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The AFRL is interested in obtaining informed views from the commercial and industrial base on maturity, availability and rough estimate of cost (ROC) of a USPL fiber laser system for directed energy a... The AFRL is interested in obtaining informed views from the commercial and industrial base on maturity, availability and rough estimate of cost (ROC) of a USPL fiber laser system for directed energy applications to be tested for military utility. Of specific interest is the development of methods & practices in research, development and acquisition activities in obtaining technologies which lead to refining operational requirements for a technology development program. We seek industry’s view regarding the current status for USPL fiber laser systems that produce high average power at a high repetition pule rate. The AFRL is primarily interested in a USPL fiber laser weapon capability which will meet the needs of a future AFRL acquisition program. The basis for this mission with a USPL fiber laser system is to achieve thermal and non-thermal effects on target as well as harvest the advantages of non-linear propagation producing high intensities at the target. USPL fiber laser systems are of interest to the AFRL to the potential advantages SWaP consideration. Such a system may be comprised of either monolithic or partly free space architecture, based on single laser amplifier or beam combining parallel amplifiers to reach the desired output specifications.