Presolicitation Notice - Advanced Field Modeling and Systems Optimization Feasibility Study
A small-business-set-aside Air Force contract for a four-month technical feasibility study to assess whether a patented magnetic field design can be adapted to optimize complex physical system dynamics.
RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR
⚑ small business set-aside; federal contract/presolicitation notice · four-month feasibility study · patented technology referenced in the notice
This is a highly specialized applied technical/engineering feasibility study about magnetic field design and complex physical system optimization. It does not match IPPRA’s social-behavioral research lines in risk perception, public opinion, education policy, or warning communication.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-09-02
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| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 75 strong | SBIR/STTR — core Hub pipeline (faculty founders + small-business partners); funds applied research; deep-tech content |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; university can only partner, not lead; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
Description
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) intends to acquire a four-month highly specialized technical feasibility study to validate whether a patented, high-efficiency magnetic field design can be adapted to manage and optimize complex physical system dynamics. Please see attached notice for more information.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. Notice type: Presolicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA2360 AFNWC/NDK AFNWC/NDKK.
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