DoD Opportunities Update #57
Curated rollup of eye-catching DoD RFIs and RFPs from the previous week, geared towards government and private sector leaders across A&D and defense tech.
Today’s Issue at a Glance
NOTE: See Sections I-V for more details, hyperlinks, and response deadlines (numbers correspond)
Army
NGC2 SOFTWARE APPLICATION STOREFRONT (Army PM C2 Apps RFI/Special Notice)
CLOUD PLATFORM FOR TRACKING TACTICAL SOFTWARE UPDATE RELEASES (Army ADASM Sources Sought)
VENDOR-AGNOSTIC CLOUD ECOSYSTEM FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (ERDC ITL/HPCMP RFI)
ADVANCED R&D/TEST SUPPORT: MISSILE DEFENSE, DE, & HYPERSONICS (USASMDC Sources Sought / Intent to Limited Source)
AI-POWERED MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE FOR FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION (Eighth Army Sources Sought)
COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPON STATION (CROWS) — PRODUCTION & SUSTAINMENT (PM Soldier Lethality Sources Sought)
Air Force / Space Force
ENTERPRISE COUNTER-UAS OPEN ARCHITECTURE ECOSYSTEM (AFCENT Battle Lab Special Notice — CSO)
TEAM AWARENESS KIT (TAK) SOFTWARE INTEGRATION FOR EDGE C2 (AFLCMC Kessel Run CSO Call 002)
JOINT PACIFIC-ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX (JPARC) O&M SUPPORT (PACAF/354th Range Squadron Sources Sought)
NEXT-GEN AIR OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) C2 MODERNIZATION (AOC Program Office/Kessel Run RFI)
GROUND-BASED RADAR DIGITIZATION (GBRD) (USSF Space Systems Command Solicitation/RPP)
AI TO HELP BATTLE MANAGERS PRE-POSITION FORCES (TWO-WEEK SPRINT EVENT) (AFRL Solicitation/BAA Closed Call)
POST-MISSION INTELLIGENCE REPORTING TOOL (MARAUDER) (Kessel Run RFI)
sUAS ADVERSARY + SCENARIO SUPPORT — SENTRY NORTH 2026 (Wisconsin ANG Combined Synopsis/Solicitation)
SPACE DATA NETWORK (SDN) MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC) (Space Systems Command, Delta 89 CSO)
COMMON VLF NC3 RECEIVER MODERNIZATION (CVRi2) (AFNWC/NC3 VLF Enterprise PO Solicitation/FOPR)
Navy / USMC
DIGITAL ENGINEERING & DATA MANAGEMENT HUB FOR INTEGRATED COMBAT SYSTEM (ICS) (Navy PEO IWS X via CDAO Tradewinds Special Notice)
HYPERVELOCITY IMPROVED CAPABILITY ASSAULT RIFLE (HICAR) (USSOCOM Special Notice/CSO AoI)
OCEAN FLOOR MAPPING WITH LONG-ENDURANCE UNMANNED SYSTEMS (NAVOCEANO Solicitation)
LITIGATION SUPPORT — IRAN–U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL (Navy Office of the General Counsel Presolicitation)
PRECISION HIGH-POWER RF TARGETING OF SPACE OBJECTS (PROPHET) (NRL Sources Sought)
EXPEDITIONARY INSTRUMENTATION KITS FOR UXS TESTING (Test Resource Management Center Special Notice)
COMMERCIAL PROTOTYPING FOR NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE GAPS (NIWC Atlantic RCC Special Notice/CSO)
RESILIENT DATA TRANSPORT KITS FOR MDO OPS/EXPERIMENTATION (NSWC Port Hueneme Special Notice)
SECRETARIAT IT SUPPORT + CYBER OPERATIONS (DUSN (M) ITD RFQ/Task Order)
SECURE COMMS/NETWORK FOR UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS (NAVWAR CSO AOI)
C4 OPS & SUSTAINMENT FOR SEALIFT FLEET (Military Sealift Command Special Notice)
DARPA
AI FOR REAL-TIME MISSION PLANNING/COA GENERATION (DISCORD) (STO Solicitation)
AUTONOMOUS CONTAINERIZED DRONE SWARMS (GROUPS 1-3) ( TTO RFI)
RAPID STABILIZATION & REPURPOSING OF ABANDONED PETROLEUM (BTO Special Notice/RFI)
LIVING BIOCOMPUTERS FOR EDGE AI (BTO Solicitation)
NEW LASER ARCHITECTURES ENABLING LOW-SWAP DIRECTED ENERGY (MTO Solicitation)
CYBER SECURITY PERFORMANCE IN AI (BORDEAUX) (I2O Program Solicitation)
BIOMANUFACTURED, SHELF-STABLE BLOOD ALTERNATIVES (BTO Special Notice/Future Program)
FLIPPING DNA’S ON/OFF SWITCHES (D-PECHE) (DARPA BTO Special Notice)
ADJUSTABLE PURIFICATION FOR LARGE BIOMOLECULES (MXO Special Notice/RFI)
Other OSD / Joint
ENTERPRISE TECH STACK TO DETECT/COUNTER INFO OPS (BIAO INDUSTRY DAY) (Strategic Capabilities Office Special Notice)
AI-DRIVEN MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE PROTOTYPE ACCELERATOR (VEDDER) (PAE-LPI Sources Sought/RFI)
JASON (ADVISORY GROUP) — SUPPORT SERVICES RECOMPETE (Washington Headquarters Services Sources Sought)
LONG-RANGE / LONG-ENDURANCE GROUP 2 UAS (USSOCOM SOF AT&L Special Notice/RFI)
ARCTIC MARKET INTELLIGENCE ON COMMERCIAL LOGISTICS CAPACITY (DLA IBex Program Combined Synopsis/Solicitation)
IN-TRANSIT VISIBILITY FOR GLOBAL DEFENSE LOGISTICS (USTRANSCOM Solicitation/CSO AoI)
DLA SUPPLY CHAIN COLLIDER (DLA J68 Special Notice)
TACTICAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS ANALYST TRAINING (Naval Special Warfare Command Sources Sought)
ENTERPRISE NETWORK VULNERABILITY & COMPLIANCE SCANNING (ACAS) (PAE Cyber Sensing PMO/DISA Sources Sought)
NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE PHYSICAL SECURITY RISK MODELING SOFTWARE (DTRA Sources Sought)
DEFENSE SUPERCOMPUTING OPS & CYBER SUPPORT (HITS-U III) (USACE ERDC/HPCMP Presolicitation/Industry Day)
PROMPT-BASED SOLICITATION INPUT FOR URGENT HEALTH IT SUPPORT (PEO DHMS/DHA Special Notice)
CLASSIFIED MOBILE VPN SUPPORT FOR LEGACY DEVICES (DISA Notice of Intent — Sole Source)
ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE PURCHASING WEBSITE — DEV + MAINTENANCE SERVICES (DoW ESI/NIWC Pacific TORFP)
ENTERPRISE PLATFORM FOR WEAPON SYSTEM O&S COSTS (EVAMOSC) (OSW-CAPE via WHS Presolicitation)
PPBE APPLICATION SUSTAINMENT AND RESOURCE ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CAPE PRESD Sources Sought)
SEC I - ARMY
1) NGC2 SOFTWARE APPLICATION STOREFRONT
Army PM C2 Apps | RFI / Special Notice | Response Due: 27 May 2026
Update: Posted 19 May 2026 — RFI Q&A spreadsheet added (Update 2), following 12 May posting of Industry Day Q&A and recording link (Update 1). Q&A clarifications now carry the main decision signal; no change to RFI scope or deadline.
What’s Being Sought
A unified DevSecOps pipeline-to-storefront for warfighting applications under a single lead. “Teaming” model under consideration to consolidate the PM C2 Apps portfolio.
Two Q&A rounds (Industry Day + RFI) sharpen the picture:
Scope lanes decoupled — storefront providers, platform/pipeline providers, app providers, team-lead candidates, partial-capability vendors, current NGC2 partners, and FFRDCs may respond; full-stack offer not required.
Lead construct still fluid — lead = integrate storefront/pipeline/apps into NGC2 ecosystem + manage business relationships; storefront and pipeline may be one entity or separately teamed, with workshare left to industry.
