Air Delivered Effects BAA

Air Delivered Effects BAA

Supports United States. air-delivered munitions research through DoD broad announcements and cooperative agreements.

Broad Agency Announcement FA8651-22-S-0001, titled Air Delivered Effects, is an open-window solicitation issued by the AFRL Munitions Directorate (RW) at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Posted 22 March 2022 with a closing date of 21 March 2027, the BAA is currently in Amendment 6 as of March 2025. The announcement is listed under Assistance Listing 12.800 — Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program — and supports the full spectrum of funding instruments including cooperative agreements, grants, procurement contracts, and other transaction agreements. The programme ceiling is listed at $750,000,000, reflecting an umbrella vehicle that covers multiple individual awards over the five-year window rather than a single project budget.

Eligible applicants include small businesses, private and public institutions of higher education, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits; the opportunity explicitly excludes government entities. Cost sharing is not required. Applicants must submit through grants.gov using the opportunity number FA8651-22-S-0001. Research topics are detailed in the BAA solicitation amendments, which define specific air-delivered munitions technology areas consistent with the Munitions Directorate mission: conventional munitions technologies including guidance, fuzing, warhead, propulsion, and autonomous effects delivery. The contracting point of contact is Kristin Davis, Deputy Chief of Contracting (RWK), reachable at (850) 882-4296 and kristin.davis@us.af.mil.

The BAA mechanism allows offerors to submit white papers or full proposals on relevant topics at any time before the 2027 close date. Best practice is to submit a white paper first and engage the programme office to determine whether a full proposal is warranted before investing in full proposal preparation. Awards under this BAA require the awardee to be a US-registered entity working on research with defence relevance to Air Force air-delivered effects missions; international partners may participate as subcontractors but cannot be the prime recipient.