Amendment 9: third repub 2026

AMENDMENT 9 TO BAA FA8750-23-S-7009

The purpose of this modification is to republish the original announcement, incorporating any previous amendments, pursuant to FAR 35.016(c).
This republishing also includes the following changes:

1. Part I, Overview Information:

a. Updates the Federal Agency Name;

2. Part II, Full Text Announcement:

a. Section V.3, updates the Simplified Acquisition Threshold to $350,000; b. Section V.4, updates the certified cost and pricing data threshold to $10M for large businesses;
c. Section VI.1, updates the proposal formatting language; d. Section VI.3, updates the debriefing language;
e. Section VI.5.b.3, updates the DFARS clause;
f. Section VI.5.c, updates the DFARS clause;
g. Section VI.7, updates the provisions;
h. Section VI.9; updates the DFARS reference;
i. Section VII: updates the OMBUDSMAN language.
No other changes are made.

NAICS CODE: 541715

FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information & Spectrum Warfare Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514
BAA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Modification
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) TITLE: Ultra-broadband Terahertz Radio Development

BAA NUMBER: FA8750-23-S-7009

PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION

This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step BAA which is open and effective until 19 Sep 2028. Only white papers will be accepted as initial submissions; formal proposals will be accepted by invitation only. While white papers will be considered if received prior to 1700 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 19 Sep 2028, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding: FY24 by 15 Dec 2023
FY25 by 20 Sep 2024
FY26 by 19 Sep 2025
FY27 by 18 Sep 2026
FY28 by 17 Sep 2027

Offerors should monitor the Contract Opportunities on the SAM website at https://SAM.gov in the event this announcement is amended.
CONCISE SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: Seeking innovative research to develop and demonstrate an ultra-broadband radio operating above 100 GHz for future air force communications capabilities in contested spectrum environments. Collaboration is encouraged. This BAA is a follow-on to BAA FA8750-18-S-7016 entitled Terahertz (THz) Communications. BAA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this BAA is approximately $9.9M. Individual awards will not normally exceed 36 months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $200K to $4M. There is also the potential to make awards up to any dollar value as long as the value does not exceed