Data layer sharpened — data layer = NGC2 data fabric/mesh aggregating sensor/platform inputs; storefront = single source of truth / centralized control plane. For RFI purposes, the Government directs respondents to assume peer-level posture with NGC2 (alongside, not under), Gov-owned ICDs, CCB change control, and MOSA / OpenAPI / DoD DevSecOps baselines — final architecture (Gov-provided, industry-provided, or federated) and contractual relationships not yet set.
Security path — IL5 baseline with defined IL6 growth path; segmented, federated, or cross-domain approaches acceptable; phased classification rollout OK with industry-proposed IOC minimum. Existing ATOs may support reciprocity, but Army ATO/IATT controls govern; apps may inherit platform controls but still require validation.
DevSecOps / edge — no mandated toolchain. RFI baseline assumption: lead runs independent automated SAST/DAST scans, third-party providers remain responsible for code remediation. Responses should address DEDSORD-aligned tools, rollback/recovery, CDS integration, artifact signing, DDIL caching/sync, stale-app policy, and minimum connectivity thresholds.
Scale — no Gov baseline for users/apps/nodes; ~90 applications currently in experimentation (subject to change); respondents must state their own IOC/FOC assumptions.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: N/A — RFI; full program-lifecycle ROM requested, including licensing models, integration hours, cybersecurity/cATO hours, training tool development, sustainment, and stated scale assumptions.
POP: N/A — no base/option structure stated.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — acquisition strategy under development; possible follow-on via Army Open Solicitation (AOS). Single- vs. multiple-award structure and pricing construct unresolved; additional RFIs also possible.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A — no set-aside; open to all industry, including FFRDCs and current NGC2 partners.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Virtual Industry Day held 05 May 2026; recording/Q&A posted to SAM.gov. AOS tied to Q3 FY26 (Apr–Jun 2026, now largely elapsed); asked directly whether this was a typo for FY27, the Government’s reply reiterated “Q3 FY26” without addressing the typo question. No award from this notice. 25-page response limit, comprehensive (includes ROM and notional schedule); full question text must remain in the response.
2) CLOUD PLATFORM FOR TACTICAL SOFTWARE RELEASE TRACKING
U.S. Army ADASM (DES) | Sources Sought (RFI) | Response Due: 01 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Centralized, cloud-based platform to track, approve, and distribute software updates for disconnected tactical systems (vehicles, radios).
Replaces fragmented manual process — ETMS2, email, PM-local SharePoint — that delays software release approvals and blocks Army-wide cyber-readiness visibility. Goal: end-to-end visibility from approval through distribution and compliance reporting.
Required capability areas:
Integration: API connectivity to GCSS-Army, MMIS, Army Vantage; link software versions to hardware baselines down to serial-number level; associate updates to both Major End Item and Target Component (default to Major End Item serial if component not serialized).
Repository / access: integrate existing Army Software Innovation Center “REPO” via API for package storage — no new repository; CAC authentication; end-user reporting of update completion.
Workflow automation: distinct approval chains for Full / Conditional / Urgent software materiel/software releases (SMR/SR) per AR 770-3; delegate/alternate approvers; parallel steps; capture of get-well plans and risk-acceptance signatures.
Visualization / reporting: compliance and cyber-readiness dashboards by UIC; timeliness, performance, and security/logistics metrics; CSV/XLSX export.
Physical media: shipment tracking with delivery-date recording; encrypt/decrypt of data on physical media.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — ROM cost requested in response (initial development, annual licensing/maintenance, tiered pricing by user/system count).
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — RFI shaping future acquisition strategy.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice; responses inform a future Army acquisition strategy. No phase structure, RFP, or award window stated.
3) VENDOR-AGNOSTIC CLOUD ECOSYSTEM FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
ERDC Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) / HPCMP | RFI (Tech Challenge + CSO) | Response Due: 10 Jul 2026 | Questions Close: 30 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Sovereign, cloud-enabled modernization concepts for the Army High Performance Computing Modernization Program.
Focus areas (one or more):
Unified HPCMP service layer integrating portal, CLI, API, workflow orchestration, policy-as-code guardrails, and observability.
Hybrid cloud architecture spanning government-owned and commercial resources across all classification levels, with attention to data portability and hardware refresh.
AI-powered orchestration for provisioning, workload execution, data management, AI/ML, simulation, and data pipelines.
Secure data fabric for discovery, tagging, utilization, and Zero Trust protection of diverse data sources.
Portal to the Information Environment (pIE) modernization + concierge support services.
Vendor lock-in prevention through open standards / modular architectures — OpenStack, Kubernetes, OpenAPI.
Two pathways: Tech Challenge (CRADA — in-kind collaboration or fee-for-service ERDC researcher access) and Commercial Solutions Opening (downselected offerors may be approached for funded prototype development or other contract/agreement deliverables subject to funds availability).
Response Considerations
FUNDING: N/A — funding not currently available; CSO downselects may be approached for funded prototype development or other contract/agreement deliverables subject to availability.
POP: N/A. CONTRACT TYPE: RFI; downstream pathways are CRADA (Tech Challenge) and CSO (funded prototype development or other contract/agreement deliverables for downselected offerors).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Submissions opened 07 May 2026. Questions close 30 Jun 2026 (offeror responsible for reviewing posted Q&A). Submissions close 10 Jul 2026. No award from this notice; government may decline all submissions. Government may accelerate pre-proposal review and require earlier full-proposal delivery.
4) ADVANCED R&D/TEST SUPPORT: MISSILE DEFENSE, DE, & HYPERSONICS
Army Space & Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) | Sources Sought / Intent to Limited Source | Response Due: 22 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Single contractor develops, maintains, and manages specialized laboratory spaces — currently seven facilities across the Huntsville/Redstone Arsenal area — supporting component/subcomponent R&D for strategic and tactical weapon systems; also provides technical mentoring to the USASMDC intern incubator.
Core technical work: hypervelocity impact experiments and impact-observable analysis; interceptor sensor accuracy assessment in operational flow environments; penetration aids / replica decoy / discrimination-concept evaluation via sub-scale dynamic models; radar and optical target signature database; counter-IED, counter-UAS, radar, and small-satellite experimentation; aerospace, structural, propulsion, and solid-propellant combustion modeling.
Labs/R&D domains in scope:
Aerophysics Research Facility (ARF, Gov-owned) — light-gas-gun projectile/target fabrication, hypervelocity impact testing, CNC machining/welding support.
Directed Energy / HEL research — optics, metrology, high-power coatings, USPL, advanced adaptive optics, beam control, kW-class fiber amplifiers, atmospheric propagation; may transition from UAH facilities to a contractor facility.
QuEST (Gov-owned) — quantum optics/sensing, AMO physics, superconducting materials, nonlinear optics.
Concepts Analysis Lab (CAL, Gov-owned) — prototype design, radar, additive manufacturing, AI/ML/NN, distributed apertures, small-satellite tech.
Cybersecurity Lab — applied vulnerability/mitigation/TTP research and briefings.
HPM Lab — HPM test article fabrication, anechoic chamber construction, vulnerability assessment.
RF Lab — RF system experiments, anechoic chambers, RF-material interaction studies.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: ~$95M estimated value (five-year base effort).
POP: 5-year base.
CONTRACT TYPE: Anticipated limited-source award to incumbent University of Alabama in Huntsville under 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(3) / FAR 6.302-3(b)(2). Incumbent currently performs under base contract W9113M-22-D-0061 (task-order vehicle).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A. (No set-aside; NAICS 541715, 1,000-employee size standard.)
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice — FAR Part 10 market research. Government will review responses, then determine acquisition strategy; Likely: capable non-incumbents that respond may factor into the Government’s decision whether to proceed with the limited-source award; response is voluntary. Notice inactive 07 Jul 2026.
5) AI-POWERED MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE FOR FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION
Eighth Army | Sources Sought | Response Due: 01 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Lease, deployment, operation, and support of four AI-powered Mosquito Surveillance System (MSS) units for automated vector surveillance supporting force health protection. Placement at four named installations — Camp Bonifas, Warrior Base, Dagmar North Training Area, Rodriguez Live Fire Complex — all Eighth Army, South Korea. Each MSS = integrated, field-deployable smart trap meeting:
Capture via attractants + fan-driven airflow; automatic imaging of captured specimens.
