Doolittle Institute, on behalf of the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Munitions Directorate (RW), is looking for new academic collaborators that do not have a relationship with AFRL/RW. AFRL/RW intends to award short-term seedling projects in five research areas. This will allow AFRL/RW Government researchers to assess the value and the partnering relationship feasibility, technical quality, and return on investment. Offerors shall propose against ONE research area topic only and be U.S. citizens researching at a U.S. university. Doolittle Institute invites you, and/or your colleagues, to submit a University Day 2023 proposal in one of the following research areas:

• Weapon Airframe Systems Technology Research
• Navigation and Estimation Technology
• Lethality, Vulnerability, and Survivability
• Cyber Survivability for Precision-Guided Munitions
• Strategic Planning, Prototyping, and Experimentation

Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Offerors shall notify the Government Points of Contacts (POC)s, Adam Noffke and Brian Barnes at afrl.afrl.rwkbaacallsworkflow@us.af.mil when a proposal is submitted electronically via Grants.gov. Proposals are due May 18, 2023, at 3:00 PM CDT Only those Offerors who meet the highly selectable and/or selectable categories will be invited to the virtual pitch day, on June 21, 2023. More detailed information, please view and complete as required all 8 attachments found at the following link: SAM.gov. If you have any additional questions, please reach out Doolittle Institute at innovation@doolittleinstitute.org. Thank you for your time and potential proposal submission.