ARORA Broad Agency Announcement Solicitation

2.3 Communication Between Prospective Offerors and Government

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As of 1 Oct 2025

8.5 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility

As of 1 Oct 2025

2-Step Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
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1.0 Overview Information:

Federal Agency Name

Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensors Directorate

(AFRL/RY)

BAA Title

All-domain Radiant Optical Research and Applications

(ARORA)

BAA Number

FA2377-26-R-B007

BAA Type

This is the Initial Announcement.

Competition Type

‘Other Competitive Procedure’ as described in the
Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 6.101(b)(3)(ii) and 35.102, as well as 2 CFR §200.203 and

10 USC §4001

BAA Process

The 2-Step Process reduces acquisition resources for both the Government and industry. It may be considered when a large number of proposals are anticipated or to determine if further Government interest is warranted. If further interest is not warranted, industry saves unnecessary bid and
proposal costs and the Government saves review time.

Step 1 White Paper
Submission Due Date

WHITE PAPER DUE DATE AND TIME: White Papers will be
due on the Individuals Calls released under this BAA, and submission dates will be communicated at that time WrightPatterson AFB, OH local time.

Step 2 Proposal Due
Date

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: To be provided in the
Requests for Proposals sent to offerors that submit White Papers considered to meet the needs of the Air Force.

Anticipated Award Date

TBD based on individual calls.

Estimated Program Cost

$30,000,000.00

As of 1 Oct 2025

Anticipated Number of
Awards

The Air Force anticipates awarding multiple awards for this announcement. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more contracts for all, some or none of the solicited effort based on the offeror’s ability to perform desired work and funding fluctuations.

North American
Industry Classification
System (NAICS)

The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541715 (Research and Technology in the Physical, Engineering, and Life
Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

Contract Type

The Air Force reserves the right to award the contract type best suite