AI species identification ≥95% accuracy for medically important vectors — Anopheles, Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Aedes albopictus, Culex pipiens, Aedes vexans.
Near-real-time transmission of capture data, species ID, and trap status to cloud-based, Government-accessible dashboard within 1 hour of collection.
Final placement subject to installation Public Health Entomologist approval; contractor recommends sites optimizing capture in Soldier living/training/operational areas. Government may direct relocation.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — market research only; no value stated.
POP: 3 months (01 Jul 2026 – 30 Sep 2026).
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — Sources Sought; lease/support arrangement anticipated.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A — no set-aside designated; NAICS 561710.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice; capability statements inform future acquisition. Notice inactive 16 Jun 2026.
6) COMMON REMOTELY OPERATED WEAPON STATION (CROWS) — PRODUCTION & SUSTAINMENT
PM Soldier Lethality | Sources Sought | Response Due: 05 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Build-to-print production, overhaul, and sustainment of the CROWS — remotely operated, fully stabilized weapon station for remote aim/fire of crew-served weapons from existing and future combat platforms. Operator slews/points via remote display + control grip; day/night engagement, stationary or on the move; platform-specific traverse/firing inhibits; SWaP-constrained for platform integration.
Mounts, at minimum:
Mk19 / Mk47 40mm Grenade Machine Guns
M2HB .50 cal Machine Gun
M240 7.62mm Machine Gun
M249 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon
Manufactured from Government-furnished Special Licensed TDP — detailed drawings, ICDs, system/parts performance specs.
Government retains CROWS software management; contractors receive executable code only.
Scope spans new production (0–50 systems/month, 6-month lead time), overhaul of fielded systems (clean/repair/replace/inspect), and sustainment of ~15,000 fielded CROWS — depot repair (60-day turnaround), FSRs, spares, obsolescence management, special tools.
TDP owned by the incumbent and licensed to the Government: non-licensor offerors incur a $10,000-per-new-system royalty added to total evaluated price (not contract price) — complete systems only, excludes spares/repairs/overhauls/engineering services.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — no value stated; production/sustainment RFP anticipated later FY26.
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — production/overhaul/sustainment contract; per-task engineering support FFP.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: No set-aside; ITAR registration/compliance, JCO-certified DD Form 2345, executed NDA/Non-Use Agreement — required for export-controlled (Distribution B) TDP access.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Draft TDP/performance specs/SOW released via DoD SAFE to requesters submitting AMSTA-AR Form 1350. Industry Day tentatively June 2026 (date TBD, announced separately). RFP projected later FY26.
SEC II - AIR FORCE / SPACE FORCE
7) ENTERPRISE COUNTER-UAS OPEN ARCHITECTURE ECOSYSTEM
AFCENT Battle Lab (Shaw AFB) | Special Notice — CSO | Response Due: Rolling — see milestones
What’s Being Sought
COTS / near-COTS counter-UAS and base/point-defense capabilities forming a cohesive, enterprise-wide open-architecture ecosystem — point defense through multi-source data fusion to full-lifecycle sustainment.
Threat framing: one-way attack UAS and coordinated swarms in contested/austere environments.
Teaming strongly preferred — single lead system integrator managing best-of-breed commercial components over isolated, piecemeal submissions.
Seven Areas of Interest (non-exhaustive; cross-pillar solutions encouraged):
Rapid point defense — COTS kinetic/non-kinetic interceptors, man-portable or vehicle-mounted effectors, automated detection/tracking, rapid deployment kits.
ISR integration & analytics — multi-domain data fusion, AI/ML threat ID/classification, open-architecture COP software, edge computing.
Multi-threat & swarm defeat — EW, directed energy (HEL/HPM), programmable smart munitions, cyber/RF defeat, simultaneous multi-target engagement.
Agile mission software — DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines, SDR applications, digital-twin modeling, rapid manufacturing for modular upgrades.
Modular sensor integration — multi-modal nodes (EO/IR, radar, acoustic, RF), API-driven integration, plug-and-play sensor architectures.
Sustainable open architectures — MOSA frameworks, standardized APIs, open data standards; integrate or mature FAAD C2, SOSA, UCI, OMS.
Automated target recognition — AI/ML classification trainable behind a classified diode while running unclassified, edge AI processors, gimbal/sensor control interfaces.
NOTE: AFCENT’s Battle Lab is a Shaw AFB-based innovation hub that helps Airmen turn operational problems into validated, resource-backed technology solutions for missions across the CENTCOM theater.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — no value stated; ROM price requested at Step 2 Pitch.
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: CSO; FFP commercial contracts (RFO Part 12 per source). No grants or cooperative agreements.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: No set-aside; JIATF 401 validation + “Blue List” inclusion required before any C-UAS procurement award (NDAA FY26 §199); Secret facility/personnel clearances if classified work required (Step 3/execution); certified DD-2345 if export-controlled.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Three-step process:
Step 1 Solution Brief (≤5 pages or ≤10 slides), written notice within 7 days of evaluation completion;
Step 2 Pitch by invitation (schedule within 10 days, conduct within 60 days; valid 180 days);
Step 3 RFP issued, award within 14 days of a complete final proposal.
Battle Lab-vetted vendors may be invited directly to Step 3.
Pitched concepts not immediately resourced: RFP must issue within 180 days of Pitch or the submission lapses.
8) TEAM AWARENESS KIT (TAK) SOFTWARE INTEGRATION FOR EDGE C2
AFLCMC Kessel Run — WingC2 Program Office | CSO Call 002 (2-Step) | Response Due: 08 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
TAK plugin(s) integrating Team Awareness Kit with C2IMERA — the government-owned, Wing/Base-level command and control platform and authoritative system for readiness and Friendly Order of Battle (FrOB) data.
Goal: let edge operators report standardized base conditions / battle damage from anywhere on an installation, sustain local C2 and situational awareness when disconnected from the enterprise, and feed a common operating picture consumable by all users — degraded/denied-network operations at the tactical edge are the operational driver.
Single technical objective: integrate TAK with C2IMERA.
Must use existing writable C2IMERA endpoints only — no additional API endpoints provided by the Government.
Leverage pre-existing open-source or commercial TAK plugins where possible.
One architecture pattern applied across use cases: Blue Force Tracking, Incident Reporting, Sensor/Video.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — ROM and anticipated total price requested in Step 1 solution brief.
POP: 6 months (estimated 01 Sep 2026 – 31 Jan 2027).
CONTRACT TYPE: CSO; Prototype OT (FFP) under 10 U.S.C. 4022; intended follow-on production OT Agreement.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Certificate of OTA Eligibility required (10 U.S.C. 4022), prior TAK plugin development experience (stated minimum requirement), foreign participation prohibited at prime level, JCP registration/certification required if export-controlled data applies; DD Form 2345 may be required with proposal.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Step 2 by invitation only — RFP issued only to offerors selected from Step 1; selected Step 1 offerors may receive a Government RFP for full Technical + Price proposals (Step 2 deadlines TBD).
Solution brief capped at 5 pages (white paper) or 10 slides (pitch deck); submitted by email to the CO/CS. Step 2 technical/price volumes must be valid 180 days or longer. No award obligation from this notice; notice inactive 23 Jun 2026.
9) JOINT PACIFIC-ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX (JPARC) O&M SUPPORT
PACAF / 354th Range Squadron | Sources Sought | Response Due: 19 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Sustainment of JPARC's range systems, networks, and threat infrastructure — supporting RED FLAG-Alaska, NORTHERN EDGE, DISTANT FRONTIER, and daily flying training out of Eielson AFB and JBER, plus deployed PACAF AOR support (ROK, Japan, Australia, Guam, Hawaii).
Scope spans:
ACTS — P5 CTS pods/RRUs, debrief systems (PCDS, ICADS, ANGEL), DMD/TGS, F-22A merge, Link-16/SADL with JICO.
IADS / threat replication — FSU and international SA/GCI, manned/unmanned threat emitters, replica TTR/TER/TEL, VERA-NG passive detect, YETI radar signal emulators (CEA/Australian-controlled), LAZARUS EO/IR-laser tracker, MANPADS/Smokey SAMs, inflatable decoys/TSARs, DIADS modeling.
Weapons scoring — WISS, IRSSS, LSVRS, moving strafe, heated LANTIRN targets.
