Presolicitation
Government Requirement for Advanced Power and Energy (GRAPE)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA8650-18-S-5008
Due in 450 days
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Energy Office is asking for white papers on advanced power and energy technologies for the Department of the Air Force. It is an open announcement for experimental (research and prototype) work. Work is tied to Dayton, OH, and the notice gives no contract length or dollar value.
Watch out for
- Topic areas can change. The Government may add, remove or change topic areas, so what you prepare for may shift.
The Government reserves the right to add, delete or modify the topic areas as necessary.
- Research and prototype focus. The work is experimental technology development, which usually favors bidders with strong technical and research credentials.
Proposed solutions should be innovative and substantially improve national defense capabilities.
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Full brief
What they want
- White papers proposing innovative energy, power and water technologies for the Department of the Air Force
- Technologies that reduce mission reliance on energy, water and supply chain vulnerabilities
- Development and demonstration of critical technologies, possibly across more than one topic area
- Contract type
- Open ARA announcement under 10 U.S.C. §4023 (procurement for experimental purposes)
- Place of performance
- Dayton, OH, USA
- Offers due
- Response deadline 2027-12-31T12:00:00-05:00 (SAM.gov field)
What to include when you submit
- Submit white papers related to the AFRL Energy Office mission
Not in the notice text
- The list of topic areas (the text says they are described below but none are listed)
- How to submit, white paper format and page limits
- How white papers will be evaluated
- Award size, length and contract type for resulting awards
- Any eligibility rules
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 31, 2027, 5:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2025
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- FA8650-18-S-5008
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8650 Usaf AFMC Afrl PZL Afrl/PZL
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- AG14
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Place of performance
- Dayton, OH
- Contracting contact
- Charlotte M. ChumackCharlotte.Chumack@us.af.mil937-713-9876
- Versions
- 23 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is an Open ARA announcement pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. §4023 Procurement for Experimental Purposes. AFRL is interested in receiving white papers related to the AFRL Energy Office’s mission to lead the discovery, development, delivery, and integration of energy science, technology, and innovation. The AFRL Energy Office’s intent is to decouple mission effectiveness from energy, water, and other resource and supply chain vulnerabilities through the identification, development, and demonstration of critical technologies for the Department of Air Force (DAF). Proposed solutions should be innovative and substantially improve national defense capabilities. While the Government describes discrete topic areas below, it also anticipates that certain comprehensive technology solutions, processes, methodologies, and prototypes may require multidisciplinary approaches that address two or more topic areas. The topic areas covered under this announcement may be used in any combination. The Government reserves the right to add, delete or modify the topic areas as necessary.
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