Active Government Funding Opportunities

The Air Force seeks low-cost kinetic defeat systems to neutralize small unmanned aircraft threats at under $6,000 per engagement. Solutions must feature autonomous guidance, GPS-denied operation, and multi-target capability to address the cost-inefficiency of current interceptors against commercial drone swarms.

Army R&D contract for developing light-responsive artificial cells using plant-based photoreceptor systems. Advanced synthetic biology research leveraging protein engineering and AI-assisted structural design.

Navy systems engineering and technical support services for defense systems (details require PIEE portal access).

DoD seeks a Government-Owned/Contractor-Operated integration facility where multiple vendors and military services can simultaneously develop joint capabilities without IP conflicts. The neutral commons accelerates multi-vendor system integration and technology fielding by eliminating structural integration barriers.

This RFP seeks integrated digital capabilities combining intelligent scheduling, centralized information management, and advanced search to modernize Space Launch System operational processes. The solution will reduce manual workload, improve decision quality, and enable faster access to institutional knowledge for enhanced mission readiness and operational tempo.

Fund research evaluating victim services and technology-facilitated abuse impacts to improve support for crime survivors. Projects examine law enforcement victim programs, service effectiveness, and emerging threats like deepfakes.

NIST seeks organizations to establish Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers across 12 states and Puerto Rico. These centers provide technical assistance and advisory services to help small and mid-sized manufacturers improve competitiveness and operational efficiency.

NASA Goldfire annual software license renewal for competitive intelligence and innovation intelligence platform, supporting research and development decision-making capabilities.

ERDC seeks modular, rapidly deployable supercomputing architectures combining HPC and AI capabilities to overcome lengthy acquisition timelines. The solution must enable quick initial deployment, seamless scaling across thousands of processors, in-place hardware upgrades, and exact replication across classified networks—breaking free from rigid, static supercomputer designs.

The xTech|Phantum competition seeks innovative quantum sensors, quantum clocks, and photonic technologies to enhance Army position, navigation, timing, and communications capabilities while reducing dependence on GPS and improving performance in contested environments. Winners will be eligible to submit SBIR proposals under four specialized quantum and photonics topics.

This RFP seeks integrated quantum sensor components with minimal size, weight, and power requirements for vehicle and platform deployment. The effort aims to transition custom quantum sensing solutions toward standardized, commercially viable COTS components that reduce costs and expand dual-use market applications.

The Air Force seeks integrated prototype solutions combining expeditionary training environments, human performance optimization, and digital technologies to modernize Basic Military Training. Solutions must demonstrate measurable improvements in warfighter readiness and instructor effectiveness across a unified training ecosystem.

NIST market research to identify alternative commercial sources for comprehensive financial and market intelligence platform services and capabilities.

Technology licensing opportunity for ChronoQuantum quantum-based fiber timing integrity monitor using entangled photons for precision timing network assurance with AI-enabled predictive analytics.

R&D contract for fabrication of optically transparent micronozzle flow models and fluid dynamics characterization using particle velocimetry to support FDA medical device evaluation.

Sole-source purchase of Apple iPad Mini 7 devices for Electronic Flight Bags application support in USAF operations, set-aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses.

This RFP seeks innovative commercial sensing and analytics solutions to deliver real-time tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking capabilities for military operators. The effort aims to close gaps in operational responsiveness by rapidly integrating commercially available space and ground-based insights with advanced data processing and fusion technologies.

NSF seeks proposals to unlock hidden value in existing scientific datasets through AI-driven feature extraction, metadata generation, and automated analysis pipelines. Enable interdisciplinary discovery by harmonizing data for AI tools while addressing security, governance, and community contribution frameworks.

Air Force seeks sound testing services at Edwards AFB and Nellis AFB through a 5-year IDIQ contract for acoustic analysis and testing support.

Rapid Assured Access (R2A) program establishing multiple IDIQ contracts providing rapid, assured semiconductor foundry access and vendor onramps for DoD and defense contractors to mitigate microelectronics supply gaps.

This RFP seeks AI-enabled autonomy software that generates game-theoretically optimized courses of action for coordinating UAS swarms in contested, degraded environments. The system must scale to 200+ aircraft, incorporate adversarial reasoning, and support decentralized decision-making for maritime and air defense operations.

USSOCOM seeks innovative stand-off detection technology to identify concealed threats—explosives, weapons, radiological materials—through barriers without sampling or active emissions. The feasibility study targets miniaturized, field-deployable systems for SOF missions including maritime operations, route clearance, and counter-air protection in GPS-denied environments.

This RFP seeks foundation-model-based systems for collaborative target recognition across multi-domain unmanned platforms. The solution must enable cross-platform target disambiguation and sensor fusion to replace manual, error-prone coordination processes in degraded operational environments.

This RFP seeks a room-temperature photon-number-resolution sensor array capable of detecting multiple simultaneous photons at GHz rates with megapixel scalability. The technology addresses quantum imaging and environmental sensing applications requiring precise photon counting while processing extreme data rates without loss.