Kaiju
A Department of the Air Force BAA that will later issue calls for white papers and proposals for research and development topics described in the Kaiju Statement of Objectives.
⚑ Federal contract opportunity, not a grant. · Calls are not yet open; this notice itself does not request white papers or proposals. · CUI/FEDCON attachment access may require an active SAM.gov account or contacting the POCs.
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| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topics: national_security_defense, cybersecurity (primary); social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
Kaiju is a Broad Agency Annoucment (BAA) with Calls. This announcement does not request any white papers or proposals. Calls will be issued against the Kaiju BAA requesting white papers and/or proposals at later dates. Continue to monitor SAM.gov for furture Call Opportunities. Please Note: Due to the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) nature, Attachment 6 - Kaiju Statement of Objectives (SOO) can be obtained by requesting access under Attachments/Links, if you have an active SAM.gov account. If you do not have an active SAM.gov account and are unable to request access, please contact the POCs listed in this solicitation. UPDATE as of 26 May 2022: Amendment 01 amends the Statement of Objectives (Attachment 6) to correct the CUI classification to FEDCON. UPDATE as of 25 May 2023: Amendment 02 conducts the annual review of the Kaiju BAA. The following is amended: Contracting POCs, Language is added to Kaiju Solicitation, Attachments 1, 2, 5 and 7 are amended/re-uploaded based on annual review.
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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