Solicitation
Endless Forge
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA2394-26-R-B003
Due in 500 days
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is soliciting ideas for Endless Forge, a Manufacturing as a Service program meant to build a flexible, scalable network of regional production for the U.S. industrial base. The text says the specific areas of interest are in attachments, and gives no place of performance, value or submission details.
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- Key requirements are in attachments. The areas of interest, submission instructions and evaluation criteria are not in the notice text, so you cannot judge fit without downloading the attachments.
AFRL is interested in innovative products, technologies, and services related to the attached areas of Interest (AOI).
- Amended solicitation with several Q&A sets. Amendment 1 plus three sets of Questions and Answers all stay in force, so you must read all of them to know the current rules.
These remain valid/in force even with Amendment 1 being issued.
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Full brief
What they want
- Innovative products, technologies and services related to the attached areas of interest
- A manufacturing capability that is adaptive, surge-capable, resilient and scalable
- Regionalized, fast-acting production networks in place of vertically integrated, sequential supply chains
- A platform-agnostic approach that can scale any weapon system at speed
- Offers due
- 2028-02-19T14:00:00-05:00 (response deadline field on SAM.gov)
What to include when you submit
- Amendment 1 and its updates, the Questions and Answers sets, industry day charts and a video link are posted as attachments
You must have
- Solicitation clause FAR 52.222-90 (Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors) was added to attachment 5
Adding Clause RFO 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors to attachment 5
Not in the notice text
- The areas of interest (only in attachments)
- How to submit and where
- Evaluation method and factors
- Contract type, value and period of performance
- Place of performance
- Whether any small business set-aside applies (none is listed)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Feb 19, 2028, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- May 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- FA2394-26-R-B003
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8650 Usaf AFMC Afrl PZL Afrl/PZL
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- AC13
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Contracting contact
- Ms. Marina Papayankimarina.papayanki@us.af.mil
- Versions
- 8 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Endless Forge (EF) is Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS), an adaptive, surge-adaptive, resilient, and scalable manufacturing capability to enable US industrial base dominance. EF represents a new manufacturing paradigm, shifting away from vertically integrated and sequential value chains to adaptive and fast-acting regionalized production networks. If successful, EF will offer the DAF the ability to scale any weapon system at speed through a platform-agnostic approach that can respond to battlefield performance. AFRL is interested in innovative products, technologies, and services related to the attached areas of Interest (AOI). Amendment 1 of the Solictation includes Industry day information as well as updates highlighted in red First set of Questions and Answers is included as an attachment. These remain valid/in force even with Amendment 1 being issued. Second set of Questions and Answers is included as an attachment. These remain valid/in force even with Amendment 1 being issued. Attaching Endless Forge Industry Day charts Third set of Questions and Answers is included as an attachment. Attaching Industry Day Video Link Adding Clause RFO 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors to attachment 5
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