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Microelectronics Innovation for Next-generation System Advancement and Validation (MINSAV) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) with Calls

Department of the Air Force› FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL

Solicitation # FA8650-19-S-1932Updated Jun 17, 2025Scored Nov 14, 2026

Responses due

Oct 1

Oct 1, 2029, 4:00 PM EDT

Posted Sep 27Due Oct 1

Summary by RFP Detector

What this RFP is about

Department of the Air Force (FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL), part of the Department of Defense, posted a presolicitation notice titled “Microelectronics Innovation for Next-generation System Advancement and Validation (MINSAV) Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) with Calls” under solicitation number FA8650-19-S-1932. It was first posted on Sep 27, 2019 and has been updated 16 times since. Responses are due Oct 1, 2029, 4:00 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 listed point of contact is Tyler Adams.

Key facts

Sector
Federal
Notice type
Presolicitation
PSC
AC12
Place of performance
Not stated
Value
Not statedTypical award in this market ≈ $1.1M
Solicitation #
FA8650-19-S-1932
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+10.9measured

    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.

  • Time & stage+1.2measured

    Presolicitation: 1052 days to respond (due Oct 1, 2029, 4:00 PM EDT). Long lead time.

  • Clarity & completeness−1.9estimated

    Documents not listed, 2 named contacts with email, 113-word description.

  • Freshness−8.1measured

    Posted 2604 days ago.

50 + contributions = 60 (C, Fair)

Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 14, 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

113 words

The objective of the MINSAV effort is to acquire the design and fabrication of commercial and government developed sensor (signal) generation and processing technologies to enhance the US commercial microelectronics ecosystem and align commercial development with DoD needs to maintain US technological superiority in warfighting capability. Experimentation under the MINSAV ARA will construct prototype systems that demonstrate microelectronics capabilities that yield technical offset for DoD related autonomous, artificial intelligence, position navigation and timing, electronic warfare, data processing, spatial / spectrally agile, and strategic applications. Please see attachments below entitled "MINSAV ARA Amendment 4 - Annual Review" and "Amendment 4 Att 1 - CUI SOO Placeholder" for information regarding updates effective 29 March 2022.

Documents

No documents are listed for this notice.

Contacts

2 contacts

Points of contact as published on the notice.

Timeline & history

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  7. Responses dueNext · in 1051 days

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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 Jun 17, 2025.

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