What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) seeks unclassified research white papers and proposals to develop technologies for present and future Air Force research needs. Research areas are detailed in Section I, Funding Opportunity Description. Awards may be made as contracts, Other Transactions, grants, or cooperative agreements. NAICS codes 541714 and 541715 apply. USAFA reserves the right to fund all, some, or none of the submissions. Cost sharing is permitted but not required. Interested parties should monitor beta.sam.gov and Grants.gov for amendments and calls.
Scope of work
- Basic Research (budget activity 6.1)
- Applied Research (budget activity 6.2)
- Advanced technology development (budget activity 6.3)
- Advanced component development and prototypes (budget activity 6.4)
- Research supporting USAFA Research Centers, Departments, and Institutes
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Technical advancement of knowledge and direct benefit to USAFA or DoD | Not specified |
| Qualifications, capabilities, and related experience of principal investigator and key personnel | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- Must not be an entity reporting an exclusion in SAM
Documents to include with your response
- White Paper
- SF 424 Research & Related
- R&R Senior/Key Person Profile Form (Expanded)
- R&R Personal Data Form
- R&R Project/Performance Site Locations Form
- R&R Other Project Information Form
- R&R Budget Form
- SF-LLL Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying
- Publicly Releasable Abstract
- Data Management Plan
How to submit
- Method
- Email for white papers; Grants.gov for full proposals
- Instructions
- White papers must be submitted to [email protected] in Times New Roman 10 or 12 point font without password protection or ZIP files. Invited full proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). This is not this requirement's award history.
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