Notice ID: 332ca962b1964b2fad6eab01dcd68a5cSolicitation
MINSAV CALL 05 "TALOS"
Archived on June 16, 2026. Original response deadline: . Full description on SAM.gov.
Description
AFRL/RYD has a need to advance the design and fabrication of commercial and Government developed sensor (signal) generation and processing microelectronics technologies for the purpose of maturing, verifying, assuring, and delivering next generation national defense capabilities to critical Department of Defense (DoD) systems through robust experimentation and testing.
Experimentation under the MINSAV ARA will construct prototype systems that demonstrate microelectronics capabilities that yield technical offset for DoD related autonomous, artificial intelligence, precision navigation and timing, electronic warfare, data processing, spatial/spectrally agile, and strategic applications.
Please see attachments below for specific Call 05 information.
Overview
Agency:
Department of WarDepartment of the Air Force
Office:AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND.AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY.FA2377 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RYKS
Posted:April 15, 2026
NAICS:541715: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Last Updated:Aug 21, 2026
PSC:AC32: NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH
Set-Aside:No Set aside used
Type:Solicitation
Place of Performance:Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
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Contacts
Contracting Officer
Primary Contact
Adam Wentworth
Secondary Contact
Daniel Kelly
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Lifecycle
Solicitation:
FA865019S1932- Solicitation
Award typically follows within 30–90 days after the response deadline. (estimate)
- SolicitationCurrentApr 15, 2026
MINSAV CALL 05 "TALOS"
Similar Opportunities
Title | Phase | Agency | NAICS | Set Aside | Posted | Deadline | Location |
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16 October 2026 Amendment 2- Solicitation amended to revise the technical proposal page limit for Technical Area 2 from 15 pages to 20 pages and to identify 06 November 2026, 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern Time as the deadline for requesting DoD SAFE link for proposal submission. Also, adding a Q&A attachment. 28 September 2026 Amendment 1- Solicitation amended to revise technical proposal page limit to 15 pages per Technical Area. In support of the AFRL Information and Spectrum Dominance Directorate (AFRL/RF), the objective of the ADEPT effort is to develop pre-emptive or reactive countermeasure solutions —including expendable, directed energy, and novel developmental solutions in the EO spectrum—to protect U.S. aircraft and aircrew in contested environments. The ADEPT program is divided into two separate technical areas: Hardware & Executable Analysis of Threats (HEAT) Advanced Countermeasure Engineering (ACE) | Solicitation | 541715 | No Set-Aside | 10/16/2026 | 11/09/2026 | Wright Patterson AFB, OH | |
28 September 2026 Amendment- Solicitation amended to revise technical proposal page limit to 15 pages per Technical Area. In support of the AFRL Information and Spectrum Dominance Directorate (AFRL/RF), the objective of the ADEPT effort is to develop pre-emptive or reactive countermeasure solutions —including expendable, directed energy, and novel developmental solutions in the EO spectrum—to protect U.S. aircraft and aircrew in contested environments. The ADEPT program is divided into two separate technical areas: Hardware & Executable Analysis of Threats (HEAT) Advanced Countermeasure Engineering (ACE) | Solicitation | 541715 | No Set-Aside | 09/28/2026 | 11/09/2026 | Wright Patterson AFB, OH | |
In support of the AFRL Information and Spectrum Dominance Directorate (AFRL/RF), the objective of the ADEPT effort is to develop pre-emptive or reactive countermeasure solutions —including expendable, directed energy, and novel developmental solutions in the EO spectrum—to protect U.S. aircraft and aircrew in contested environments. The ADEPT program is divided into two separate technical areas: Hardware & Executable Analysis of Threats (HEAT) Advanced Countermeasure Engineering (ACE) | Solicitation | 541715 | No Set-Aside | 09/25/2026 | 11/09/2026 | Wright Patterson AFB, OH | |
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE General Information Notice Type: Special Notice Contracting Office: Space RCO Title: Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Post-delivery support of developed space and ground hardware and software. Response Date: No later than 1500 MST on 04 NOV 2026 NAICS Code: 541715 Product Service Code (PSC): DA10 Description: The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) intends to solicit and negotiate a contract on a sole-source basis with Systems & Technology Research, LLC, Woburn, Massachusetts under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Requirement Description: Space RCO requires post-delivery support of developed space and ground hardware and software. This effort will continue to provide systems engineering support for verification and validation of interface requirements, hardware integration and test, and on-orbit troubleshooting as the payloads are integrated onto host vehicles, tested, launched, and perform on-orbit. The instant action is to procure services to