Solicitation # FA2394-26-R-B003Updated May 28, 2026Scored Nov 13, 2026
Feb 19
Feb 19, 2028, 2:00 PM EST
Summary by RFP Detector
Department of the Air Force (FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL), part of the Department of Defense, posted a solicitation titled “Endless Forge” under solicitation number FA2394-26-R-B003. It was first posted on Feb 20, 2026 and has been updated 7 times since. Responses are due Feb 19, 2028, 2:00 PM EST. It is classified under NAICS 541715 and product/service code AC13. No set-aside is listed. The listed point of contact is Ms. Marina Papayanki.
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. 11 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
Solicitation, bids due: 463 days to respond (due Feb 19, 2028, 2:00 PM EST). Long lead time.
Documents not listed, 2 named contacts with email, 181-word description.
Posted 265 days ago.
50 + contributions = 65 (B, Strong)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 13, 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
Endless Forge (EF) is Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS), an adaptive, surge-adaptive, resilient, and scalable manufacturing capability to enable US industrial base dominance. EF represents a new manufacturing paradigm, shifting away from vertically integrated and sequential value chains to adaptive and fast-acting regionalized production networks. If successful, EF will offer the DAF the ability to scale any weapon system at speed through a platform-agnostic approach that can respond to battlefield performance. AFRL is interested in innovative products, technologies, and services related to the attached areas of Interest (AOI). Amendment 1 of the Solictation includes Industry day information as well as updates highlighted in red First set of Questions and Answers is included as an attachment. These remain valid/in force even with Amendment 1 being issued. Second set of Questions and Answers is included as an attachment. These remain valid/in force even with Amendment 1 being issued. Attaching Endless Forge Industry Day charts Third set of Questions and Answers is included as an attachment. Attaching Industry Day Video Link Adding Clause RFO 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors to attachment 5
No documents are listed for this notice.
Ms. Marina Papayanki
PrimaryMr. Travis Caudill
Points of contact as published on the notice.
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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 · Langley AFB, VA
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), 138 days to respond.
Department of the Air Force
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (5 files).
Department of the Air Force
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (7 files).
Department of the Air Force
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (5 files).
Department of the Air Force
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (6 files).
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), well documented (8 files).
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767 open RFPs from this issuer and its offices.
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Department of the Air Force · Jber, AK
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Local area set-aside, new this week; but only less than a day left.
Department of the Air Force
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But only 1 day left.
Department of the Air Force
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), recently updated; but only 1 day left.
Department of the Air Force · Oklahoma City, OK
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Active buyer ($20.7B FY24–FY26); but only 1 day left.
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