitment to the goals outlined in the Science and Technology Strategy, the Air Force will set an unmatched pace in the delivery of transformational capabilities to Joint warfighters in support of national defense. Vision The guiding vision of the Strategy is an Air Force that dominates time, space, and complexity in future conflict across all operating domains to project power and defend the homeland. It calls for unmatched pace of action, seeks unparalleled awareness, reach and effect, and drives the force to harness the power of complexity to enhance resilience in contested environments and to impart overwhelming confusion on adversaries. Air Force science and technology will propel the transformational operational capabilities that will make this vision a reality. The Air Force has identified five strategic capabilities that directly support this guiding vision: � Global Persistent Awareness � Resilient Information Sharing � Rapid, Effective Decision-Making � Complexity, Unpredictability, and Mass � Speed and Reach of Disruption and Lethality The transformational science and technology that will advance solutions along these capabilities will aim for significant technical achievements that demonstrate the viability of leap-ahead capabilities. See Air Force Science and Technology Strategy. Air Force (AF) Explore Opportunity Call AF Explore Opportunity Call consists of a three step process to identify, and potentially fund, the maturation of transformational Capability Ideas that address three AF Explore Functional Challenges (Appendix #1) while advancing one, or more, of the five Air Force Strategic Capabilities. In order to realize the vision of the Strategy, AF Explore is seeking transformational Capability Ideas from the nation's best and brightest innovators in industry, academia, government, non-profits and other non-traditional partners. Please see associated website www.afexplore.com. Capability Ideas include an associated Idea Maturation Plan which consists of aggressive, short-duration applied research and development efforts to assess operational viability and demonstrate feasibility of transformational warfighter capabilities, including their associated business and use cases. Idea Maturation Plans can demonstrate operational viability and feasibility of the Capability Idea through various approaches including, but not limited to: modeling & simulation, military utility experimentation, exercise participation, technical analysis, technology/concept maturation, risk reduction activities, and subject matter expertise input.