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AFRL BAA Guide for Industry and Proposal Preparation Instructions for the Information Directorate, AFRL, Rome NY

AFRL-BAA-GUIDE · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · FA8750 AFRL RIK

computing communications ai data science cybersecurity national security defense

Closes
Award ceiling
Award floor
Program funding
Expected awards
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2025-04-07
Instrument
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-07

Broad agency announcement for contracts or assistance related to AFRL Information Directorate needs at Rome, NY, with eligibility governed by the attached instructions rather than a specific project topic.

Funds
applied research
University
unclear
social behavioral
minor
physical sciences
substantial
engineering
central
life biomedical
minor
computational data
central

⚑ Defense BAA; actual eligibility and proposal rules are in the attached 2024 instructions. · Opportunity may support both contracts and assistance instruments. · No deadline stated in notice.

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

Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 75 strong technical depth: central; funds applied research
IPPRA 58 good portfolio topics: cybersecurity, national_security_defense; social/behavioral work is minor; 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

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENTS FOR UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRACTS JUL 2019 AND ASSISTANCE INSTRUMENTS JUL 2019! PLEASE SEE THE LATEST ATTACHMENTS FOR THE MOST RECENT INSTRUCTIONS MAY 2023. BAA Ind Guide 2020 replaced by BAA Ind Guide 2024. See attachments.

Eligibility

Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA8750 AFRL RIK.

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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