Comms / networks — PARC Data Link (fiber + microwave), Compunetix CSS, GATR, COMSEC/CRO duties, SimShield CDS, LMOC / JPARC-B/R/REL/SAP TENA networks, JTEN/DMON/DREN/SDREN portals, SCADA, full RMF accreditation.
Range maintenance, snow/vegetation control, transportation, refueling, weather/security cameras.
Joint SMEs — Operations, USN/USMC, JFIRES, SOF, Lessons Learned, Joint Intel, Conventional Army, Airspace Analyst.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD.
POP: Synopsis states projected service start on/about Jan 2029; draft PWS states 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027 base + 9×12-month options — verify before responding.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: TOP SECRET FCL at performance start, SECRET minimum PCL, TS/SCI and SAP access for specified roles/facilities, ITAR/import-export/end-user compliance, NAICS 541330, no set-aside designated.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice; responses inform acquisition strategy, feasibility, and commerciality assumptions. Notice inactive 03 Jun 2026. JROC expected operational in 2028; contractor must obtain required facility clearance and individual TS/SCI clearances before IOC to avoid work stoppage. 90-day transition with 100% GFP joint inventory at handover.
10) NEXT-GEN AIR OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC) C2 MODERNIZATION
AOC Program Office (Kessel Run Division / AFLCMC, PAE C3BM/C3C) | Sources Sought (RFI) | ⚠️ Response Due: 20 Mar 2026 | Industry Day Registration: 01 Jun 2026 | Event: 11 Jun 2026
Update: Posted 20 May 2026 — Industry Day added (11 Jun 2026, Hanscom AFB) and registration form released; no scope change. RFI Q&A Parts 1–2 posted 11 Mar / 05 May 2026. White paper deadline passed 20 Mar 2026; notice inactive 01 Jun 2026.
What’s Being Sought
Info on full-service systems integrators for the next-genAOC — a system of systems built largely from third-party applications and infrastructure, with the contractor integrating modernized capabilities under an engineering change management process; interface/data/API/cybersecurity/release governance varies by system.
Likely: AI/ML capability central to modernization (raised across industry questions). Commercial software preferred.
Q&A clarifications sharpen technical fit:
Environments: cloud operational/production at IL6+; edge operational/production at Secret+.
COOP: cloud and edge solutions prioritized where they support disconnected operations.
Workspace: classified and unclassified, in government or contractor facilities.
On-site support: required for select CONUS and OCONUS AOC locations.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: N/A — RFI; no value stated.
POP: N/A — RFI.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — acquisition strategy in development. OTA prototype(s) with follow-on production cited as one approach; CSO not anticipated for non-commercial systems-integration requirements.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: No set-aside stated, TS facility clearance (anticipated future contract), JCP Data Custodian certification for controlled-attachment access (not required for public portions).
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Industry Day 11 Jun 2026 (Hanscom AFB, MA); registration due 01 Jun 2026, max 3 reps/org, no late registration — note event falls on/after notice goes inactive 01 Jun 2026; verify. White paper limit 30 pages. Draft solicitation to carry bidders library (cleared offerors), draft PWS, draft DD Form 254, and draft evaluation criteria with industry feedback window. RFP release pending — no date given.
11) GROUND-BASED RADAR DIGITIZATION (GBRD)
USSF Space Systems Command (BMC3I) | Solicitation (RPP) | Response Due: 29 May 2026
Update: Posted 07 May 2026 — RPP and Bidder’s Library revised in response to industry questions. Question submission period closed; due date unchanged.
What’s Being Sought
End-to-end digital modernization of eight ground-based radars — five Upgraded Early Warning Radars (UEWRs), PARCS, COBRA DANE, and Eglin Site C-6 — executed jointly with the Missile Defense Agency.
Scope spans antenna front-end through back-end data processors and communication systems.
“Compete and collaborate” enterprise model: one or more OT awardees (multiple expected) develop independent designs while contributing jointly to a Government-owned Common Architecture Baseline (CAB) governed by a Common Architecture Governance Board (CAGB).
All offerors operate inside a single Authoritative Digital Ecosystem (ADE) with designs objectively assessed by an independent MBSE Validator.
Intent — enterprise commonality, continuous digital validation, resilient multi-vendor industrial base.
Full solutions only — no partial-scope bids.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD.
POP: TBD.
CONTRACT TYPE: Multiple fixed-price Prototype OTs per 10 U.S.C. § 4022; MTA Rapid Prototyping pathway (DoDI 5000.80).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Approved DD Form 2345 (JCP) required for Bidder’s Library access. One Bidder’s Library dropoff per company (parent + subsidiaries combined) — affects teaming structure.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Award(s) anticipated June 2026, multiple expected. Common digital baseline developed against initial subset of four radar sites before rapid fielding to remaining four.
12) AI TO HELP BATTLE MANAGERS PRE-POSITION THEIR FORCES (TWO-WEEK SPRINT EVENT)
AFRL | Solicitation (BAA Closed Call) | Response Due: 03 Jun 2026 | Event (tentative): 13–23 Jul 2026
What’s Being Sought
Software service performing the Posture and Sustain Assets (PSA) decision function — AI/automation supporting Battle Managers in positioning uncommitted assets for unpredictable future opportunities.
PSA = pre-commitment posturing only; functions as a risk/reward engine that quantifies the costs/consequences of shifting assets before tasking, including game-theoretic adversary reactions to re-posturing.
Scope boundary: PSA is pre-commitment only — not a scheduler (routing assets to active targets) and not a sensor-fusion engine (building the situational picture). Once an asset is tasked, it leaves PSA.
Software must model/manipulate three asset-management categories:
Location & positioning — physical/logical/network placement of non-active assets; e.g., airborne orbits, forward logistics hubs, dormant cyber payloads.
Readiness-state management — temporal distance from dormant state to mission capability; e.g., alert tiers balanced against crew fatigue/maintenance.
Operational-configuration shifting — hardware/software mode tuning to anticipated threat; e.g., sensor air-breathing vs. ballistic-missile-defense mode.
Demonstration-focused, not a procurement of finished software.
Software/codebase is not a government deliverable and no IP transfers, though the Government records all messaging outputs for future use and desires unlimited rights to data developed under the contract.
A final Test Scientific & Technical Report and outbriefing presentation (CDRL A001: summary of work, metrics, lessons learned) is required.
During the event, software must ingest real-time streaming data — entity states, text chat, structured/unstructured scenario data — from a government simulation environment.
It must output posturing directions to a government REST API using a government-defined messaging schema. Contractors provide UI for human-machine interaction.
Proposals must demonstrate Transformational Model understanding/alignment and technical feasibility/fit.
Live software is measured on number, speed, and quality of HMT decisions, plus alignment to the Transformational Model and depth/completeness.
Solution must align to the ABMS Transformational Model – Battle Management.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: $36,000 maximum per selected offeror; $216,000 total estimated program cost.
POP: 2 weeks.
CONTRACT TYPE: FFP anticipated; Government reserves right to award any appropriate FAR contract type, OT for Prototype/Research, grant, or cooperative agreement.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Unrestricted (no set-aside), CMMC Level 1 (self) required for award, U.S. citizens only for base/AFRL facility/IT-network access, T1/SF85 background investigation for internet/AIS access and CUI handling.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Virtual Ask Me Anything 29 May 2026. One-step process; selection notifications (recommended-for-award) on/about 18 Jun 2026; award contingent on funding/negotiation. DASH event tentatively scheduled 13–23 Jul 2026 (Las Vegas, NV). Non-selected offerors may not self-fund event participation.
13) POST-MISSION INTELLIGENCE REPORTING TOOL (MARAUDER)
Kessel Run (AFLCMC) | RFI | Response Due: 09 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Industry partner to assume full-SDLC execution, sustainment, and modernization — transitioning Marauder from Kessel Run government-led organic development to a vendor-executed model.
Marauder = tool of record for USAF post-mission intelligence reporting. Captures aircrew debrief data, minimizes manual entry, delivers authoritative post-mission intelligence within 24 hrs of engine shutdown across unit/wing/AOC echelons; enforces AOC Intelligence Reporting Directive compliance.
In its 8th year of development, 6th of continuous production.
Microservices architecture — JS/TypeScript frontend, Node.js/Java backend, government-owned cloud, mature CI/CD, cATO.
