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Air Force Eyes Multiple Companies for $400M Aerospace Tech Research Program

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is looking to partner with multiple companies to develop new technologies, designs and integrated systems for the service branch’s aerospace vehicles through a potential $400 million indefinite-quantity indefinite-delivery contract.

AFRL issued a notice of contract action Tuesday to inform vendors of an upcoming one-step broad agency announcement for the Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research program.

The laboratory wants to procure contractor services to pursue explore aerospace vehicles, high-speed systems, turbine engines and other competency areas of the scientific research organization’s aerospace systems directorate over a seven-year period that will run through fiscal year 2029.

Participants in the AASTR program will have positions on the IDIQ contract with a nine-month initial task order worth $100,000.

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