Agency Hub · DoD

AFRL · NRL · ARL

Air Force, Naval, and Army research labs — direct contracting for applied R&D.

§01 · Why it matters

What this agency is about, in one paragraph.

Service labs sponsor a meaningful share of foundational defence R&D contracts. SBIR/STTR pipeline is dominant; direct BAAs also issued.

§02 · Programs to watch

Programs Bridger tracks closely for Service Labs.

  • AFRL Information Directorate (Rome)

    Cyber, autonomy, AI.

  • NRL Plasma Physics + Spacecraft Engineering

    Niche but well-funded sub-domains.

  • ARL Open Campus

    Co-located academic + industry research.

§03 · Recent appropriations

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§04 · Recent opportunities

What’s open in the Service Labs NAICS affinity.

  • 541511 · due 2026-09-17
    GEOINT Search and Retrieval (GSR) Notice
    ATTN: MS S84 - OCS
  • 541511 · due 2026-09-21
    Cultural Property Prototype
    ACQUISITIONS - AQM MOMENTUM
  • 541519 · due 2026-09-24
    AEMS Think Trends Licenses (Brand Name)
    FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS
  • 541519 · due 2026-09-18
    Request for Information (RFI) - Next-Generation Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
    FA8307 AFLCMC HNCK C3IN
  • 541715 · due 2026-10-02
    Market Research for Survivability, Assured Mobility, and Maneuver Support
    W6QK ACC- DTA
  • 541519 · due 2026-09-18
    Microsoft Exchange Server - Enterprise License
    NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
Open Opportunities for Service Labs