Scope:
Transition & knowledge transfer from current Kessel Run Balanced Team.
Continuous operations across Unclassified, Secret (SIPR), and Top Secret (AFSCI) environments — note SoN §2.3/§6.1 describe Unclassified as the development environment while §4 lists it as a production baseline; verify before responding.
Modernization — AI-enabled ingestion/correlation/validation of mission data, API integration with AOC/targeting/IC enterprises, multi-level sharing (FVEY, NOFORN).
Help desk support and warfighter training.
Resilient operation in low-bandwidth/DDIL Agile Combat Employment environments not yet fully achieved — stated priority for vendor innovation.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — no funding lines stated; SoN notes anticipated budget constraints from recent fiscal restructuring.
POP: N/A — not stated.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — market research only; vehicle not stated.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Cleared personnel up to TS/SCI for development/maintenance/deployment (eventual contract); no set-aside designated.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this RFI; funds not presently available. Response PDF, ≤2 pages excluding cover page. Transition/knowledge transfer must complete before current Kessel Run support expires (anticipated late 2027). Notice inactive 24 Jun 2026.
14) sUAS ADVERSARY + SCENARIO SUPPORT — SENTRY NORTH 2026
Wisconsin Air National Guard | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation | Response Due: 14 May 2026
Update: Posted 07 May 2026 — Q&A waives PWS 4.2 SECRET FCL and personnel clearance (no classified access required), locks manning at 1 Lead Facilitator + 3 sUAS operators (maintenance/logistics personnel out of scope), fixes ADVON/execution/debrief dates, and specifies Blue UAS List for ISR/SRR and NDAA/TAA compliance for FPV.
What’s Being Sought
sUAS Mobile Training Team to support Air Force Special Warfare (AFSW) operators at Sentry North, Volk Field CRTC (WI).
Contractor provides Red Cell adversary sUAS to challenge AFSW Find/Fix/Track/Assess and survivability, plus Blue Cell sUAS for friendly integration.
Serves as primary sUAS White Cell Lead during execution.
Key details:
Min 8 sUAS total — ISR/SRR platforms Group 1, on Blue UAS List, ATAK/UAS Tool compatible (preferably native on GCS); FPV/red systems may be non-Blue UAS if NDAA/TAA compliance is documented, preference for 5–10” FPV.
16-hour course + 8 hours practical for 4 AFSW operators during ADVON; concurrent multi-location ops within the AO during execution; up to 3 rental vehicles for movement between Volk Field and forward operating locations.
Daily post-VUL mission reconstruction — walk AFSW through detection truth data (Confidence/Accuracy/Latency) and survivability mitigation against enemy sUAS.
White Cell scenario/inject management; FAA drone coordination; written Lessons Learned deliverable end of exercise. Maintenance/logistics personnel out of scope — systems requiring dedicated maintenance teams excluded.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — single FFP CLIN; no award until Congressionally appropriated funding is made available.
POP: 1 Jun – 31 Aug 2026 (3 months).
CONTRACT TYPE: FFP under FAR Part 12 (commercial services).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: 100% Small Business set-aside; Lead Facilitator USAF Weapons School (WIC) graduate with squadron and group/wing Weapons Officer experience; each sUAS operator 5+ years Special Warfare Instructor + JTAC Instructor; ATAK/UAS Tool instructor experience; contractor must possess min 8 sUAS (ISR/SRR Group 1 on Blue UAS List; FPV/red NDAA/TAA-compliant).
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Lead Facilitator ready to work 27 May 2026; sUAS operators available 31 May – 11 Jun 2026; exercise execution 1–11 Jun 2026; Lessons Learned due to Sentry North leaders 12 Jun 2026; award timing dependent on appropriated funding becoming available.
15) SPACE DATA NETWORK (SDN) MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC)
Space Systems Command, System Delta 89 (Spectrum Warfare Division) | Commercial Solutions Opening | Response Due: 18 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
A single control center to orchestrate the Space Force’s space-based data network — the system that moves data between commercial satellites (pLEO), government and commercial transport layers, ground stations, and Space Exchange Points.
The MOC manages traffic, enforces mission priorities, monitors health and performance, and gives operators one unified picture of what’s happening across the network. Government-owned, contractor-operated; modular open architecture; hybrid on-prem + cloud.
Must build on existing commercial capability (cloud management, AI/ML analytics, data visualization) — fully bespoke Government-unique builds are out of scope.
Solution brief must address:
SoS integration / test across multi-vendor, multi-band SDN architecture
Phased COTS-leveraged development — MVP, MVCR, Capability Releases
Architecture: modularity, PoP fielding, cybersecurity, multi-level security
Network management / orchestration with anomaly detection and resolution
Operations center stand-up in Government-provided facility (primary + backup, on-prem vs. cloud)
MBSE modeling utility and implementation
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — FFP Rough Order of Magnitude requested by CLIN; NRE breakout (COTS / licensing / FOSS / development) and annual CLS ROM required in solution brief.
POP: Up to 60 months inclusive of options.
CONTRACT TYPE: Single-award IDIQ (RFO Subpart 16.5) or OTA (10 USC 2371b prototype); FFP CLINs treated as commercial; materials Cost Reimbursable.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Domestic U.S.-based companies / U.S.-based subsidiaries only, active SCI Facility Clearance with ICD 704-eligible personnel, NIST SP 800-171 self-assessment in SPRS, NAICS 541715; unrestricted (no small business set-aside); SSC SE&I/SETA/SAFS and other technical/acquisition support contractors and their subs prohibited from competing.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Notional timeline: Step 2 invitations CSO+25 days; Pitch Day CSO+29 days at SCIF near Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo (up to TS/SCI); Step 3 / RFP issued CSO+38 days; full proposals due CSO+68 days. Proposals valid 180 days. Government may skip Step 2 and may make no award. Performance milestones: MVP NLT ATP+12 months; MVCR NLT ATP+24 months; annual Capability Releases thereafter; IATT/ATO required. CUI bidders library (TRD, SOW, CDRL, CDL) available via Security POCs — DOW SAFE drop-off link must be requested NLT 14 May 2026.
16) COMMON VLF NC3 RECEIVER MODERNIZATION (CVRi2)
AFNWC/NC3 VLF Enterprise Program Office | Solicitation (FOPR) | Response Due: 08 Jul 2026
Update: Amendment #2 posted 19 May 2026 — updates Appendix 3 (Bidder’s Library Content List), releases the unclassified Bidder’s Library documents for download, and extends the proposal deadline to 08 Jul 2026. KGV-363 ECU Interface Control Document reissued 21 May 2026 in an accessible format (CUI; access may still require request). Amendment #1 (04 May 2026) added supplemental language to Volume 1 Technical instructions.
What’s Being Sought
Design of a “common,” one-size-fits-all advanced very low frequency (VLF) receiver to modernize all legacy NC3 airborne and ground-based VLF systems and equip future NC3 platforms.
Receiver supports secure Beyond Line-of-Sight delivery of Emergency Action Messages through all levels of conflict.
Must be Crypto Modernization-2 (CM2) compliant, New Waveform capable, NSA certified, and Open Mission Systems (OMS) capable.
Objective: rapid development of a production-ready, fully functional VLF receiver plus required ancillary support equipment.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — no value stated; no award until funds available.
POP: TBD.
CONTRACT TYPE: FOPR off existing AFLCMC/XA IDIQ; one or two Delivery Orders; ordering IAW Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 16.507.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: AFLCMC/XA IDIQ Category 2 awardees only, JCP certification required for CUI solicitation access.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: One or two Delivery Orders awarded on best-value; Government may cancel before or after closing and has no cost-reimbursement obligation if cancelled. CAGE Code and classified-handling locations were to be submitted to the CO by 20 Apr 2026 ahead of classified-documentation release.
SEC III - Navy / USMC
17) DIGITAL ENGINEERING & DATA MANAGEMENT HUB FOR INTEGRATED COMBAT SYSTEM (ICS)
Navy PEO IWS X (via CDAO Tradewinds) | Special Notice | Response Due: 31 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Centralized digital environment to serve as authoritative system of record for all ICS information. ICS is the Navy's effort to build one common, tailorable combat system (hardware + software) across the surface fleet.
Today, ICS technical information, program data, and system models live across disparate platforms and siloed performer applications, much of it trapped in static PDFs and fragmented across OEM suppliers — so it cannot be accessed, correlated, or leveraged in real time.
