By On March 19, the Department of War (DOW) Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) issued the updated AFOSR FY26 Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) for Integrated Programmatic and Technical Support to increase Technology Transition & Transfer and Collaborative Project Orders (CPOs). Proposals are due by 10:00 a.m. Eastern on April 4.
AFOSR in Arlington, VA anticipates awarding a PIA under the Statutory Authority 10 U.S.C. § 4124(f) and 15 U.S.C. § 3715 to obtain Integrated Programmatic and Technical Support as described in Attachment J-0 – AFOSR PIA Statement of Objectives (SOO) under this announcement. The Government anticipates awarding a fixed price type agreement.
AFOSR is seeking to focus PIA activities on eight key areas:
- Partnership development, collaboration facilitation, and agreement enablement
- Technology transfer and early-stage technology transition awareness, market intelligence, and pathway exploration
- Technology scouting, industry engagement, and ecosystem analysis
- STEM and workforce development, ecosystem and engagement
- Access to non-inherently governmental technical expertise, structured studies, and analytic assessments
- Development and use of data tools, analytic platforms, and collaboration or innovation environments
- Governance support, coordination across Collaborative Project Orders (CPOs), and facilitation of workshops, or engagement activities
- Production of factual, communications and knowledge-transfer outputs related to technology transfer and transition (T3) activities
The AFOSR PIA is seeking to meet the following seven objectives:
- Advance technology transfer and early-stage technology transition awareness by increasing visibility, pathway identification, and feasibility understanding of opportunities arising from Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and AFOSR-funded basic research and related Department of the Air Force scientific and innovation activities.
- Enable informed consideration of downstream maturation, adoption, and commercialization pathways by facilitating early-stage transition insight, stakeholder connectivity, and ecosystem engagement, without presupposing acquisition, fielding, or operational decisions.
- Expand and sustain mission-aligned partnerships and collaboration networks across academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, state or local governments, affiliated entities, government laboratories, and other non-Federal partners to leverage external expertise, infrastructure, and innovation ecosystems.
- Support partnership and agreement readiness by enabling the effective use of non-FAR collaboration mechanisms and partnership instruments, consistent with statutory authority and Government determinations.
- Strengthen STEM, workforce, and talent pipeline outcomes aligned with AFRL and AFOSR scientific priorities and long-term Department needs, contributing to the sustainability of the research and innovation ecosystem.
- Improve data-enabled insight and decision support through analytics, studies, landscape assessments, and ecosystem intelligence that inform strategy, investment planning, and technology transfer and transition awareness across AFRL, AFOSR, and aligned mission partners.
- Enhance transparency, accountability, and effectiveness in the planning, execution, and assessment of PIA-enabled activities to support stewardship of Government research investments and maximize their potential long-term impact
The intermediary will primarily serve in a matchmaker capacity, and work to increase the likelihood of successful cooperative activities between the laboratory and industry/academia.
Review the full AFOSR PIA RFP.
Source: SAM
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