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Presolicitation

Structural Materials Open BAA

Federal Presolicitation from DEPT OF DEFENSE for Ohio. Review the official description, buyer contacts, NAICS/PSC, set-aside, dates and source links.

SolicitationFA8650-18-S-5010
Notice typePresolicitation
PostedSeptember 21, 2023
Response deadlineSeptember 20, 2027
Place of performanceTBD, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433, USA
ClassificationNAICS 541715 · PSC AC13
Set-asideUnrestricted

OFFICIAL NOTICE CONTENT

Opportunity description

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Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate, Structural Materials Division, AFRL/RXC, is soliciting white papers and potentially technical and cost proposals under this announcement that support the needs of its Structural Materials and Applications mission. Structural Materials technologies that range from materials and scientific discovery through technology development and transition are of interest. Descriptors of Materials and Manufacturing Directorate technology interests are presented in two contexts in the Statement of Objectives (BAA Attachment 1); that of structural materials science and engineering academic "competencies," and that of Air Force application area needs.

FEDERAL BUYER

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Department / agencyDEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tierDEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Contracting officeFA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL
Office addressWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-7541, USA

Public points of contact

PrimaryGabrielle ShererContract Negotiatorgabrielle.sherer@us.af.mil
SecondaryErik RipbergerContracting Officererik.ripberger@us.af.mil

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No socioeconomic restriction recorded

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Classification signal

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What this opportunity record tells you

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The listed product or service classification is NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13. The set-aside field is Unrestricted. These fields help narrow your search, but they do not replace the full solicitation, amendments, attachments, clauses or eligibility language on the official source.

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