Solicitation # FA9300-25-S-6001Updated Apr 30, 2026Scored Nov 15, 2026
Sep 29
Sep 29, 2030, 12:00 AM PDT
Summary by RFP Detector
Department of the Air Force (FA9300 AFTC PZR), part of the Department of Defense, posted a solicitation titled “AFRL Rocket Lab ARA” under solicitation number FA9300-25-S-6001. It was first posted on Sep 29, 2025 and has been updated once since. Responses are due Sep 29, 2030, 12:00 AM PDT. It is classified under NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)) and product/service code AC22. No set-aside is listed. The place of performance is Edwards, California. The listed point of contact is Alessandra Barzaghi-Martin.
RFP Detector Score
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Starts at 50
No value published. Typical award is about $1.1M: the median of 4,873 Air Force contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 541715, FY24–FY26.
Full and open competition. The largest recipient took 9% of these dollars in FY24–FY26, and spending is spread across many vendors.
Air Force obligated $36.7B on NAICS 541715 across 5,004 contracts in FY24–FY26. 3 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
Solicitation, bids due: 1414 days to respond (due Sep 29, 2030, 12:00 AM PDT). Long lead time.
Documents not listed, 2 named contacts with email, 111-word description.
Posted 411 days ago.
50 + contributions = 62 (C, Fair)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 15, 2026.
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
AFRL Rocket Lab ARA is a two-step open ARA with the ability of issuing future calls that enable study efforts on novel concepts, as well as research and development contracts to mature specific technologies to appropriate technology readiness levels (TRL) depending on end use. Specific award details are described below, but the Government anticipates awarding multiple contracts of varying duration and value. However, the maximum single award value issued against this ARA is currently no more than $500M. This ARA allows consideration of white papers as well as calls issued by the Government when specific requirements are identified. Amendment 01: Updated ARA to reference RFO language and change to contracting POC
No documents are listed for this notice.
Alessandra Barzaghi-Martin
PrimaryMathew Pierson
Points of contact as published on the notice.
Solicitation posted
Solicitation posted
Responses dueNext · in 1414 days
Archive date on the official notice
Federal award history
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · FY24–FY26
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | 10,018,579,060.38 |
| FY2023 | 12,629,464,078.22 |
| FY2024 | 12,477,552,291.57 |
| FY2025 | 13,991,214,820.28 |
| FY2026 | 10,183,020,275.85 |
Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.
Same NAICS group or Research & Scientific Services, nearby first, ranked by score.
Department of the Air Force · El Segundo, CA
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), new this week.
Department of the Air Force · El Segundo, CA
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), 17 days to respond.
Department of the Air Force · El Segundo, CA
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), full and open; but posted 425 days ago.
Department of the Air Force · Edwards, CA
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), 123 days to respond; but posted 2432 days ago.
Department of the Air Force · Edwards, CA
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), full and open; but only 2 days left.
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Recently updated, active market ($138B FY24–FY26); but informational notice.
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Department of the Air Force · RAF Lakenheath
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Clear, complete notice; but only less than a day left.
Department of the Air Force · Dahlgren, VA
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But only less than a day left.
Department of the Air Force · Dahlgren, VA
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