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2026-09-06
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Presolicitation Notice - Advanced Field Modeling and Systems Optimization Feasibility Study

FA236026P0001 · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · FA2360 AFNWC/NDK AFNWC/NDKK

national security defense materials manufacturing computing communications

Closes
2026-09-15 · 9 d
Award ceiling
Award floor
Program funding
Expected awards
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2026-09-01
Instrument
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-09-02

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.

Funds
applied research
University
partner only
physical sciences
substantial
engineering
central
computational data
minor

RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR

⚑ small business set-aside; federal contract/presolicitation notice · four-month feasibility study · patented technology referenced in the notice

8 / 100 IPPRA team judgment

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

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

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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ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

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ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING