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50 open notices due within 30 days · 9 due this week · 21 posted in the last 7 days · 541715 → 541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

Due	Notice	Buyer	Set-aside	Industry / product	Place	Posted
Oct 5 4:00 PM CT 2 days	Hannecard Thermally Sprayed Test Samples Special Notice · 80NSSC26944001Q · Brief Few bidders likely	National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AJ11 general science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; basic research	—	Oct 1
Oct 5 4:00 PM 2 days	TTO Office-Wide Solicitation Proposers Day Special Notice · DARPA-SN-26-105 · Brief	Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC12 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; applied research	—	Sep 28
Oct 6 1:00 PM CT 3 days	Next Gen IACMAC RFI Sources Sought · FA807527R0001 · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA8075 774 ESS	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC32 national defense r&d services; defense-related activities; applied research	—	Sep 24
Oct 6 12:00 PM ET 3 days	NASA Research Announcement: V-Band Sources Sought · 80GRC027R0002 · Brief	National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)	—	Sep 23
Oct 8 6:00 AM ET 5 days	AI and Data Science Specialist Support – Health and Extreme Weather Project Presolicitation · 27-000165 · Brief	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) R425 support- professional: engineering/technical	MD	Sep 29
Oct 8 12:00 PM ET 5 days	NSWC-PHD MATAC OTA Request for Prototype Proposals: Router Chassis Design & Production Special Notice · DIG-27-02-001 · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Navy · COMMANDING OFFICER	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)	—	Sep 17
Oct 9 3:00 PM ET 6 days	Modernization of Scientific and Technical Intelligence (SandTI;) Prototype Effort Sources Sought · 2026SANDTIPROTOTYPE · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA8604 AFLCMC PZI	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	—	Oct 1
Oct 9 4:00 PM 6 days	Selective Harnessing of Intrinsic Neuroplasticity Engineering (SHINE) Solicitation · DARPA-PA-25-07-06 · Brief	Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC11 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; basic research	—	Sep 28
Oct 9 12:00 PM AKT 6 days	N66001-26-R-0030 - Academic Research MAC Solicitation · N6600126R0030 · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Navy · NIWC PACIFIC	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC33 national defense r&d services; defense-related activities; experimental development	—	Sep 28
Oct 12 4:00 PM MT 9 days	STAR-FISH CALL 017 - Secure By Design Solicitation · FA945326XA001 · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA9453 AFRL RVK	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AJ12 general science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; applied research	Kirtland AFB NM	Aug 24
Oct 13 12:00 PM ET 10 days	Restorative and health-Enhancing Sleep Time (REST) Solicitation · ARPA-H-SOL-26-159 · Brief	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health · ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AN13 health r&d services; health care services; experimental development	—	Oct 2
Oct 13 10:00 AM ET 10 days	Synthetic Training Environment (STE) Virtual Software (VSW) Presolicitation · STE-VSW-26-0006 · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Defense Dept of the Army · W6QK ACC-APG-ORLANDO	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) 6910 training aids	Orlando FL	Oct 1
Oct 13 11:30 AM ET 10 days	Engine Component Improvement Program Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Presolicitation · FA862627FB003 · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA8626 AFLCMC LPAK	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	Wright Patterson AFB OH	Sep 24
Oct 13 12:00 PM ET 10 days	Technical Services Special Notice · SIM-26-09-001 · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Defense Dept of the Army · W6QK ACC-APG-ORLANDO	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	Orlando FL	Sep 16
Oct 13 2:00 PM ET 10 days	2025 Army Geospatial Center (AGC) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Solicitation · W5J9CQ25R0002 · Brief Last contract $16MFew bidders likely	Department of Defense Dept of the Army · W6RN USA GEOSPATIAL CTR	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AJ11 general science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; basic research	Alexandria VA	Oct 14
Oct 14 2:00 PM CT 11 days	Measurement of Core Temperature and Thermoregulatory Responses during and after Spaceflight in Astronauts Sources Sought · 80JSC027CTTR · Brief	National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AN22 health r&d services; health research and training; applied research	Houston TX	Sep 30
Oct 14 3:00 PM ET 11 days	NASA FFRDC at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Competitive Procurement Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice (SSN) Special Notice · FFRDC-26-RFI-SSN · Brief	National Aeronautics and Space Administration NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AJ12 general science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; applied research	Pasadena CA	Sep 29
Oct 14 12:00 PM ET 11 days	Drone Killer Cartridge Training Device Special Notice · TREX-II-26-09 · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Defense Dept of the Army · W6QK ACC-APG-ORLANDO	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	Orlando KY	Sep 16