Required capabilities:
Ingest and transform structured and unstructured data — PDFs, MS Office, engineering drawings, scanned images, system data streams — into searchable, linked, model-based environment.
Configuration management across hardware, software, firmware baselines and integrated product support/sustainment data; traceability and version control across full program lifecycle.
Role-based access (read/write and read-only) with compartmentalization of performer-specific data.
IL5 and IL6 hosting in Government-owned cloud, with required extraction/import of data between IL5 and IL6 instances.
COTS cloud-native, maximum automation, minimal customization; must interface with existing systems (program operates on Navy Forge Development Environment).
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — proposed ROM evaluated against government funding profile at white paper stage.
POP: TBD.
CONTRACT TYPE: Open call through CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace at Phase 1; potential Prototype OT under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 at Phase 2; potential sole-source follow-on production contract under § 4022(f).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES:
Phase 1 video pitch via TSM (submission title must begin “Navy IWS”; Strategic Focus Area = “Navy IWS Special Topic”); assessed against TSM rubric for “Awardable” status.
Phase 2 — Government may request white papers from one, some, all, or none of awardable vendors; white papers due 30 Jun 2026. Phase 2 evaluation factors include data rights assertions, ROM vs. government funding profile, and significant nontraditional / nonprofit research institution / small business participation or proposed one-third cost share. Negotiation and prototype OT award (one, some, or none) follow.
18) HYPERVELOCITY IMPROVED CAPABILITY ASSAULT RIFLE (HICAR)
USSOCOM | Special Notice (CSO Area of Interest) | Response Due: 08 Jun 2026 | Event: 15–16 Sep 2026
What’s Being Sought
Complete weapon system or conversion kit to replace/upgrade USSOCOM’s current URG-I — capable of firing both legacy 5.56x45mm NATO and emerging hypervelocity 5.56x45mm ammunition.
Goal: extend effective SOF carbine range from ~300m to 600m+ via higher muzzle velocity, with improved terminal effect and barrier/armor penetration.
Primary (threshold) attributes:
Chambered 5.56x45mm NATO; fit/function with M4A1 lower receiver group without permanent modification.
Fire/function with M855A1, Mk262, and Government-supplied M855A1+ hypervelocity loaded to 82kpsi; engineered for future rounds exceeding 82kpsi.
11–12 in barrel; drop-safe per TOP 3-2-045; integrate HUXWRX Flow 556k surrogate suppressor (optimized suppressor requirement to follow).
Extensive secondary attributes graded cumulatively — accuracy (1 MOA AMR threshold), weight (≤8 lb threshold), reliability (MRBS/MRBF), barrel life, maritime/environmental hardening, VAS/VASWA interoperability, US industrialization plan.
Complete system: weapon, heat-mitigation rail covers, multi-point buttstock, 7× Gen3 PMAGs, field maintenance/cleaning kits, manuals. Minimum TRL 6.
Award contingent on proposer completing Proposer’s Shoot, Limited Safety, User Evaluation, PVT, and Operational Testing; Industry Partner must achieve Limited Safety Release from the Navy WSESRB.
Assessment team advised by contractors FTI Defense and IQ SIG — note OCI/proprietary-handling exposure.
Government reserves right to facilitate teaming introductions between proposers with complementary capabilities.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — per-weapon cost estimate requested in white paper.
POP: TBD — no period of performance stated.
CONTRACT TYPE: CSO; Prototype OT at Phase III; follow-on production contract or transaction possible without further competition (10 U.S.C. 4022(f)).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: OT 10 U.S.C. § 4022(d) at prototype OT award (Phase III) — nontraditional/nonprofit participation, all significant participants small/nontraditional, or ≥1/3 non-federal cost share. No multiple solution briefs per proposer/team unless each is substantively unique; teaming briefs must list every company and a POC per company on page one.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Q&A deadline 02 Jun 2026. White papers retained 24 months. Phase II pitch invitations 29 Jun 2026; Pitch Day weapon demonstration 15–16 Sep 2026 (Fort Moore, GA) — up to 3 prototypes delivered at vendor expense to NSWC-Crane for M855A1+ data collection. Phase III Request for Prototype Proposal follows, per parent CSO N0016425SC0001.
19) OCEAN FLOOR MAPPING WITH LONG-ENDURANCE UNMANNED SYSTEMS
Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) | Solicitation | Response Due: 11 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Contractor-owned, contractor-operated, government-augmented (COCOGA) hydrographic survey service using long-endurance USVs for high-resolution ocean floor mapping.
Core performance metric: ≥2,000 linear nautical miles of IHO Order 1a–compliant bathymetric data per month, Government-verified.
Two mission profiles — bathymetric survey (200m to full ocean depth) and seamount survey (vessel draft to ~4,000m).
USV must sustain deep-ocean surveys ≥25 days per mission. OPAREA spans international waters of the Indian and Pacific basins; specific AOIs (~100 nm) tasked at order level.
Collection system: hull-mounted deep-water multibeam echosounder meeting Order 1a uncertainty across full depth range, vessel position/attitude system, sub-decimeter GSBAS, sound-velocity sensors.
Contractor furnishes secure online platform for near-real-time mission monitoring over NIPRNET plus a real-time/historical data repository.
Per-mission deliverables: raw multibeam/sub-bottom data, complete CARIS projects, BAG/CSAR surfaces, SEGY, Report of Survey.
Government holds unlimited rights to all collected data; intends to retain unlimited rights to software and documentation; contractor barred from any third-party release.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: $40M ceiling per contract; task orders $10K min / $40M max.
POP: 24-month ordering period; anticipated 01 Aug 2026–31 Jul 2028 (start date may shift earlier per solicitation); task orders may run up to 365 days past ordering-period end.
CONTRACT TYPE: FFP MA-IDIQ (FAR Parts 12/15/16.5); task orders FFP.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Total small business set-aside, NAICS 541330 Exception 3 ($47M size standard), contractor personnel U.S. citizens with National Trust credentials.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Questions requested by 28 May 2026 (late questions may not be answered). Multiple awards anticipated; award on/about 01 Aug 2026 on initial proposals, no discussions. Post-award: survey planning kickoff within 2 weeks of award; USV sensor-configured within 60 days of task order award. Proposals valid 180 days.
20) LITIGATION SUPPORT — IRAN–U.S. CLAIMS TRIBUNAL
Navy Office of the General Counsel | Presolicitation | Response Due: 22 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Administrative, professional, and technical litigation support for defense of Iranian FMS claims against the U.S. Government at the Iran–U.S. Claims Tribunal, The Hague. Customer: Navy Office of the General Counsel + Department of State; NAVSUP FLC Norfolk is the contracting office.
Recompete of incumbent contract N0018921CZ105. Stated objective — “most thorough and exhaustive litigation support possible.”
No SOW/PWS attached; full scope to follow with the solicitation.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — not stated.
POP: 12-month base (01 Oct 2026 – 30 Sep 2027) + 4×12-month options + 6-month FAR 52.217-8 extension.
CONTRACT TYPE: FFP under FAR Part 15.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A — full and open under NAICS 541611.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Presolicitation only — formal solicitation to follow on SAM.gov; no award from this notice. POP expected to begin 01 Oct 2026.
21) PRECISION HIGH-POWER RF TARGETING OF SPACE OBJECTS (PROPHET)
NRL | Sources Sought | Response Due: 12 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
R&D on hardware/software generating highly precise, high-power RF pulses transmitted from a large ground antenna to centimeter-sized space objects. Supports space-C2 resilience and anomaly-characterization.
Continues NRL Code 8140 signal research under prior contract N00173-21-C-6004 — advances from prototypes/proof-of-concept to design implementation, formal experiments, and iterative refinement. Not SATCOM or satellite C2.
Core asset prerequisite — contractor must own / lease / have right to use a qualifying antenna:
30M+ diameter, single solid dish (no dish arrays); feed ≥20.7m above ground at 0° elevation; ≤20° obscura.
1°/sec slew; 1/100° pointing accuracy.
Sited within 80,467-m radius of 36.597564 N, -121.897631 W (California) — low-noise environment, space-target geometry.
FCC Experimental License for full-spectrum transmission; available solely to NRL 24/7.
