Experiments, Prototypes, Research, and Evaluation Supporting Systems (EXPRESS)
Department of the Air Force · Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), 92 days to respond; but posted 1733 days ago.
Solicitation # FA237725RB004Updated Jul 7, 2026Scored Nov 15, 2026
Mar 14
Mar 14, 2030, 5:00 PM EDT
Summary by RFP Detector
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.
RFP Detector Score
Every RFP starts at 50. Each factor adds or subtracts points compared with a typical RFP; unknown data counts as neutral.
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 $36.7B on NAICS 541715 across 5,004 contracts in FY24–FY26. 7 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
Presolicitation: 1216 days to respond (due Mar 14, 2030, 5:00 PM EDT). Long lead time.
Documents not listed, 2 named contacts with email, 78-word description.
Posted 592 days ago.
50 + contributions = 60 (C, Fair)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 15, 2026.
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
This program completes work primarily ranging from TRL 3 to TRL 7 in modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A), technology development, integration, test and evaluation (T&E), and transition coordination. The program will look at the follow areas: (1) Sensor exploitation from multiple warfighting domains with focus on air, ground, and surface targets, (2) Exploitation and fusion of multiple sensor modalities, including active and passive modes, from single and multiple platforms, (3) OMS technologies and third-party software and/or mode exploration
No documents are listed for this notice.
Kameron Grubaugh
PrimaryOmar Eldadah
Points of contact as published on the notice.
Presolicitation posted
Presolicitation posted
Responses dueNext · in 1215 days
Archive date on the official notice
Federal award history
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · FY24–FY26
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| 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.
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