transition a prototype ground system to a full operational capability. The requirements outline a need for software development and integration expertise to enhance the existing system with a new graphical user interface (GUI), integrate mission-unique software (MUS), improve telemetry processing and data handling, and ensure the system can support long-term, 24/7 operations. The effort also requires integration with the R2C2 Acme Ground Segment, maintaining external connections, development on cloud infrastructure, and adherence to cybersecurity and systems engineering best practices. Full operational capability should be obtained within 6 months from ATP. Projected Base and Option Year CLIN Structure: CLIN 0001 (CPFF) - 2-Year Base, 3 (three) 1-Year Options. CLINs 0003, 0004 (Cost Only, No Fee) - 2-Year Base, 3 (three) 1-Year Options. CLIN 0002 (T&M) - 1-Year Base, 4 (four) 1-Year Options. Reason for Sole Source: Systems & Technology Research, LLC is the original developer of the prototype ground system. The contractor holds specialized technical expertise and existing infrastructure knowledge required to transition this system to Full Operational Capability (FOC). No other source possesses the requisite technical familiarity to meet the aggressive 6-month FOC requirement without causing unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's critical requirements and generating substantial duplication of costs that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Submission Details: This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. To be considered viable, any response must explicitly demonstrate the vendor's technical capability to: Achieve FOC of the specific prototype ground system within six (6) months of ATP. Perform direct, proven integration with the R2C2 Acme Ground Segment without reliance on Systems & Technology Research, LLC proprietary data. Execute the required cloud infrastructure development and 24/7 telemetry processing capabilities. (Generic marketing materials will not be evaluated.) Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be received no later than 1500 MST on 04 NOV 2026. Responses must be submitted via email to Monica Torrez at monica.torrez.1.ctr@spaceforce.mil and Mariacheska Legendre at mariacheska.legendre@spaceforce.mil. | Special Notice | 541715 | No Set-Aside | 10/20/2026 | 11/04/2026 | Dayton, OH | |
THIS IS A DRAFT SOLICITATION (Please Register for Industry Day) Industry Day will be Monday, June 29th, 11:00-12:00 EST. Thre registration link is https://bahmeet.webex.com/weblink/register/r1491d8205dfd726ffd2133d058adf1cd or you can find the link in the links section below. Please complete the Feedback Form at the attached link https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/i6Ckyeh5xk or in the links section below. 1.0 REQUIREMENT Department of Defense (DoD) installations largely rely on off-site energy providers to support land, air, sea, space, and cyberspace-based national security missions. This dependence creates unacceptable risks, because grid outages caused by maintenance issues, extreme weather, and attacks by determined adversaries may impact our national security missions. To ensure mission continuity even during a grid outage, congress has mandated that DoD achieve by 2030 at least 99.9% energy resilience year-round (i.e., no more than 8.76 hours of downtime annually) for all of its critical missions at all DoD installations (See 10 U.S.C. § 2920). The Department of the Air Force (DAF) alone has identified nearly 4,000 resilience gaps at its installations worldwide that need rapid and cost-effective mitigation. Meeting this challenge requires DAF to access innovative energy resilience technologies, deploy commercial off-the-shelf technologies, and implement new business models at an enterprise-wide scale with commercial speed. Concerned that DoD and the military services are unable to access or deploy these technologies and business models at the scale, speed, and cost-effectiveness required to meet its energy resilience challenges, Congress has encouraged DoD to leverage its authority pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 4022, to partner with a third-party consortium dedicated to military installation resilience and energy innovation.1 10 U.S.C. § 4022 authorizes DoD to conduct prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing DoD’s mission effectiveness. Other Transaction Authority (OTA) is an alternative to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)‐based acquisitions that 1) enables innovative, non-traditional defense contractors to engage with DoD, 2) identifies and realize teaming opportunities among entities to promote integrated research and prototyping efficiencies, 3) improves the timeline from solicitation to award for DoD prototypes, 4) and reduces the cost and improves integration of energy resilience prototypes. Because energy innovation is rapidly occurring in the private sector and around the world, establishing a public-private partnership with streamlined processes will help DAF access this innovation to strengthen the energy resilience of its installations. 