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Request for Information - Stand-off Attack Weapon

Closed

FA8658-22-RFI01Federal

Submission Closed10/28/2022, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → Department Of The Air Force

NAICS

N/A

Place of Performance

Not specified

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

2

Stand-off+Attack+Weapon+RFI.pdf

Stand-off+Attack+Weapon+RFI_Update_12Sep2022.pdf

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4 updates

PhaseClosed

PostedAug 23

special-notice

Notice updatedAug 23

The notice title changed.

Notice updatedSep 12

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedSep 30

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedOct 12

The notice description changed.

Response DeadlineOct 28

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

10/28/2022, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Department Of The Air Force

Contacts2 people available

OfficeN/A

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Department Of The Air Force

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Ms. Tiffany Riffe

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Ms. Patricia Hicks

contact@example.gov

Full Description

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UPDATE: 12 October 2022 Reference Paragraph 4.1 of the current RFI, Cost info associated with the concepts and data requests due date is updated to no later than 23 Nov 2022. UPDATE: 30 September 2022 Reference Paragraph 5 of the current RFI, Industry Day scheduled for 27 September was canceled due to Hurricane Ian and will not be rescheduled. Any clarifying questions can be submitted by 3pm (CDT), Monday, 3 October 2022 to Ms. Tiffany Riffe, tiffany.riffe@us.af.mil. Updated RFI dated 12 September 2022 to update paragraph 5. See attached Stand-off Attack Weapon (SoAW) Request for Information (RFI)

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