Broad Agency Announcement (BAA): Cost Estimating Modeling Data, Analytics Research (CEMDAR)
Funds innovative R&D to improve Air Force and Space Force acquisition cost estimating through better cost data, analytics, models, and decision-support tools.
RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR
⚑ Federal contract opportunity; total small business set-aside. · Announcement is for research and development in support of acquisition cost estimating, not a service or training program.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 90 strong | SBIR/STTR — core Hub pipeline (faculty founders + small-business partners); funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
Description
This announcement is issued on behalf of the Department of the Air Force to solicit innovative research and development approaches that advance acquisition cost data, analytics, and estimating capabilities in support of Air Force and Space Force decision-making. The focus of this opportunity is on developing and modernizing integrated cost datasets, databases, analytical methods, and decision-support capabilities that improve the accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and defensibility of acquisition cost estimates. These capabilities are essential to identifying budget trade-space, assessing cost and schedule risk, and informing Strategy, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution decisions. Offerors should clearly describe how their proposed research advances the state of the art and improves the Department’s ability to analyze competing investment priorities, quantify risk and uncertainty, and support delivery of critical future capabilities.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. Notice type: Presolicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA7014 AFDW PK.
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