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361 topics, open or in pre-release, read from DSIP and SBIR.gov on Nov 12, 2026.

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CMMC requirements: Level 1 15Level 2 (Self) 95 what do the levels mean?
Level 1
Basic protection of Federal Contract Information: the 15 requirements of FAR 52.204-21. You assess yourself every year and post the result in SPRS.
Level 2
Protection of Controlled Unclassified Information: the 110 requirements of NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2. "Self" means you assess yourself every three years; "C3PAO" means an accredited third-party assessor certifies you every three years. Both need a yearly affirmation.
Level 3
Level 2 certification plus 24 selected requirements of NIST SP 800-172, assessed by the government (DIBCAC) every three years.

CMMC is the Defense Department's cybersecurity certification; a topic that lists a level expects it by the time of award. This is a summary: the solicitation and 32 CFR Part 170 govern.

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USAF Open SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Reusable Illumination System
Topic # DAF27BZ01-DV007 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
US Production of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic-Yielding Preceramic Polymers
Topic # DAF27BZ01-DV009 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

The Department of the Air Force seeks to establish the domestic production of ultra-high temperature ceramic (UHTC)-yielding preceramic polymers. UHTCs are used for demanding aerospace applications, including propulsion and aeroshell ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Low SWaP, 2-micron Fiber Amplifiers
Topic # DAF27BZ01-DV010 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

Develop and demonstrate a rugged, kilowatt class 2-micron fiber amplifier module that matches size, weight, and power metrics of state-of-the-art 1-micron systems to accelerate the transition of laboratory technology to operational ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Agile Wire Harness Manipulation and Installation for Unmanned Aerial Systems
Topic # DAF27BZ01-DV011 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

Develop and demonstrate a modular, agile robotic manufacturing workcell capable of autonomously routing, aligning, inserting, and verifying flexible, non-rigid wire harnesses and electrical connectors within the highly constrained physical ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Agile Autonomous Technical Data Package to Path Robotic Task Specification
Topic # DAF27BZ01-DV012 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Advanced Reserve Power Source Technologies
Topic # DAF27BZ01-DV013 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Shallow Jet Spurt Engineering Model
Topic # DAF27BZ01-NV001 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

Create a physics-based engineering model solution for shallow fuel jet spurts

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Optimally Packaged Assembly for Laser Systems (OPALS)
Topic # DAF27BZ01-NV002 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

High-energy lasers integrated onto airborne platforms hold immense potential for a variety of applications, relevant to DAF missions. However, the demanding operational environments encountered by airborne systems, characterized by factors ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Multiple Telemetry Site Signal Source Synchronization
Topic # DAF27BZ01-NV003 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

The objective of this project is to study, develop, test, and field a system that addresses a critical gap in pre-mission verification and validation of receive systems supporting flight test missions that transition between multiple ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Long Rod Delivery System
Topic # DAF27BZ01-NV004 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

Create a system capable of launching long rod threats with controlled angle of attack

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Luminescence-Based Surface Measurement Technique for Simultaneous Pressure and Temperature Measurements within Non-Oxygen Based Hypersonic Ground Test Facilities
Topic # DAF27BZ01-NV005 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

Develop and validate a non-intrusive, luminescence-based surface measurement technique for simultaneous pressure and temperature measurements within non-oxygen-based hypersonic ground test facilities.

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open STTRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
AI-Enabled Computed Vision Air-to-Air Refueling Performance Assessment and Automated Pilot Debrief System
Topic # DAF27TZ01-DV001 · DoW STTR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

Develop, integrate, and demonstrate an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled computed vision and human-machine interface capability that transforms aerial refueling operations from subjective, observation-based evaluation into an objective ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Open STTRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Cyber Resiliency for Fog and Edge Computing Devices
Topic # DAF27TZ01-DV002 · DoW STTR 2027 BAA · released 2026-10-07

The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive ...

Deadline Nov 25, 2026 Closes in 13 days
USAF Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Battle Damage Indications / Battle Damage Assessment Collection, Aggregation, and Analytics Improvement
Topic # DAF27BX02-NV501 · DoW SBIR 2027 CSO · released 2026-11-04

To accelerate decision-making and enhance space domain awareness across the joint force, the United States Space Force (USSF) requires an advanced data fusion and automated analytics platform. This effort will deliver integrated ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
USAF Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Low - Cost Neuromorphic Edge Intelligence for Persistent Autonomous Change Detection and Machine Situational Memory
Topic # DAF27BZ02-DV017 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop, integrate, and demonstrate a low-SWaP-C neuromorphic IR sensor to support celestial navigation to enable position and navigation of sUAS in a Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) denied environment in day and nighttime for ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
USAF Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
High-Efficiency Expeditionary Group 2 and Group 3 VTOL UAS for Long-Range Distributed ISR/SOF Operations
Topic # DAF27BZ02-DV018 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop, mature, integrate, and flight-demonstrate technologies enabling an autonomous, runway-independent Group 2/3 VTOL UAS capable of persistent ISR/SOF operations, extended-duration flight, modular payload employment, resilient ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
USAF Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Collaborative Autonomous UAS for Distributed Non-Kinetic Effects
Topic # DAF27BZ02-DV019 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop, integrate, and demonstrate modular technologies enabling Group 2/3 UAS or similarly expendable autonomous aircraft to collaboratively generate distributed non-kinetic mission effects in contested environments. The objective is to ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
USAF Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Long-Range, Expendable Autonomous Air Vehicle for Distributed Effects in Contested Environments
Topic # DAF27BZ02-DV020 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop, integrate, flight-test, and demonstrate an affordable, expendable autonomous air “One-Way Attack” (OWA) vehicle capable of delivering a mission-relevant payload over operational ranges of 400 nautical miles threshold to 1,200 ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
USAF Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Rapidly Reconfigurable Pod-Based System Survivability Suite for Air Operations in Contested Environments
Topic # DAF27BZ02-DV021 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Investigate, design, prototype, and experimentally evaluate advanced open-architecture methodologies and reconfigurable subsystem integration concepts within an external modular pod construct (threshold baseline: Air Force Research ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
USAF Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Multi-Function Processor, Rapid Architecture, Miniaturized (MFP-RAM)
Topic # DAF27BZ02-DV022 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop and flight-demonstrate a standards-compliant, rapidly reconfigurable hybrid communications system using a SOSA Small Form Factor Line Replaceable Unit capable of supporting multiple waveforms, frequency bands, and Multi-Level ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
USAF Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
A unified model for specification and simulation to design, acquire, and sustain a hybrid- or multi-cloud large scale data analytics system that balances cost, performance, modularity, and security.
Topic # DAF27BZ02-DV023 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop and validate an innovative unified financial operations (FinOps) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) solution to solve lifecycle cost, resource predictability, and performance modeling challenges within modern defense ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
USAF Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Mobile Expeditionary 3D Concrete Printer (MX3DCP)
Topic # DAF27BZ02-DV024 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Mature and validate expeditionary 3D concrete printing technologies, materials, and geometries so military personnel can rapidly construct combat-relevant, blast-resistant force-protection structures at contested airbases.

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027