AFRL/RX Functional Materials Open BAA – FA8650-22-S-5002

The job at a glance

Solicitation number	FA8650-22-S-5002
Agency	Department of the Air Force
Office	Fa8650 Usaf Afmc Afrl Pzl Afrl/Pzl
Where	See the notice
Posted	February 23, 2026
Bids due	October 26, 2028, 3:00 PM (UTC-04:00)
Who can bid	Open to any company (no set-aside listed)
Industry	Research & development (NAICS 54171)
Notice type	Solicitation
Contracting contact	AFRL.RXE.OpenBAA@us.af.mil · AFRL.RXE.OpenBAA@us.af.mil
Official notice	View on SAM.gov →

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From the notice

Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate is soliciting white papers and potentially technical and cost proposals under this announcement that support the needs of the Functional Materials and Applications mission. Functional Materials technologies 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 the context of functional materials core technical competencies and applications. Please see Amendment 4 for most current solicitation submission requirements and updates.

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