AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY/ SPACE VEHICLE DIRECTORATE SPACE ENVIRONMENT
TECHNOLOGIES AND SCIENCE (SETS) PROGRAM
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)
FA9453-23-R-X001
PROPOSAL CALL ANNOUNCEMENT CALL 001
GEOSPACE ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND SCIENCE (GETS)
02 NOV 2023
NAICS CODE: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC CODE: AC12
FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate (RV) Geospace Technologies Division (RVB) Geospace Environment Impacts and Applications Branch’s (RVBX)
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: FA9453-23-R-X001
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: Space Environment Technologies and Science (SETS) Program
CALL ANNOUNCEMENT (CALL) NUMBER: 001
CALL TITLE: Geospace Environment Technologies and Science (GETS)
CALL TYPE: Closed One Step Proposal
TECHNICAL AREAS: 1) Solar, Solar Wind, and Ionospheric Effects, 2) Thermosphere, Satellite Drag and
the Reentry Environment, 3) Plasma Physics and Chemistry, 4) Particle Physics and Radiation Belt
Environment, and 5) Cislunar Environment
DUE DATE AND TIME: 22 January 2024
APPLICABILITY OF BASELINE BAA: All requirements of FA9453-23-R-X001 apply unless specifically amended and addressed in this Call. For complete information regarding FA9453-23-R-X001, refer to the initial FULL TEXT Closed BAA. It contains information applicable to all Calls issued under the BAA and provides information on the overall program, proposal preparation and submission requirements, proposal review and evaluation criteria, award administration, agency contacts, etc. For any discrepancies, please contact the contracting officer's attention immediately.
Initial FULL TEXT Closed BAA link: https://sam.gov/opp/bebdf56ac5e14e94bb7187774f594f9a/view
I. REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
A. BACKGROUND: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate (RV) Geospace Technologies Division (RVB) Geospace Environment Impacts and Applications Branch’s (RVBX) is seeking sources capable of supporting the program’s fundamental and advanced research in space and environmental impacts technologies. Additionally, the program is
interested in understanding and quantifying the impact of the space environment on Department of Defense and national security systems and in achieving a capability to specify, predict, mitigate, and exploit the effects of the space environment that can disrupt or degrade operational systems.
B. DESCRIPTION: This Call is specifically requesting potential Offeror(s) to provide interdisciplinary, integrated proposals addressing Topics 1-5 from the Space Environment Technologies and Science (SETS) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). Topic areas are:
1. Solar, Solar Wind, and Ionospheric Effects
2. Thermosphere, Satellite Drag and the Reentry Environment
3. Plasma Physics and Chemistry
4. Particle Effects and Radiation Belt Environment
5. Cislunar Environment
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHMENT BELOW, FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE CALL 001 ANNOUNCEMENT.
