Solicitation
AFRL Rocket Lab Hermes BAA
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA9300-20-S-0001
Due in 162 days
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The Air Force Research Laboratory's Rocket Lab Hermes BAA is an open, two-step broad agency announcement for research and development on novel concepts and technology maturation, with work tied to Edwards, CA. The government expects to award multiple contracts of different lengths and values. The largest single award is currently capped at $250M.
Watch out for
- Details are not in the notice text. The text is mostly a change history for the BAA, so evaluation, submission format and eligibility are unknown without the BAA document.
This BAA allows consideration of white papers as well as calls issued by the Government when specific requirements are identified.
- Research and development with possibly large awards. Awards can reach very large values and require advanced technical capability, which may be a stretch for a small business without R&D experience.
the maximum single award value issued against this BAA is currently no more than $250M
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Full brief
What they want
- White papers proposing research and development ideas
- Study efforts on novel concepts
- Research and development contracts to mature specific technologies to suitable technology readiness levels
- Responses to future calls issued by the Government when specific requirements are identified
- Contract type
- Broad agency announcement (BAA) with multiple awards of varying duration
- Period of performance
- Varies by award
- Place of performance
- Edwards, CA
- Estimated value
- Maximum single award value no more than $250M
- Offers due
- 2027-03-18T00:00:00-07:00 (response deadline in the SAM.gov fields)
What to include when you submit
- White papers may be submitted, or respond to calls issued by the Government
- Details are in the BAA and attachments, which are not in this text
Not in the notice text
- How white papers and proposals are evaluated
- White paper format and page limits
- Submission method and contact
- Eligibility and any set-aside rules
- The actual response deadline (the SAM.gov date is the only date given)
- Content of the BAA itself and its attachments
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Key facts
- Response due
- Mar 18, 2027, 7:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Jun 20, 2025
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- FA9300-20-S-0001
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA9300 Aftc PZR
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- AC22
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Place of performance
- Edwards, CA, 93524
- Contracting contact
- Jillian Marroquinjillian.marroquin@us.af.mil
- Versions
- 25 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Annual Review to include amendment of BAA (dated May 2025), updates to Capability Repository, updates to WP Title page and Capability Statement - 20 June 2025 Change in AFTC/PZRA POC and Amendment of BAA (amendment dated August 2024) - 17 Sep 2024 Adding Virtual Industry Day Announcement for Payload Processing Facility - 8 Feb 2024 (see attachment) Change in AFTC/PZRA POC - 24 Jan 2024 Change in AFTC/PZRA POC - 16 Jan 2024 Annual Review and Amendment of BAA - 3 Aug 2023 Correct email on Secondary POC - 14 Apr 2023 Change to Secondary POC - 24 Jan 2023 Amendment of BAA - 9 Dec 2022 Annual Review and update to Capability Repository - 18 Aug 22 Amendment of BAA - 4 May 22 Amendment of BAA - 13 April 22 Amendment of BAA - 8 Mar 22 Amendment of BAA - 26 Jan 22 Annual Review and Amendment of BAA - 28 Dec 21 AFRL Rocket Lab Hermes BAA is a two-step open BAA with the ability of issuing future calls that enable study efforts on novel concepts, as well as research and development contracts to mature specific technologies to appropriate technology readiness levels (TRL) depending on end use. Specific award details are described below, but the Government anticipates awarding multiple contracts of varying duration and value. However, the maximum single award value issued against this BAA is currently no more than $250M. This BAA allows consideration of white papers as well as calls issued by the Government when specific requirements are identified.
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