Oct 15 5:00 PM ET 12 days	Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator (LEIA) -Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) NextSTEP-3 Appendix A - Final Solicitation Solicitation · 80GRC026R0008 · Brief Last contract $4.06M	National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AR12 space r&d services; space flight, research and supporting activities; applied research	—	Oct 1
Oct 15 10:00 PM ET 12 days	AI-Enabled Incident Response System with sUAS and Human Copilots (AIRS-COP) Sources Sought · 693JJ3-26-SN-0010 · Brief Last contract $6.25M	Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ3 ACQUISITION AND GRANTS MGT	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AS13 transportation r&d svcs; surface transportation, public transit, & rail; experimental development	McLean VA	Sep 30
Oct 15 1:00 PM CT 12 days	QuickSink Notice of Contract Action ( NOCA) Presolicitation · QSK1 · Brief Last contract $29.3M	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA8681 AFLCMC EBD	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	Saint Louis MO	Sep 30
Oct 15 2:00 PM PT 12 days	R--AREMP AND WATER SAMPLE ANALYSIS Solicitation · 140L4326Q0124 · Brief	Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management · OREGON STATE OFFICE	Small business	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) R499 support- professional: other	—	Sep 24
Oct 15 2:00 PM MT 12 days	United States Space Force (USSF) Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication and Space Intelligence (BMC3I) Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) Program Office (PMO) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Two Phase Closed Variant Special Notice · HQ0860-26-S-C008 · Brief Few bidders likelySecret	Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency (Mda) · MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) 5985 antennas, waveguides, and related equipment	Kirtland AFB NM	Sep 24
Oct 15 5:00 PM MT 12 days	Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project Presolicitation · PSN-2026031003 · Brief	Department of Energy ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC - DOE CONTRACTOR	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AJ12 general science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; applied research	CO	Sep 15
Oct 15 5:00 PM ET 12 days	Area of Interest under PHO ISO: ASCENT-IBO Special Notice · ARPA-H-SN-26-158 · Brief	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health · ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AN13 health r&d services; health care services; experimental development	—	Aug 5
Oct 16 9:00 AM ET 13 days	Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Data Initiative Solicitation · 693JJ326R000012 · Brief	Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ3 ACQUISITION AND GRANTS MGT	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AS12 transportation r&d services; surface transportation, public transit, and rail; applied research	—	Sep 25
Oct 16 6:00 PM ET 13 days	Optoelectronics, Power Electronics and Radiation Effects Solicitation · N0017326R0008 · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Defense Dept of the Navy · NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC11 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; basic research	Washington DC	Sep 16
Oct 17 12:00 PM ET 14 days	USSOCOM RFI TE 26-1 TE: Multi-Domain Joint SOF Operations (MDO) Special Notice · RFI_TE_26_1_MDO · Brief	Department of Defense US Special Operations Command (Ussocom) · U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM)	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	Hurlburt Field FL	Sep 17
Oct 18 5:00 PM ET 15 days	Systems for Phenotypic Evaluation, Clinical Trajectories, Response, and Agency (SPECTRA) Solicitation · ARPA-H-SOL-26-163 · Brief	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health · ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AN13 health r&d services; health care services; experimental development	—	Sep 17
Oct 18 11:59 PM 15 days	2026 MXO Spark Tank Special Notice Special Notice · DARPA-SN-26-73 · Brief	Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC12 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; applied research	—	Jun 3
Oct 19 12:00 PM PT 16 days	Rendezvous, Proximity Operations (RPO) Threat Response (RTR) VICTUS Responsive Launch Space Vehicle (SV) Sources Sought · SYD89-26-RPO-RLSV · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA8819 SDA AND COMBAT POWER SZK-LA	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) 1555 space vehicles	CA	Oct 1
Oct 19 1:00 PM ET 16 days	Broad Agency Announcement (BAA): Cost Estimating Modeling Data, Analytics Research (CEMDAR) Solicitation · FA701426SCS02 · Brief Few bidders likelyTop SecretBest value	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA7014 AFDW PK	Small business	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AJ12 general science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; applied research	—	Oct 1
Oct 19 1:00 PM PT 16 days	Intelligence Exploitation and Targeting Systems (IETS) Solicitation · N6893626R5010 · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Navy · NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	—	Sep 29
Oct 19 4:00 PM 16 days	Resilient Solicitation · DARPA-PA-25-07-04 · Brief	Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC12 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; applied research	—	Sep 28
Oct 19 11:59 PM ET 16 days	FTA Broad Agency Announcement (FY26) -- “Research Initiatives in Support of Safety, Accessibility, and Mobility in Public Transportation Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · 693195-26-BAA-0001 · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration · 693195 OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MGT	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AS12 transportation r&d services; surface transportation, public transit, and rail; applied research	Washington DC	Sep 4
