# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=aerospace-research 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) BAA" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/43b0e8c5-6d19-4327-b68c-3bbeb9f7032c/pioneering-aerospace-capabilities-engineering-and-research-pacer-baa" last-updated: 2026-10-12T12:16:00.456521+00:00 --- # Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) BAA The Air Force Research Laboratory’s PACER BAA supports studies of novel concepts and research and development to mature technologies for aerospace applications. The notice describes a two-step open BAA with Calls and lists revisions through Revision 4, posted 15 July 2026. Responses are due 10 May 2031 at 15:00 UTC−04:00. 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