Solicitation # FA8650-18-S-5010Updated Apr 22, 2026Scored Nov 13, 2026
Sep 20
Sep 20, 2027, 3:00 PM CDT
Summary by RFP Detector
Department of the Air Force (FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL), part of the Department of Defense, posted a presolicitation notice titled “Structural Materials Open BAA” under solicitation number FA8650-18-S-5010. It was first posted on Sep 20, 2018 and has been updated 8 times since. Responses are due Sep 20, 2027, 3:00 PM CDT. It is classified under NAICS 541715 and product/service code AC13. No set-aside is listed. The place of performance is Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. The listed point of contact is Phil Drayton, Contract Negotiator.
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 $36.7B on NAICS 541715 across 5,004 contracts in FY24–FY26. 11 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.
Presolicitation: 311 days to respond (due Sep 20, 2027, 3:00 PM CDT). Long lead time.
Documents not listed, 2 named contacts with email, 92-word description.
Posted 2975 days ago.
50 + contributions = 62 (C, Fair)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Nov 13, 2026.
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate, Structural Materials Division, AFRL/RXC, is soliciting white papers and potentially technical and cost proposals under this announcement that support the needs of its Structural Materials and Applications mission. Structural Materials technologies that range from materials and scientific discovery through technology development and transition are of interest. Descriptors of Materials and Manufacturing Directorate technology interests are presented in two contexts in the Statement of Objectives (BAA Attachment 1); that of structural materials science and engineering academic "competencies," and that of Air Force application area needs.
No documents are listed for this notice.
Phil Drayton
PrimaryContract Negotiator
Erik Ripberger
Contracting Officer
Points of contact as published on the notice.
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Responses dueNext · in 310 days
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Federal award history
Department of the Air Force · NAICS 541715 · FY24–FY26
Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.
| Fiscal year | Obligated ($) |
|---|---|
| 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 · Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Why this score
Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), 93 days to respond; but posted 1731 days ago.
Department of the Air Force · Wright Patterson AFB, OH
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), full and open; but posted 2589 days ago.
Department of the Air Force · Wright Patterson AFB, OH
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), full and open; but posted 2313 days ago.
Department of the Air Force · Dayton, OH
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), full and open; but posted 3114 days ago.
Department of the Air Force · Wright Patterson AFB, OH
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Active buyer ($36.7B FY24–FY26), full and open; but posted 195 days ago.
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