Oct 19 12:00 PM ET 16 days	Amendment #10: Common Very Low Frequency Receiver (VLF) Increment 2 (CVRi2) Modernization Solicitation · FA8735-26-R-B001 · Brief Holders onlyBest value	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA8735 NUCLEAR NTW DIV AFNWC PZHN	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) 5821 radio and television communication equipment, airborne	Hanscom AFB MA	Sep 3
Oct 21 5:00 PM ET 18 days	SCO Offensive Fires - Solicitation Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · SCO-PS-26-11(12) · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Defense Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense · DIRECTOR SCO	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC12 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; applied research	Chantilly VA	Sep 29
Oct 23 12:00 PM ET 20 days	Prototype development for Battlefield Wound Infection Prevention and Treatment (BWI P&T) Barrier Combination Solicitation · HT9427-26-R-E020 · Brief Last contract $8.76M	Department of Defense Defense Health Agency (Dha) · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AN13 health r&d services; health care services; experimental development	Frederick MD	Sep 24
Oct 23 5:00 PM ET 20 days	Performance Enhanced Real-time Ground Environment (PEREGRINE) Sentry Sources Sought · SDA-SN-26-0016 · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA2401 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SDA	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	—	Sep 23
Oct 27 5:00 PM MT 24 days	Building America Subject Matter Expert Technical Support Solicitation · RFP-2026-10245 · Brief	Department of Energy ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC - DOE CONTRACTOR	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AG41 energy r&d services; energy information, policy and regulation; basic research	Golden CO	Sep 15
Oct 28 12:00 PM ET 25 days	NSWC-PHD MATAC OTA Request for Prototype Proposals: Prototypes and Experiments Rapid Fielding Sites (PERFS) Special Notice · MEA-27-01-001 · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Navy · COMMANDING OFFICER	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)	—	Sep 16
Oct 29 1:00 PM MT 26 days	Space Environment Technologies and Science (SETS) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Call 004 Solicitation · FA945326RX012 · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA9453 AFRL RVK	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC12 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; applied research	Albuquerque NM	Oct 1
Oct 30 3:00 PM ET 27 days	Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal Increment 2, Block 2 (GASNTi2b2) Industry Day - Initial Notice Special Notice · GASNTi2b2_IND_DAY_INT_NOTICE_541715 · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA8735 NUCLEAR NTW DIV AFNWC PZHN	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology)	Hanscom AFB MA	Oct 2
Oct 30 11:59 PM 27 days	Disruptioneering Program Announcement Solicitation · DARPA-PA-25-07 · Brief	Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) · DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC11 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; basic research	—	Sep 25
Oct 30 11:59 PM ET 27 days	Request for Information (RFI): Identifying the Next Generation of NSF X-Labs Topics Special Notice · NSF-XLABS-RFI-SEP2026 · Brief	National Science Foundation DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AJ11 general science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; basic research	Alexandria VA	Sep 16
Oct 30 12:00 PM ET 27 days	MTEC Solicitation Summary: Fiscal Year 2026 Multi-Topic Request for Project Proposals Special Notice · MTEC-26-04-MultiTopic · Brief Last contract $3.55MFew bidders likely	Department of Defense Defense Health Agency (Dha) · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AN43 health r&d services; health care - other; experimental development	Frederick MD	Aug 7
Oct 30 12:00 PM CT 27 days	SEEK EAGLE MODELING, ANALYSIS, AND TOOLS SUPPORT (SEMATS) 4 Sources Sought · FAXXXX-27-FAXXXX · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · F1T4AD 96 TW SK	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	Eglin AFB FL	Jul 30
Oct 30 5:00 PM CT 27 days	Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) - Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Annual Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · W9132T26SC001 · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Army · W2R2 CONST ENGRG LAB	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) 9999 miscellaneous items	—	Dec 19
Oct 31 5:00 PM ET 28 days	DevX Autonomy Combined Synopsis/Solicitation · W911NF26S0040 · Brief Few bidders likely	Department of Defense Dept of the Army · W6QK ACC-APG DURHAM	—	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AJ12 general science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; applied research	Austin TX	Aug 20
Nov 2 4:00 PM ET 30 days	Request for Proposal (RFP) - Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (RMWT) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Entry Points (GEPs) Solicitation · FA240126R0003 · Brief	Department of Defense Dept of the Air Force · FA2401 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SDA	None	541715 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) AC13 national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; experimental development	Washington DC	Sep 29

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