Presolicitation
SPACE PROPULSION RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR NEUTRALIZING SATELLITE THREATS (SPRINT) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. BAA-RQR-2019-0001
Due in 109 days
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The Air Force (AFTC) has an open Broad Agency Announcement called SPRINT for space propulsion research aimed at neutralizing satellite threats. The notice text here is only a list of amendments to the announcement, so the actual topics, requirements and how to apply are in the attached BAA document. The BAA has been extended to a 20 year open period.
Watch out for
- Notice text is only an amendment history. Nothing about the research topics, funding or evaluation is stated in the text, so a small business must read the attached BAA before deciding anything.
- Very long open period with no ceiling. The BAA is open for 20 years with a single award limit instead of an overall ceiling, which suggests broad competition and an unclear total budget.
Removed BAA ceiling, changed to single award limit
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Space propulsion research and innovation proposals under the SPRINT BAA (details are in the attached BAA, not in the notice text)
- Contract type
- Broad Agency Announcement
- Place of performance
- USA
- Offers due
- 2027-01-23T14:00:00-08:00 (SAM.gov response deadline field)
What to include when you submit
- An optional template cover page for white papers exists (added in Amendment 5)
- White papers are held for a length of time that was updated in Amendment 9; the length is not stated
You must have
- Compliance with DFARS 252.204-7008 (safeguarding covered defense information controls) is incorporated by reference
Add Para. VIII-11 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls to incorporate DFARS 252.204-7008 by reference.
- Title page references a SAM UEI, so the bidder will need a SAM.gov registration and UEI
Updated Title Page to reference SAM UEI
Not in the notice text
- Technical topics and research areas
- Single award limit amount
- White paper and proposal format, page limits and submission method
- Evaluation criteria
- Current contracting and technical points of contact
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Key facts
- Response due
- Jan 23, 2027, 10:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Apr 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- BAA-RQR-2019-0001
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA9300 Aftc PZR
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- AC21
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Contracting contact
- Alessandra Barzaghi-Martinalessandra.barzaghi-martin@us.af.mil6612770987
- Versions
- 11 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Amendment 10: - Changing BAA POC for contracting - Updated BAA to reference new RFO changes - Updated Title Page to reference SAM UEI Amendment 9: - Changing BAA POC for contracting and technical - updating length of time white papers are held Amendment 8: - Changing BAA POC for contacting Amendment 7: -Changing BAA POCs for contracting Amendment 6: - Removed BAA ceiling, changed to single award limit - Increased open period from 5 years to 20 years. Annual Review accomplished - 4 Oct 21 Amendment 5: - Changed Contracting Point of Contact (CPOC) info - Adding a template cover page for white papers (use is optional) Amendment 4: -Changed solicitation/reference number from BAA-RQR-2019-0001 to FA9300-19-S001 -Add Para. VIII-11 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls to incorporate DFARS 252.204-7008 by reference. -Update Table of Contents to Include VIII-11.
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