# University Day

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa865122s0001call05

- Solicitation number: FA8651-22-S-0001CALL05
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8651 AFRL Raz (FA8651)
- 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
- First posted: April 14, 2025
- Last posted: May 14, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/efb57a6c2e4b40d993ebefcbcc439cbc/view

## Description

This CALL is open to U.S. Universities only. The purpose of this CALL is to solicit leading-edge research from academic collaborators that currently do not have a relationship with AFRL/RW via existing contract/grant. However, AFRL/RW will consider all U.S. Universities’ proposals. AFRL/RW intends to award short-term seedling projects in two research areas. Offerors shall propose against ONE research area topic only.

Only those Offerors who meet the highly selectable and/or selectable categories will be invited to the virtual pitch day. The Government is anticipating Distribution A (Publicly releasable) classification for this call; proposals with other classification levels must be marked appropriately.

**Amendment 1:** Added FA8651-22-S-0001 CALL 05 UD 2025 FINAL Amendment 1 to change estimated award date to 23 June 2025.

**Amendment 2:** Added FA8651-22-S-0001 CALL 05 UD 2025 FINAL Amendment 2 to change proposal due date to 21 May 2025, and added Q&A document.

**Amendment 3:** Added FA8651-22-S-0001 CALL 05 UD 2025 FINAL Amendment 3, updated Atch 3 REVISED Research Topic Area 17, and updated UNIVERSITY DAY Q and A Revised 14 May 25. Research Area 2 has been removed from this Call. A university may submit multiple proposals.

## Publications

- April 14, 2025: Solicitation, due May 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 0f7bcd72bac4439db19f9bba68116af6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0f7bcd72bac4439db19f9bba68116af6/view
- April 16, 2025: Solicitation, due May 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 20f3a0e1be0949df919b0b571bbcf342. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/20f3a0e1be0949df919b0b571bbcf342/view
- May 7, 2025: Solicitation, due May 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 08539e0e4e5a47d9ae1d43f83dc0fecc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/08539e0e4e5a47d9ae1d43f83dc0fecc/view
- May 14, 2025: Solicitation, due May 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice 50b28d8f1bb34c3aac6fa69638c1db0c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/50b28d8f1bb34c3aac6fa69638c1db0c/view
- May 14, 2025: Solicitation, due May 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice efb57a6c2e4b40d993ebefcbcc439cbc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/efb57a6c2e4b40d993ebefcbcc439cbc/view

## Points of contact

- Adam Noffke, afrl.afrl.rwkbaacallsworkflow@us.af.mil

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