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Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet

FA8650-17-S-9300 · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL

space aeronautics national security defense computing communications

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Award ceiling
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Program funding
Expected awards
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2017-12-06
Instrument
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-07

Funds defense experimentation on initial connectivity using commercial space internet under a Department of the Air Force federal contract notice.

Funds
applied research
University
unclear
physical sciences
substantial
engineering
central
computational data
substantial

⚑ Federal contract presolicitation/amendment notice; applicant restrictions are stated but the eligible applicant class is not specified in the excerpt. · Title and description indicate defense-oriented experimentation, likely on commercial space internet connectivity. · No deadline stated.

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 75 strong technical depth: central; funds applied research
IPPRA 45 partial peripheral portfolio topic: national_security_defense; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO
Tom Love Innovation Hub 45 partial funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content

Description

Amendment 2 to Call 001 - Initial Connectivity Experiments

Eligibility

Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Presolicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL.

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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →

A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.

ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

Proposal shell · Department of Defense (BAA-style) conventions SEE A DOD EXAMPLE →

Funder-faithful document skeletons — Department of Defense (BAA-style)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.

ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING