Air Dominance BAA
Funds air dominance innovation in sensing, autonomy, and engagement systems for national security priorities.
Broad Agency Announcement FA8651-25-S-0001, titled Air Dominance, is the successor umbrella solicitation from the AFRL Munitions Directorate (RW) at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, running from 31 October 2024 to 30 October 2029. The BAA covers thirteen defined research areas spanning the full air dominance munitions technology stack: Modeling, Simulation and Analysis; Innovative Aircraft Integration Technologies; Find-Fix-Target-Track and Datalink Technologies; Engagement Management Systems; High Velocity Fuzing; Missile Electronics; Missile Guidance and Control; Advanced Warhead Technologies; Advanced Missile Propulsion; Control Actuation Systems; Missile Carriage and Release; Missile Test and Evaluation; and Artificial Intelligence/Autonomy. The programme ceiling is $750,000,000 across the five-year window, with individual awards across funding tiers 6.2 Applied Research, 6.3 Advanced Technology Development, and 6.4 Advanced Component Development and Prototypes.
The solicitation is full and open competition under NAICS 541715 (R&D in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) with an SBA size standard of 1,000 employees, meaning both large primes and small businesses compete on equal terms. For-profit companies, non-profit organisations, universities, and research institutions are all eligible. All awardees must be US-registered and operating in the US. Cost sharing is not required. The primary contracting point of contact is Kaylee Yarger at (850) 882-8787 (kaylee.yarger@us.af.mil); secondary contact is Allison McCowan at (850) 883-5936; technical POC is Marshall Foley (marshall.foley@us.af.mil). The contracting address is 101 W. Eglin Blvd, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810.
FA8651-25-S-0001 runs concurrently with FA8651-22-S-0001 (Air Delivered Effects, closing March 2027), and the two BAAs together represent the Munitions Directorate's primary external R&D solicitation vehicles. Offerors should obtain the full BAA solicitation document from SAM.gov to review topic-specific white paper formats, proposal requirements, and evaluation criteria before submission. The five-year open window allows rolling submissions, but early engagement with the programme office through a white paper is strongly recommended to confirm topic fit before investing in a full proposal.
13 research areas: Modeling/Simulation/Analysis; Aircraft Integration; F2T2 & Datalink; Engagement Management Systems; High Velocity Fuzing; Missile Electronics; Missile Guidance & Control; Advanced Warheads; Advanced Missile Propulsion; Control Actuation Systems; Missile Carriage & Release; Missile Test & Evaluation; AI/Autonomy.
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