Technical scope:
Pulse-generating algorithms producing Navy Time Ordered Acquisition Signal Table (TOAST) for custom Navy equipment.
RF across 1 Hz–120 GHz; power 40–140 dBm; ~150 dBm EiRP (atmospheric loss factored); pico-second signal accuracy.
Narrow-beam targeting with zero signal spillage to adjacent space vehicles.
Photogrammetry (antenna surface efficiency) + LIDAR (geodetic datum) of antenna systems.
Supporting networks per ICD 501/503 + NIST SP 800-37 RMF; RF-over-fiber + IP traffic on shared conveyances.
Integration begins with two west-coast apertures, then expands incrementally to additional CONUS/OCONUS NRL assets — travel required.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — no value stated.
POP: TBD — not stated.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — SSN/RFI; vehicle not stated.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: TS/SCI key personnel (final DoD Top Secret + SCI eligibility at proposal submission), clearance specifics per DD254.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice — market research/procurement planning only. Capability statement ≤5 pages. Government conducts pre-award antenna inspection/survey to confirm SOW compliance before any award. Notice inactive 27 Jun 2026.
22) EXPEDITIONARY INSTRUMENTATION KITS FOR UXS TESTING
Test Resource Management Center | Special Notice | Response Due: 22 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Readily deployable instrumentation kit to collect, transport, and process real-time operational data during testing of unmanned systems (UxS) and other platforms. Prototype to be developed for the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC).
Modular, lightweight kit with integrated data architecture supporting reliable data collection, real-time insight, and rapid post-mission analysis for operational testing and fleet experimentation.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — not stated in synopsis; refer to RFS via MATAC.
POP: TBD — not stated in synopsis; refer to RFS via MATAC.
CONTRACT TYPE: Prototype OT under 10 U.S.C. § 4022, issued through Maritime Advanced Technology Consortium (MATAC).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: MATAC consortium membership required; OT 10 U.S.C. § 4022(d) — nontraditional/small business participation or ≥1/3 cost share.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: RFS released through MATAC (administered by ATI); responses due 22 May 2026; notice inactivates 06 Jun 2026 (15 days after response date). Full RFS, evaluation, and award timing posted on MATAC.org — not in this Special Notice.
23) COMMERCIAL PROTOTYPING FOR NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE GAPS
NIWC Atlantic Rapid Capabilities Cell | Special Notice (CSO) | Response Due: N/A — umbrella CSO, AOIs carry deadlines
Update: Updates 0003–0004 — DD254s added for all five focus areas (Enclosures 1–5); Vulcan platform (vulcan-sof.com) designated for AOI postings and proposal submissions; clarifying guidance added on follow-on Production OTs and public-release/dissemination rules. No change to focus-area scope.
What’s Being Sought
NIWC Atlantic’s Rapid Capabilities Cell seeks commercially available or commercially-derived prototype solutions to close emergent fleet information-warfare gaps. Five focus areas:
Battlespace Connectivity — assured all-domain comms/transport; wired/wireless waveforms across all bands incl. optical + quantum; encryption, in-transit COMSEC, zero trust; EMCON, spectrum monitoring/resilience; antennas; reprogrammable/modular form factors shore-to-space.
Battlespace C2 — interoperable C2 across echelons/Services; common operational/tactical/intel picture; decision-support + battle-management aids; cross-domain data transfer; C2 automation; resiliency/reconstitution.
Robotics & Autonomous Systems — BLOS situational awareness/control of unmanned; multi-vehicle autonomy + tactical decision-making; unmanned comms/networking; autonomous battlespace awareness on UxVs; TEVV methods for autonomy.
Non-Kinetic Effects — EMSO, cyber, counter-unmanned; detection/collection/deception/decoy/exploit/attack integrated with Naval C3 and the Joint planning/execution cycle.
Decision Advantage — warfighter AI/ML, decision-support tools/dashboards, software modernization, MLOps for the tactical edge.
Solutions must meet the 10 U.S.C. 4022(e) prototype definition — concept demos, pilots, agile development, or novel commercial-tech application for defense use.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: No CSO ceiling or price estimate; individual awards not expected to exceed $100M.
POP: ≤24 months (general guideline) per prototype project (Solution Brief / proposal).
CONTRACT TYPE: CSO (10 U.S.C. 4022); Prototype OT with fixed-price milestones tied to deliverables; follow-on production OT executable without further competition.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: TS/SCI (Battlespace Connectivity, C2, RAS, Non-Kinetic Effects), SECRET (Decision Advantage) — per focus-area DD254 (default; modifiable per AOI); SAM/CAGE registration; OT 10 U.S.C. 4022(d) — one of: significant nontraditional participation (≥30% project dollars) or nonprofit research institution participation; all significant non-government participants small/nontraditional; ≥1/3 non-federal cost share; or senior procurement executive exceptional-circumstances determination; NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No responses accepted against this parent CSO — AOIs posted separately on SAM.gov and Vulcan, each with its own deadline and any AOI-specific security/criteria. Three-phase per AOI: Phase 1 Solution Brief (≤5 pages or ≤15 slides, unpaid); Phase 2 Pitch by invitation (submissions valid 24 months); pitches of interest but unfunded held in the “Hopper” repository, eligible for RFP if funds arise within 24 months; Phase 3 full written proposal by CO invitation. CSO open through 04 Nov 2028.
24) RESILIENT DATA TRANSPORT KITS FOR MULTI-DOMAIN OPS/EXPERIMENTATION
NSWC Port Hueneme | Special Notice | Response Due: 22 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Scope centers on integrating, configuring, deploying, and operating a modular networking solution, including deployable networking kits, for distributed test and experimentation environments.
Operational need: resilient connectivity across expeditionary / distributed settings where rapidly deployable transport capacity is a current gap.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD.
POP: TBD.
CONTRACT TYPE: Prototype OT under 10 U.S.C. § 4022, executed via MATAC.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: MATAC consortium membership required.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: RFS released through MATAC (ATI-administered); notice inactive 06 Jun 2026. Phase structure, downselect, and award timing TBD — verify on MATAC.org.
25) SECRETARIAT IT SUPPORT + CYBER OPERATIONS
DUSN (M) ITD | RFQ (Task Order) | Response Due: 29 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Operate/maintain DUSN (M) ITD’s IT enterprise serving ~4,000 Navy Secretariat customers across the NCR (Pentagon, Washington Navy Yard, JBAB, Arlington Annex, Crystal City). Onsite, GFE-based.
Incumbent: Booz Allen Hamilton (TO N0018920F3058).
Scope spans:
Help desk / desktop / ACTR / VIP support — ~450 tickets/month, ~1,500 wireless devices, ~150 SECNAV-tier VIPs (ASNs, political appointees, flag officers, SES); 12 conference rooms with VTC; 4-hr standard / 1-hr VIP resolution targets.
Application development & DBA — full-stack (SQL, Oracle, SharePoint Online, C#/.NET, Java); Oracle and MS SQL DBA; 508-compliant web/graphics; quarterly Emerging Technology Report (AI/ML, Zero Trust, containerization).
Information Assurance — RMF/FISMA across ~30 systems and 20–30 ATOs in eMASS; FQNV validators (Levels II/III); IAVM via VRAM/ACAS; Web Risk Assessment; DADMS/DITPR-DON registration.
Engineering / system & app services — server admin, virtualization, cloud (AWS/Azure) ops, NMCI/NGEN-R tech refresh liaison, SharePoint farm maintenance, system rationalization into Navy-approved hosting.
Government holds unlimited rights to all source code and documentation produced. RDT&E priced separately (Task 4.4 — application/database development).
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — CPFF cost realism, no ceiling stated. LOE: 92,160 base hours; 506,880 hours total if all options exercised. Government-set ODCs (NTE / common evaluation): $200K/yr base + each option, $100K for 52.217-8 extension.
POP: 12-month base (16 Jul 2026 – 15 Jul 2027) + 4×12-month options + 6-month FAR 52.217-8 extension.
CONTRACT TYPE: CPFF Task Order under SeaPort-NxG IDIQ.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: SeaPort-NxG IDIQ holders only, active Secret FCL at Step One submission, prime facility within 25 miles of NCR.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Two-step FAR 16.5 fair-opportunity. Step One viability submission (3 pages) due 19 May 2026 — non-viable quoters eliminated from Step Two. Question cutoff 18 May 2026. 270-day quote validity. Performance start 16 Jul 2026.
