Alternate Access for Cyber Applications: Exodus

The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking white papers for the development of offensive cyberspace operations alternate access cyber capability prototypes to support Long Range Kill Chains in contested environments.

United States of America > DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE > FA8750 AFRL RIK (AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY)


General
Open (active)
FA8750-26-S-7004
Sep 30, 2030 12:00 PM
Jul 14, 2026 06:50 PM
$999,000,000.00
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
Thomas Parisi
afrl.rf.hellfire@us.af.mil
+13158324041
525 Brooks Road, Rome, NY, USA
Description

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is soliciting white papers under this Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) to research, design, develop, implement, and refine next-generation offensive cyberspace operations (OCO) alternate access cyber capabilities. These capabilities are intended to support Long Range Kill Chains (LRKC) and will be employed by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) units and special operations supporting organizations. The goal is to advance the nation's ability to prepare and fight wars in contested and/or disconnected adversarial environments, as well as to build enduring advantages in cyberspace. Areas of interest include state-of-the-art OCO alternate access capabilities, cyber platforms and weaponry, command and control, effects-based capabilities, predictive analysis, cross-domain capabilities, intelligence gathering and processing, stealth delivery, stealth and persistence, and planning utilities. The ARA is open until 30 June 2031, with multiple awards anticipated. Total funding is approximately $999M, with individual awards normally ranging from $10M to $50M and not exceeding $99.99M. Awards may be in the form of FAR-based procurement contracts or Other Transactions (OTs).

Classification Codes
NAICS541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSCAC12DEFENSE AIRCRAFT - APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT
Smart Codes
offensive cyber capabilitiesalternate access prototypescyber platform development
Timeline
Sep 30, 2026-FY27 White Paper Submission Date
Sep 30, 2027-FY28 White Paper Submission Date
Sep 30, 2028-FY29 White Paper Submission Date
Sep 30, 2029-FY30 White Paper Submission Date
Sep 30, 2030-Final White Paper Submission Date
Jun 30, 2031-ARA Close Date
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TitleDate Posted
26-04 synopsis v5.pdfJul 14, 2026 12:00 PM
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