The VR/AR Association - Central Florida Chapter has been requested to share this opportunity with our community to see if there is any interest. Please contact John A. Cunningham at orlando@thevrara.com or Sascha Goto at Orlando-ops@thevrara.com if you would like more information. Please note that the submission date is 24 May.
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is pleased to collaborate with the VR/AR Association (VRARA) to announce an opportunity for its members!
The Commercial Capabilities Integration and Transition (CCIT) division of AFGSC is hosting a Commercial Capabilities Showcase on July 30-31, 2025. The solutions they are looking for are below. $3,000,000 is marked to deploy for any technologies that AFGSC chooses from submissions to this Showcase.
TOPIC #1: Integrated Augmented and Extended Reality(AR/XR) Solutions for Mission Readiness in AFGSC Maintenance Operations
TOPIC #2: Additive Manufacturing Solutions for Rapid Sustainment of AFGSC Weapon Systems (to include parts obsolescence and aging fleet availability)
TOPIC #3: Advanced Swarm Detection and Defeat Technologies for AFGSC Base and Missile Field Security
TOPIC #4: Miniaturized Portable 2-way HF System
TOPIC #5: Modular Tracking/Targeting Platform for Integration of Systems
TOPIC #6: Miniature/Portable Laser Detector for Aircraft
The website and application button can be found here: https://www.smallbcc.com/2025-afgsc-showcase. Companies must complete their submission by May 24, 2025. Submissions will be evaluated by Subject Matter Experts at AFGSC and the top 15-18 companies will be chosen to present their technology in person on July 30-31, 2025. If you are chosen as a finalist, you will meet, pitch to, and dialogue with AFGSC decision makers at the event as well as at the 2 hour collider planned for the evening of July 30th. This is a rare opportunity to build relationships within the Department of Defense and pitch to the government in areas in which they are actively looking for help from commercial industry. Even if your solution only solves part of the problem of the chosen topic, we strongly urge you to submit. AFGSC may want to hire you to partner with another company to create a full solution.
For all of the details, see the website link above, and consider attending the next AMA on May 21 at 11am ET. The AMA link is HERE:
The website also has links to two prior AMA’s held recently.
