SPACE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RESEARCH-FAST-TRACKING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE (STAR-FISH) ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) WITH CALLS
This Air Force STAR-FISH announcement supports advanced research on innovative software and hardware for space technology, under a federal contract mechanism with offers accepted until the stated closing date.
⚑ Federal contract combined synopsis/solicitation; applicants must follow the STAR-FISH ARA with Calls and any call-specific instructions. · No award ceiling stated in the notice. · No offers due date listed in the general information section; closing date shown as 2030-03-23.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 40 partial | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research |
Description
SEE STAR-FISH ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) WITH CALLS AMENDEMENT 3 DATED 5 DEC 2024 Attention: On the General Informatiion section, there is no offers due date for this STAR-FISH ARA with CALLS. Date Offer Due is a required field in the beta.sam.gov
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA9453 AFRL RVK.
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