Science and Technology Opportunities

The official proposal submission website for the Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD announces the opening of the following SBIR and STTR funding opportunities:

• Air Force CSO SBIR X22.4 with Air Force SBIR X23.5
• Air Force CSO SBIR X22.4 with Air Force SBIR X23.5

The Department of the Air Force 2023 Vice Chief's Challenge begins Feb. 21. Its goal is to find innovative responses to challenges affecting Agile Combat Employment.

ACE is designed to increase survivability while generating combat power in geographically dispersed locations. Announced last year, ACE intends to be both proactive and reactive in addressing threats.

The Department of the Air Force 2023 Vice Chief's Challenge begins Feb. 21, 2023. The goal is to find innovative responses to challenges affecting Agile Combat Employment. Submissions are due by May 22, 2023. Airmen whose ideas move forward in the challenge will be paired with innovators from across the force, to include key players on the Air Force headquarters staff who advocate to adopt similar concepts. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Douglas Landry)

Submissions are due between Feb. 21–May 22.

DAU is leading the effort to help the Department measure the innovation readiness of the Defense Acquisition Workforce and provide training and resources to develop and improve their readiness skills.

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Geospatial Research Laboratory announces a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) which aims to find technology that pioneers geospatial solutions for the Warfighter.  This CSO contains broadly defined areas of interest that align with the lab’s mission to expand innovative geospatial solutions.  While some of these areas of interest are geared toward meeting individual program requirements, the Government reserves the right to award contracts from this CSO to meet requirements of ERDC’s Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) at other locations with similar mission focus areas. 
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The CSO Solicitation document provides additional details and instructions.

MGMWERX was created under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement between DEFENSEWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory to align with the education initiatives of Air University.

We augment Air University programs to enhance production of high-quality, innovative research and ideas that span issues of importance to the Air Force. This can includes: doctrine, strategies, capability needs, operational concepts, training, education, and science and technology.

With a central downtown Montgomery location, MGMWERX provides Air University with a direct connection to diverse ideas and innovations that exist outside of the military. As part of the DEFENSEWERX ecosystem, MGMWERX has access to nationwide resources and brings these external connections to Air University creating the routine collision of ideas and fostering an engine for innovation of huge proportions. Through MGMWERX, Air University students are exposed to a broad cross-section of industry, academia, as well as non-traditional commercial partners, to be better prepared to deal with an uncertain future.

At the MGMWERX facility, people and organizations experience innovation and collaboration in unique ways through experimentation with emerging tools, processes, and methods to get innovation to the warfighter faster. 

We have three NSIN Hirethon opportunities now live! Don’t miss a unique opportunity for accelerated recruitment with the Department of Defense. Apply by August 5, 2022.

The NSIN Hirethon is an accelerated recruitment program that connects STEM talent with Department of Defense (DoD) organizations seeking candidates for civil service.

Current Hirethon Opportunities

• Data Scientists - Begin or transition your career as a data scientist with the Army’s Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), while advancing your cyber skills and leadership opportunities, working with information technology and systems responsible for defending the Army’s networks during operations. Applications close Aug. 5.
• Electronics/Electrical Engineers - Use your STEM expertise to provide intelligence and statistical analysis for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), while discovering and characterizing threats in multi-domain operations, driving weapon system acquisitions, and informing national defense policies. No military experience is required. Applications close Aug. 5.
• Senior Level Interdisciplinary positions - The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Small Business Office seeks two senior level (DR-04) interdisciplinary positions in AFRL/SB overseeing the AFRL Regional Hubs centered at Purdue University in West Lafayette IN and Cornell University in Ithaca NY. Applications close Aug. 5.