This Department of the Air Force Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) seeks innovative research to mature and demonstrate technologies for rapidly integrating Systems of Systems (SoS), including auto-generating tests for the STITCHES tool chain. The ARA is open until July 24, 2028, with suggested white paper submission dates aligned to fiscal years from October 2023 through September 2027. Total funding for the program is approximately $200 million, with individual awards typically ranging from $1 million to $25 million, and potential awards up to $99.9 million. Performance of services will be managed out of Rome, New York. Multiple awards are anticipated, and the government may issue either FAR-based procurement contracts or Other Transactions for Prototype agreements.

This Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) seeks innovative research to mature and demonstrate technologies for the rapid integration of Systems of Systems, specifically for the STITCHES tool chain. The total funding ceiling is approximately $350 million, with individual awards typically ranging from $1 million to $25 million and the potential for awards up to $99.9 million. The announcement is open and effective until July 24, 2028, with white papers accepted until that date. The primary agency contact location is Rome, New York. Awards may be procurement contracts or Other Transactions, with the potential for follow-on production contracts.