Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Alternate Access for Cyber Applications Exodus
Deadline: 24 Jul 2026
Posting Date: 17 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 145333642
Document Ref. No.: FA8750-26-S-7004
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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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 & Spectrum Warfare Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514
ARA ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: Initial Announcement
ADVANCED RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (ARA) TITLE: Alternate Access for Cyber Applications: Exodus
ARA NUMBER: FA8750-26-S-7004
PART I - OVERVIEW INFORMATION
This announcement is for an Open, two step ARA which is open and effective until 6:00PM EST on 30 June 2031. 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 6:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 30 SEP 2030, the following submission dates are suggested to best align with projected funding:
FY27 by 30 Sep 2026
FY28 by 30 Sep 2027
FY29 by 30 Sep 2028
FY30 by 30 Sep 2029
FY31 by 30 Dec 2030
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 to develop offensive cyberspace operations (OCO) alternate access cyber capability prototypes in support of Long Range Kill Chains (LRKC) that could transition into Department of War (DoW) operational organizations to facilitate gaining adversary infrastructure access that would otherwise not be possible through traditional cyber capabilities ensuring our Nation-s superiority in the Cyber Domain.
ARA ESTIMATED FUNDING: Total funding for this ARA is approximately $999M. Individual awards will not normally exceed sixty (60) months with dollar amounts normally ranging from $10M to $50M. There is also the potential to make awards up to $99.99M.
ANTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Multiple Awards are anticipated. However, the Air Force reserves the right to award zero, one, or more Procurement Contracts/Other Transactions, for all, some, or n...
Notice ID: fa8750-26-s-7004
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: dept of the air force
Office: fa8750 afrl rik
Product Service Code: ac12 - national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; applied research
NAICS Code: 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Inactive Dates: jul 01, 2031
Inactive Policy: manual
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