1.1 Consortium Management Organization (CMO) DAF is issuing this competitive RFP to select a CMO with whom to establish the Defense Energy Consortium (DECo), a first-of-its-kind, public-private partnership where the members of the consortium will be responsible for fully financing potential projects using private capital to increase the energy resilience and mission assurance of DAF installations worldwide. Unlike other consortia previously authorized under 10 U.S.C. § 4022, DECo will not guarantee any appropriated funding for either the CMO nor obligated funds for future prototype projects awarded through the CMO. The CMO’s members will include financiers, small businesses, non-traditional defense contractors, and an administrative team that will manage the operations of the consortium. Once DAF negotiates and executes the Base OTA Agreement, or Consortium Management Agreement (CMA), DAF will competitively issue, down select, and award prototype agreements to the CMO as the entity authorized to represent the consortium member or team that proposed the prototype project. 10 U.S.C. § 4022 allows the entire cost of the prototype to be fully financed by the performers using third-party capital, provided DoD provides some form of consideration, such as access to DAF property and facilities.2 DoD has formed 30-plus consortia that leverage 10 U.S.C.§ 4022, but they rely on public financing through congressional appropriations instead of leveraging billions in readily available private capital. Because DECo will rely on private financing, DECo’s programmatic, legal, and fiduciary roles and responsibilities will be materially different from the standard DoD OTA consortium business model and will require DAF and the down selected CMO to iterate, deliberate, and negotiate novel business processes and terms and conditions for a CMA to establish DECo. Following selection of the CMO by DAF, the CMO will work with DAF at its own expense and financial risk to conduct the necessary due diligence to establish the unique features of DECo and to negotiate the CMA. DAF expects that these due diligence activities will occur over an extended period of time and may include the following: Obtaining Funding Commitments: DECo’s business model of relying solely on private financing instead of public funds will require a pool of investors. Following the selection of the CMO and prior to executing the CMA, the CMO will likely need to work with financial experts and fund managers to raise capital by attracting additional financiers to DECo. The CMO’s financial experts will be responsible for complying with all relevant legal requirements for managing investor funds. Ideally, the CMO’s financial experts will also have the capacity and expertise to engage with the investment authorities in the nations that host DAF installations (i.e., Germany, Greenland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Kingdom) and be able to guarantee that no improper investments are being made by prohibited countries or from questionable sources. Building DECo’s Membership: The CMO will need to build DECo’s membership to include a broad array of energy-related stakeholders. These stakeholders include, but are not limited to, small businesses, traditional defense contractors, original equipment manufacturers, nonprofit organizations, national laboratories, academia, energy service companies (ESCOs), utilities, utility associations and research organizations, and professional services companies. The CMO will need to ensure that it will not unnecessarily exclude or burden innovative companies and non-traditional defense contractors from becoming members. Negotiating the DECo CMA: The unique nature of DECo’s reliance on private financing combined with its focus on installation energy prototypes will require DAF and the CMO to negotiate novel terms and conditions for a CMA to govern the consortium. For instance, the CMO and its members under the terms of the CMA will need to adhere to federal, state, and utility laws, regulations, and procedures, including transmission interconnection requirements, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures, and federal real estate leasing laws to build onsite energy resilient generation. Similar considerations will need to be addressed for DAF installations overseas. Any solution proposed will require DECo and its members and financiers to use one or more federal laws and regulations for structuring the long-term, third-party financed, power purchase agreements and energy services contracts (See Attachment 1). This will require DECo to have in-house expertise and experience with negotiating and executing energy commodity and energy services contracts with DoD. The novel CMA terms and conditions may also include the following – indemnifying DAF against all costs incurred while executing a prototype project if DAF decides not to award a follow-on production contract; transparency and reporting requirements detailing the CMO’s financial due diligence of its investors and members; processes for calculating and disclosing reasonable Returns on Investment (ROIs) on a portfolio of prototype projects, and continuing education requirements for DECo’s members and financiers to maintain proficiency on DoD’s specialized energy procurement laws. After DAF executes the CMA to establish DECo, DAF will issue a portfolio of prototype solicitations to DECo. | Pre-Solicitation | 541715 | No Set-Aside | 06/18/2026 | Open | Arlington, VA |
Additional Details
Solicitation Number
FA865019S1932
Archive Date
Jun 16, 2026
Office Address
WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-7541