AFRL Seeks White Papers for $500M PRECIOUS Research Program

The Materials and Manufacturing Directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory is calling for white papers for the Pervasive Research & Evaluation for Complex-solutions In Operational & Urgent Systems program.

The move is the first in a two-step closed call for proposals for the PRECIOUS program, which aims to ensure the mission readiness of various Department of the Air Force customers by researching, prototyping, demonstrating and transitioning materials and process technologies, according to a solicitation posted Monday on SAM.gov.

The M&P technologies the program has in view include specialty materials; composite and polymer systems; metals and mechanical systems; electrical and electronics materials; nondestructive evaluation; chemical analysis; other nonmetallic aerospace materials; manufacturing technologies; energy and resource technologies; and biomaterials and biomanufacturing.

The PRECIOUS program is expected to result in a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of $500 million, which will be accompanied by an initial pair of task orders to be awarded in January 2025.

Interested parties have until Sept. 6 to submit white papers.

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