Funding-DOD -- FY13 AIR FORCE RAPID INNOVATION FUND BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT; October 8, 2013

 

Agency

 

Department of the Air Force

 

Description

 

The FY11 National Defense Appropriation Act (NDAA), Section 1073, provided the Department of Defense (DoD) with the authorities to facilitate the rapid insertion of innovative technologies into military systems or programs meeting critical national security needs. The FY13 NDAA, Section 4201, includes funding to support these efforts. Efforts awarded under the FY13 Air Force Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) Program Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) should resolve operational challenges characterized by the national security areas of particular interest to the Air Force and Department of Defense. This BAA is open to any technologies, products, or processes at the component, subsystem, or system level demonstrating near-term potential to address Air Force requirements or improve existing Air Force acquisition programs addressing specific areas identified in the BAA. The NAICS codes for this announcement are 541712 and 541711. A small business under these NAICS codes is defined by a size standard of 500 employees. Air Force Life Cycle Managment Center Contracting Directorate (AFLCMC/PK)is soliciting white papers at this time; proposal invitation will be determined based on evaluation of white papers using the criteria published in this BAA.

 

Announcement Number: BAA-AFLCMC-2013-0001

 

Closing Date: Oct 08, 2013 3:00 pm Eastern

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=972f4764a6c5c7ae82bdd5343d991e8c&tab=core&_cview=0

 

Contact Information

 

William Tyler Printz, Phone: 937-656-5839, Jeremy Perry, Phone:937-656-5847