Defense Production Act Title III, Metal Injection Molding (MIM) Study | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III, Metal Injection Molding (MIM) Study opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BAA 10 18 PKM) was a U.S. Department of Defense research and production-technology solicitation aimed at strengthening domestic manufacturing capabilities that are considered essential to national defense. The effort sits under the DPA Title III Program, which is managed at the Office of the Secretary of Defense level and executed through the DoD Executive Agent Program Office housed within the Air Force Research Laboratory. In practical terms, the Air Force, acting as the DoD Executive Agent, was seeking partner proposals that could help assess, mature, or otherwise support U.S.-based production technology related to Metal Injection Molding, a manufacturing approach often used to produce complex, high-volume metal parts with fine features. The central theme of the announcement is industrial base readiness: ensuring the United States has reliable, domestic capacity to produce critical items and enabling technologies without depending on vulnerable or unavailable foreign sources.

From a funding and award-structure perspective, the announcement was categorized as a discretionary opportunity in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity area. It allowed for multiple types of funding instruments, including cooperative agreements, grants, and procurement contracts, which signals that the government was open to different partnership models depending on the nature of the proposed work and the level of expected government involvement. The announcement anticipated making up to five awards, and it did not require cost sharing or matching funds, reducing a common barrier to participation for smaller organizations or early-stage teams. The associated CFDA number was 12.800, tied to the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program, indicating the opportunity fell within the Air Force research funding ecosystem even though it supported a broader DoD industrial capability mission.

Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the competition was broadly open to any type of applicant entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that might have appeared in the full text of the announcement. This typically implies that businesses (including small and large), universities, nonprofit research organizations, and other qualified entities could submit proposals, provided they met the requirements described in the full solicitation package. The issuing agency was Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), emphasizing that the technical and manufacturing expertise base for executing the program was rooted in AFRL's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and its Manufacturing Technology Division.

In terms of timing and status, the opportunity was posted and created on April 2, 2010, with an original and final closing date of May 17, 2010, and it was later archived on June 16, 2010. That timeline reflects a relatively short proposal window, which is common for certain focused Broad Agency Announcements or targeted technology partnership solicitations. For applicants who could not access the full announcement electronically, the listed point of contact was Laura McGoldrick, Agreements Negotiator, reachable by phone at (937) 255 0405, suggesting AFRL provided an administrative channel to support access and submission logistics.

Overall, this opportunity can be summarized as a DoD industrial base and manufacturing-technology partnership call focused on studying and strengthening Metal Injection Molding-related production capability in the United States. The government intent was not just academic study for its own sake, but actionable knowledge and partnership activity that would help ensure dependable domestic production for defense-relevant needs under the authorities and objectives of DPA Title III.

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