Amendment 5

Open Two-Step Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) Overview Information To access hyperlinks from this electronic solicitation – Hit CTRL and click on the link. This amendment will replace all prior versions. White papers are still being accepted for this ARA. This ARA is being modified IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 35.015(b). Please read the ARA in its entirety for specific details on white paper and proposal submissions. NAICS Code: The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541715 and the small business size is 1,000 employees.
Federal Agency Name: Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RX Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Energy, AFRL/RXT
ARA Title: Energy Office – Government Requirement for Advanced Power and Energy

(GRAPE)

ARA Type: This is an open ARA; AMENDMENT 05
ARA Number: FA8650-18-S-5008

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

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 regarding Energy Office mission is to lead the discovery, development, and delivery of energy and climate science, technology, and innovation. The Energy Office 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). Technologies that offer key benefits to users (e.g., energy resiliency/reliability, increased cost–effectiveness, sustainability, increased environmental sustainability, etc.) in the areas of Operational Energy, with end-users. The Energy Office mission spans applied and advanced research and development through advanced technology demonstrations, including the performance of the required technology validation and risk reduction to facilitation technology transition dialogue between prospective Offerors and Government representatives is strongly encouraged.
This solicitation intends to use the acquisition authority provided by 10 U.S.C. §4023. This authority applies to the acquisition of items related to “…ordnance, signal, chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, spaceflight, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and accessories, and designs thereof, that are necessary for experimental or test purposes in the development of the best supplies that are needed for the national defense.” Consequently, white papers and proposals should address how the proposed effort provides benefits to the national defense relative to the parameters of this authority, and