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Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH)

Department of the Air Force› FA2377 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RYKS Wright Patterson AFB, OH

Solicitation # FA237725RB004Updated Jul 7, 2026Scored Nov 15, 2026

Responses due

Mar 14

Mar 14, 2030, 5:00 PM EDT

Posted Apr 1Due Mar 14

Summary by RFP Detector

What this RFP is about

Department of the Air Force (FA2377 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RYKS), part of the Department of Defense, posted a presolicitation notice titled “Combat Identification Automated Target Recognition Technology (CATCH)” under solicitation number FA237725RB004. It was first posted on Apr 1, 2025 and has been updated once since. Responses are due Mar 14, 2030, 5:00 PM EDT. It is classified under NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)) and product/service code AC12. No set-aside is listed. The place of performance is Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. The listed point of contact is Kameron Grubaugh.

Key facts

Sector
Federal
Notice type
Presolicitation
PSC
AC12
Place of performance
Wright Patterson AFB, OH
ZIP 45433
Value
Not statedTypical award in this market ≈ $1.1M
Solicitation #
FA237725RB004
Listing
Official federal notice

RFP Detector Score

Score breakdown

Every RFP starts at 50. Each factor adds or subtracts points compared with a typical RFP; unknown data counts as neutral.

Starts at 50

  • Value+3.6estimated

    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.

  • Competition & access+4.8measured

    Full and open competition. The largest recipient took 9% of these dollars in FY24–FY26, and spending is spread across many vendors.

  • Issuer & market+10.0measured

    Air Force obligated $36.7B on NAICS 541715 across 5,004 contracts in FY24–FY26. 7 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.

  • Time & stage+1.2measured

    Presolicitation: 1216 days to respond (due Mar 14, 2030, 5:00 PM EDT). Long lead time.

  • Clarity & completeness−1.8estimated

    Documents not listed, 2 named contacts with email, 78-word description.

  • Freshness−8.1measured

    Posted 592 days ago.

50 + contributions = 60 (C, Fair)

Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 15, 2026.

Requirements & submission

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

Description

78 words

This program completes work primarily ranging from TRL 3 to TRL 7 in modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A), technology development, integration, test and evaluation (T&E), and transition coordination. The program will look at the follow areas: (1) Sensor exploitation from multiple warfighting domains with focus on air, ground, and surface targets, (2) Exploitation and fusion of multiple sensor modalities, including active and passive modes, from single and multiple platforms, (3) OMS technologies and third-party software and/or mode exploration

Documents

No documents are listed for this notice.

Contacts

2 contacts

Points of contact as published on the notice.

Timeline & history

  1. Presolicitation posted

  2. Presolicitation posted

  3. Responses dueNext · in 1215 days

  4. Archive date on the official notice

Federal award history

Market context

Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · FY24–FY26

Typical award (over $25K)
$1.1M
Contracts awarded
5,004
Total obligated
$36.7B
Award size, Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 contracts, FY24–FY26 (log scale)
P25 $109.9KMedian $959.0KP75 $1.8MP90 $5.1M

Largest recipients in this market

  • THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$3.3B9%
  • BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$2.1B6%
  • NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$1.9B5%

Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.

View as table
Fiscal yearObligated ($)
FY202210,018,579,060.38
FY202312,629,464,078.22
FY202412,477,552,291.57
FY202513,991,214,820.28
FY202610,183,020,275.85

Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.

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Official federal notice. Updated Jul 7, 2026.

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