Theory Biddings - Procurement Opportunities

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services. Quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an RFQ, 36c77625q0114. The solicitation is set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The associated NAICS code is ****, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking an existing, commercial, off-the-shelf, web-based electronic collection of Taylor and Francis journals. All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following journals, with a one-year period of performance from the date of award. The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at www. ***. *. * must submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. The offer must include the solicitation number, the time for receipt of offers, the name, address, and telephone number of the offeror, a technical description of the items being offered, terms of any express warranty, price and any discount terms, remit to address (if different than mailing address), a completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR ****, acknowledgment of solicitation amendments, past performance information, and a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. The deadline for questions is April 28, 2025, 9 am EST, via email to ***@***. *. * deadline for submissions is April 30, 2025, 1:00 pm EST, via email at ***@***. *. * received after this date and time will not be reviewed.

This is a multiple authority announcement (MAA) for research and development and technology transfer efforts. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensors Directorate, Multi-Domain Sensing Autonomy Division is seeking proposals covering various technical areas, including multidomain sense making, sensing autonomy, sensing and effects analysis, multisensing knowledge, and sensing management. Individual solicitations will be released under this MAA, detailing specific objectives, white paper proposal due dates, and other requirements. Offerors are advised that awards may be modified during performance to make within-scope changes, including modifications that increase the overall contract ceiling amount. Program security classification, Tempest requirements, OPSEC, and export control requirements will be specified in each solicitation. The Air Force may make award via any appropriate instrument allowed by the authority utilized in the applicable solicitation. Potential offerors should be aware that funding may change due to unanticipated budget fluctuations. Small businesses are encouraged to propose. Foreign participation may be restricted. Offerors may be ineligible for award if all requirements are not met by the identified due date.

This is a 30-month single-phase research and development program focused on developing an algorithmic theory of mind to model adversaries. DARPA anticipates selecting multiple performers. Performers must meet sprint goals and metrics to advance. Further program information is available in a controlled unclassified information (CUI) addendum. No specific deadlines for submission or opening are mentioned.