Targeting Operations and Analytics Development

SOL #: FA875025S7002Pre-Solicitation

Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Dept Of The Air Force

FA8750 AFRL RIK

ROME, NY, 13441-4514, United States

Place of Performance

Place of performance not available

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical (541715)

PSC

National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense Military; Applied Research (AC12)

Set Aside

No set aside specified

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/4a9fd586f9e04d798f16bd9d511dec91/view

Timeline

Posted

Mar 13, 2025

Last Updated

Dec 12, 2025

Qualification Details

Fit reasons

NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.

Risks

Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.

Next steps

Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.

Quick Summary

The Department of the Air Force has issued Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FA8750-25-S-7002, titled "Targeting Operations and Analytics Development." This BAA seeks innovative research to develop, test, evaluate, and integrate technologies aimed at improving the joint targeting cycle. Key objectives include shortening the killchain, enhancing operational awareness, ensuring information and connectivity assurance during execution, and enabling battle damage assessment. This is an open, 2-Step BAA, accepting white papers as initial submissions until September 30, 2029. Total estimated funding is approximately $499M.

Scope of Work

The BAA focuses on several critical technology areas:

Dynamic Targeting Engagement At Scale: Developing technologies for rapid identification, targeting, and engagement of numerous dynamic targets in peer conflict scenarios, including human-on-the-loop (HOTL) and human-in-the-loop (HITL) tools, and low SWaP-C systems.
Mission Communications: Assuring mission-critical communications in low-bandwidth, low-permissivity environments, and countering adversarial interference.
Combat Assessment: Providing tactically relevant combat assessment immediately post-strike, utilizing multi-source fusion.
Indications & Warning Analytics: Generating battlespace context and understanding adversary readiness, intent, and posture through automated analytics.
Test and Evaluations: Developing and implementing T&E methodologies, tools, and techniques to validate technology performance in realistic environments.

Contract Details

Type: Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Instruments: Awards may include FAR-based Procurement contracts, CFR-based grants and cooperative agreements, or Other Transactions (OTs) under 10 USC 4021, 4022, and 4023.
Estimated Funding: Total funding is approximately $499M.
Individual Awards: Typically range from $1M to $25M over a period not normally exceeding 36 months. Awards up to $99.9M are possible.
Follow-on Potential: Other Transaction for Prototype agreements may transition to follow-on production contracts.
Set-Aside: None specified; open to all qualified offerors.
NAICS Code: 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)).

Submission & Evaluation

Process: This is a 2-Step BAA. Only white papers will be accepted as initial submissions; formal proposals are by invitation only.
White Paper Deadline: White papers will be considered if received prior to 1600 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on September 30, 2029.
Suggested Submission Dates: To align with projected funding, offerors are encouraged to submit for FY25 by March 20, 2025; FY26 by November 1, 2025; FY27 by November 1, 2026; FY28 by November 1, 2027; and FY29 by November 1, 2028.
White Paper Format: 3-5 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font, including sections for Title/POCs, Task Objective, and Technical Summary/Deliverables.
Evaluation Criteria: Scientific and Technical Merit, Related Experience, Openness/Maturity/Assurance of Solution, and Reasonableness/Realism of Costs.

Important Notes

Eligibility: All qualified offerors may apply. Foreign participation is generally closed, with limited exceptions for unclassified fundamental research.
Registration: Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).
Contacts: Technical questions should be directed to Ariana Emad (ariana.emad@us.af.mil, 315-330-2649). Contractual/business questions should be directed to Amber Buckley (Amber.Buckley@us.af.mil).