SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- SBIR Commercial Solutions Opening AF Ventures Topics
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2020 2:15:41 PM
- Notice Type
- Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- FA8649 USAF SBIR STTR CONTRACTING DAYTON OH 45402-1320 USA
- ZIP Code
- 45402-1320
- Solicitation Number
- X20_3
- Response Due
- 10/22/2020 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 10/31/2021
- Point of Contact
- Kristina J. Croake, Kimberly L. Yoder
- E-Mail Address
-
kristina.croake@us.af.mil, kimberly.yoder@us.af.mil
(kristina.croake@us.af.mil, kimberly.yoder@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- The AF SBIR Program�s objectives include stimulating technological innovation, strengthening the small business role in meeting DoD R&D needs, fostering and encouraging minority and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation, and increasing commercial application of DoD-supported R/R&D results. The eight (8) Technology Areas below represent AF Strategic priorities.� The list also includes a Blue Sky area for solutions not covered under the other eight technology areas. �These areas pertain to Topics AF203-CSO1 and AF203-DCSO1 ONLY.� Information regarding AF requirements for the remaining opportunities sought under this solicitation is found in the other individual topics. 1. Aerospace Systems�Technology:�Includes turbine engines; alternate fuels for unmanned vehicles and hypersonic systems;�supersonic speed; high temperature materials; hypersonic vehicle manufacturing; air breathing propulsion; hypersonic guidance/control�systems; aerospace vehicles; control, power & thermal management; high speed systems; rocket propulsion; and turbine engines. 2. Materials and Manufacturing�Technology:�New applications for radar and electro-optic sensors, including structural and functional materials; manufacturing technologies; and operations support. Also includes�COVID-19 pandemic materials and manufacturing advances. 3. Directed Energy�Technology:�Includes powerful electromagnetics; electro-optics;�high power electromagnetics; laser systems; and ground-based electro optical /infrared space situational awareness.� 4. Human Performance, including Medical Technologies:�Includes disease prevention/mitigation; rapid emergency medical response and trauma management; environmental remediation; advanced materials; biological/cognitive research, human capabilities including training, decision-making, bioeffects, and human-centered intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); and COVID-19 pandemic human performance and medical response advances/solutions. 5. Sensors�Technology:�New applications for radar and electro-optic sensors, including spectrum warfare; trusted, resilient mission systems; multi-domain sensing autonomy; enabling devices and components, radio frequency (RF) sensing; and electronic optic (EO) sensing. 6. Munitions�Technology:�Effects with hyper-precision and speed against ground, sea, or air targets in all weather conditions, day or night. �This includes ordnance sciences; terminal seeker sciences; munitions; airframe; guidance; navigation and control; modeling and simulation; and evaluation sciences. 7. Information�Technology:�Includes command, control, communications, computer, cyber and intelligence; enabling technologies for quantum computing in cryogenics and photon�detection;�improve algorithms; address data quality; optimize human-machine coordination; adversary effort disruption; autonomous systems teaming; machine perception, reasoning and intelligence; human and autonomy systems trust and�interaction; addressing high-performance, low power embedded processing; developing algorithms for self-configuring, self-healing, and resource�allocation; behavioral issues development; develop self-securing network development; develop cyber effects and�consequences capability assessments; quantum clocks, sensors, and quantum communications technologies; autonomy, command and control, and decision support; processing and exploitation; cyber science technology, connectivity; and dissemination; and COVID-19 pandemic information sciences� advances/solutions. 8. Space Vehicles�Technology:�Includes space component technology; flying state of the art satellite space experiments; advanced space resilience technologies; space communication and navigation technologies; space awareness, command and control, and space environment;�low earth orbit nano-satellites; and simulation and training. *BS - Blue Sky: Use to propose solutions not envisioned under one of the eight technology areas above. The AF SBIR Program follows the policies and practices of the Small Business Administration (SBA) SBIR/STTR Policy Directive (2 May 19), https://www.sbir.gov/sites/default/files/SBIR-STTR_Policy_Directive_2019.pdf. �This CSO incorporates and makes use of Policy Directive flexibilities to encourage proposals based on scientific and technical approaches most likely to yield important results for the AF and private sector.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/c02e518a995c4de299269139df88a9ca/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433, USA
- Zip Code: 45433
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 45433
- Record
- SN05775635-F 20200829/200827230204 (samdaily.us)
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