# Optical Radiation Bioeffects and Safety (ORBS 2.0) - Industry Day

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/9122025

- Solicitation number: 9-12-2025
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Awarded to Caci, Inc. - Federal
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA2384 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL Rakh (FA2384)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Applied Research
- Place of performance: San Antonio, Texas
- City: San Antonio. https://abierto.us/cities/san-antonio-tx-4865000
- First posted: September 15, 2025
- Last posted: February 11, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a84db72b677c422db9fadbd318d19249/view

## Description

The Air Force Research Lab, Optical Radiation Bioeffects Branch (AFRL/RHDO) will be hosting an Industry Day, tentatively scheduled for TBD. This event will support the “Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS)” Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) #FA2384-24-S-2233; specifically, the technical requirements of the Bioeffects Division found within section 3.0 of the CHEERS MAA Technical Requirements - Statement of Objectives. Submit questions regarding this notice to the POCs identified herein not later than 5:00PM Eastern, 1 Oct 2025.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Caci, Inc. - Federal (UEI N3PBJAVNKF61)
- Contract: 70FA5025C00000004, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,138,782.94
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 9122025 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; awarding office not confirmed (medium confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70FA5025C00000004_7022_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- September 15, 2025: Sources sought, due September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 733de47abc404cd2b3de7e49252ddbbd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/733de47abc404cd2b3de7e49252ddbbd/view
- September 18, 2025: Sources sought, due September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 4663bd41f9494a7b8bf8861c61c219eb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4663bd41f9494a7b8bf8861c61c219eb/view
- September 23, 2025: Sources sought, due September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 39bb6a0f0abb40ad88a36c4156c50e83. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/39bb6a0f0abb40ad88a36c4156c50e83/view
- February 11, 2026: Sources sought, due September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 69dd6a4ecdcf49c8808c2927af042b1c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/69dd6a4ecdcf49c8808c2927af042b1c/view
- February 11, 2026: Sources sought, due September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice a84db72b677c422db9fadbd318d19249. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a84db72b677c422db9fadbd318d19249/view

## Points of contact

- Alex LaVelle, alex.lavelle.4@us.af.mil
- Lauren Kiwacka, lauren.kiwacka.1@us.af.mil

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