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2026-07-07
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Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet

FA8650-17-S-9300 · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL

space aeronautics computing communications national security defense cybersecurity

Closes
Award ceiling
Award floor
Program funding
Expected awards
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2020-05-28
Instrument
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-07

Federal contract opportunity for vendor-flexibility defense experimentation using the commercial space internet, apparently restricted to the named Department of the Air Force office rather than open university applicants.

Funds
applied research
University
ineligible
physical sciences
substantial
engineering
central
computational data
substantial

RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION

⚑ Federal contract presolicitation/amendment; not a grant. · Applicant restriction indicates the named DoD/USAF organization; public universities cannot apply directly. · No deadline stated.

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

IPPRA 5 none limited competition — a named institution holds this
Tom Love Innovation Hub 5 none not openly competed
Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 5 none limited competition — a named institution holds this

Description

Amendment 2 to Call 002 - Vendor Flexibility Experiments

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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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →

A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.

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

Proposal shell · Department of Defense (BAA-style) conventions SEE A DOD EXAMPLE →

Funder-faithful document skeletons — Department of Defense (BAA-style)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.

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