RAB Request for Information RD Contract Public Releasable

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RAK) Eglin AFB, FL
Energetic Material and Ordnance Research and Development RFI NAICS Code: 541715
Notice
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for market research and planning purposes. It is not a request for proposals or quotations, nor a solicitation for a contract or assistance instrument award. This notice should not be interpreted as a commitment to issue a solicitation or award a contract, nor does it limit the Government’s approach to acquisition. This RFI does not obligate the Government, and the Government will not reimburse any costs incurred in responding. Its purpose is to assess industry interests, capabilities, and qualifications. Responses to this notice, along with other market research, will inform the acquisition strategy, and help the Government further define its requirements. Objective
This Request for Information will outline the overarching objectives for the Research and Development of mission effects technologies that the Contractor may perform for the AFRL Mission Effects Division (AFRL/RAB) in the broadest and most flexible manner for the USAF. AFRL/RAB directs and conducts basic, exploratory and advanced research and development of fuzes, warheads, energetic materials, AI & decision-making, and weapon algorithm development. The objective of this research is to identify promising energetic material systems that can mature to transition into a larger, focused project while also identifying and exploring new energetic materials, new processing methods for producing energetic materials, and formulate those new materials that expand the frontiers in survivability, controlled output, multi-functionality, power density, and insensitivity. This research encompasses the synthesis, scale-up, production, processing, machining, and characterization of advanced energetic materials.

3. Statement of Capabilities (SOC)

Interested sources are encouraged to respond to this RFI with a Statement of Capabilities that provides specific relevant knowledge and specifically addresses the contractor’s experience and ability to provide (either currently or via rapid modification of existing capabilities) to execute the above scope of work within 3 months after contract award.

4. Additional Details

This effort requires specialized technical competencies to perform processing, handling, research, formulation, improved understanding of initiation/detonation performance, bulk and microstructural characterization, laboratory scale performance & properties testing, and advanced modeling/computation of advanced energetic materials at laboratory and larger scale. To ensure the integrity of laboratory operations and scientific data, personnel must possess verified qualifications to program, configure, and calibrate scientific instrumentation, advanced diagnostic systems, and additive manufacturing hardware. Respondents must demonstrate a technical safety baseline and a documented framework for maintaining equipment compliance and procedural standardization in high-hazard laboratory environments.