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Advancing Systems of Systems Technologies for Rapid Adoption (astra)

Notice type	Presolicitation: Heads-up: the agency plans to post a bid soon. Get ready now.
Who's buying	Fa8750 Afrl Rik, Dept of the Air Force
Where	Work location not listed. The buying office is in Rome, New York.
Deadline	No deadline listed. Check the official posting.
Who can bid	Open to any business (no set-aside listed)
Industry	NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology))
Solicitation #	FA875023S7007
Posted	Thu, Jul 16, 2026
Contact	GERARD WOHLRAB, [email protected]

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NAICS CODE: 541715 FEDERAL AGENCY NAME: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514 ARA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial announcement ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) TITLE: Advancing Systems of Systems Technologies for Rapid Adoption (ASTRA) ARA NUMBER: FA8750-23-S-7007 PART I – OVERVIEW INFORMATION This announcement is for an Open, 2 Step ARA which is open and effective until 24 JUL 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 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 24 JUL 2028, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding: FY24 by 27 OCT 2023 FY25 by 16 SEP 2024 FY26 by 15 SEP 2025 FY27 by 15 SEP 2026 FY28 by 15 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 mature, prototype, demonstrate, and evaluate algorithms, methodologies, techniques, and capabilities to enable the rapid integration of Systems of Systems (SoS) and the auto generation of tests of the System-of-systems Technology Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic Systems (STITCHES) subsystem specifications and properties. This ARA is a follow on to the ”tools n

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