26) SECURE COMMS/NETWORK FOR UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS
NAVWAR | CSO AOI | Response Due: 14 May 2026
Update: Posted 06 May 2026 — deadline extended from 07 May to 14 May 2026; Q&A clarifications added.
What’s Being Sought
End-to-end classified communications and networking suite for a future class of Navy USVs — connecting the vessel to shore/afloat command nodes, payloads, and third-party systems.
Q&A technical clarifications (06 May 2026):
Encryption: CSfC acceptable — Type 1 not required; no future TS-through-Secret tunneling requirement.
SATCOM: Expected to “play heavily” in architecture; multi-orbit/hybrid transport preferred for contested environments.
LSI role: Platform-agnostic end-to-end approach acceptable; vendor LSI integrates with at least one platform autonomy/C2 (or simulates via traffic generator) and one payload system (actual or simulated). Government facilitates vendor-to-vendor discussions.
Architecture: No Government determination on UMAA, DDS pub/sub, or common framework — vendors propose. Common scalable architecture across MUSV classes expected; opportunity noted for small/underwater vessel extensions.
Resilience: No specific throughput/latency KPPs provided — vendors propose. Bandwidth degradation + latency increase under contested conditions acceptable if vessel remains operationally effective.
Zero Trust: Maturity sufficient for operating authority on deployable MUSVs expected by production; cyber architecture + waiver/risk-acceptance discussions deferred to Phase 2/3.
Prototype scope: At least one prototype for end-to-end lab demo. No destructive testing required at this stage; environmental testing and additional prototype quantities deferred.
Vessel reference: See MUSV AOI from March 2026; modular payloads vary by class.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — Government did not provide a dollar estimate; directed industry to project deal size from expected growth in the MUSV market.
POP: TBD.
CONTRACT TYPE: CSO white-paper phase; FFP or FPI per 10 U.S.C. § 3458. Production OTA follow-on intended post-prototype award.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: White papers submit via email to Lynette Brewer and Brian Griffin — PIEE/SAM.gov used solely to disseminate AOI, not a submission channel. Prototype award no earlier than start of FY27; tasking begins soon after. ICT fielding required pre-FY28 per AOI. Phase 2/3 details (additional prototype testing, environmental testing, payload integration, cyber architecture review) deferred.
27) C4 OPS & SUSTAINMENT FOR SEALIFT FLEET
Military Sealift Command | Special Notice | Response Due: 03 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
C4 (command, control, communications, computers) operations and sustainment across MSC’s ~116-ship government-owned sealift fleet, two MSC Network Operations Centers, and the Mobile Expeditionary Communications Kit (MECK) program.
Shipboard systems include CANES, ADNS, NAVMACS, COMPOSE, GCCS-M, and Next Generation Wideband SATCOM.
18 task areas — maintenance/sustainment, Tier II/III support, cybersecurity (RMF, ACAS/STIG, SOC operations at MNOC East), modernization, knowledge management, equipment/asset management, training.
MSC’s minimally-crewed afloat model pushes most troubleshooting, repair, and sustainment onto shore staff and contractor workforce.
Shore-based reach-back is central to the MNOC model.
Scope anchors:
MNOC operations — MNOC East (Pensacola, primary), MNOC West (Wahiawa HI, backup); 24x7x365, 99.3% uptime floor; IPv4→IPv6 migration; quarterly (or as-directed) East↔West failover testing. MNOC restoration designated essential contractor services.
MECK — maintain 143 communications kits (ECKs and/or SIGMA Defense ESR 6300s, each with KG-250X encryptor), 63 for MARAD / 80 for MSC and USTRANSCOM, plus ~390–400 laptops (PWS states 200 + 200 in maintenance, 195 + 195 in build/provision — verify) and portable radio gear; install/remove kits aboard ships.
Incident response — tiered severity SLAs; Severity 1 = 2-hr initial response, 3-day resolution.
OCONUS staffing — contractor FTEs at Japan, Singapore, Bahrain, Guam, Greece, Diego Garcia, Hawaii.
Mobile Training Team — advance planning, curriculum development, and proof-of-concept training to seed an MTT (IOC FY26).
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — not stated in notice or PWS.
POP: TBD — options/extensions referenced; base/option-year structure not specified.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — PWS refers to both “Contract” and “Task Order”; vehicle not specified in notice.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Total Small Business Set-Aside (NAICS 541513), SECRET facility clearance at award (interim acceptable), SECRET personnel clearance minimum, TS/SCI w/ CI polygraph (FLTNOC personnel), U.S. citizens for classified access.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Special Notice — no phase structure, downselect, RFP release, or award window stated; confirm acquisition path before investing. Notice inactivates 18 Jun 2026 (15 days after response date). 60-day phase-out period; transition plan developed (with Government input) no later than 120 days before contract end.
SEC IV - DARPA
28) AI FOR REAL-TIME MISSION PLANNING/ COA GENERATION (DISCORD)
DARPA Strategic Technology Office | Solicitation | Response Due: 09 Jul 2026
What’s Being Sought
DARPA wants an AI-native “tactics engine” that builds courses of action (COAs) in real time, drawing on both live sensor data and high-fidelity simulation.
The aim is to give a commander a portfolio of genuinely different, high-quality options — not one “optimized” answer — that can shift as the battlefield shifts. Outputs must be explainable, so operators can check and trust them.
The premise: today’s deliberate planning is too slow. Russia-Ukraine shows adversaries adapting tactics and technology in under two weeks, with methods of attack changing within hours. Static, attrition-based planning can’t keep pace.
The work is split into three technical areas (TAs):
TA 1 — Asymmetric Advantage Engine. Use nonlinear time-series methods (Takens’ embedding, recurrence quantification analysis) to reconstruct an adversary’s state from short windows of data. Targets up to a 3-orders-of-magnitude cut in training time and data, and generates and refines the COA portfolio.
TA 2 — Human-Machine Teaming. Build an AI partner that models the team’s goals and skills and learns an individual warfighter in no more than 25–50 interactions. By Phase 2, targets are >95% intent-translation accuracy and a commander decision in under 60 seconds (Phase 1: >80% and under 5 minutes).
TA 3 — Live Adaptation Experimentation. Integrate TA 1 and TA 2 into a live-virtual-constructive counter-UxS proving ground — live drones and sensing combined with simulated electronic warfare and kinetic effectors.
DISCORD is DARPA's piece of a larger effort called Ender's Foundry — one of several warfighting Pace-Setting Projects run by OUSW(R&E) and CDAO.
Ender's Foundry exists to speed up AI-enabled simulation so the U.S. stays ahead of AI-enabled adversaries.
Building on the earlier SCEPTER program, it aims to accelerate modeling-and-simulation environments to 100,000x real time and stand up a tactics "factory" that can run 10,000+ tactical experiments a day.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — multiple awards anticipated, but no dollar value is stated.
POP: 24 months, run as two 12-month phases.
CONTRACT TYPE: Prototype OT (Other Transaction).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES:
Abstracts due 11 Jun 2026.
Final questions due 30 Jun 2026.
Full proposals are by Government invitation only, due 09 Jul 2026.
CUI addendum (which holds the full evaluation criteria) must be requested by 26 May 2026 — a CAGE code or NSF number is required, and late requests are disregarded.
Proposer’s Day was held 07 May 2026.
Downselects: integration-failure gates at Months 3, 6, and 18; metric-based gates at Months 12 and 24. The Month 12 Phase 1 formal evaluation gates entry into Phase 2.
29) AUTONOMOUS CONTAINERIZED DRONE SWARMS (GROUP 1-3)
TTO | RFI | Response Due: 15 May 2026
Update: Posted 08 May 2026 — RFI PDF re-issued (prior 06 May 2026 version deleted from SAM.gov); specific changes not stated. Verify against latest before responding.
What’s Being Sought
Persistent, multi-day missions in austere / GPS-denied environments.
Vision is populations up to ~500 platforms (varies by payload/mission) at Autonomy Level 4 — operator issues a command; the swarm handles launch, mission, recovery, recharge/refuel, and re-launch with no further human input.
Existing commercial Group 1-3 platforms limited by endurance, payload capacity, onboard auxiliary power, and human-dependent launch/recovery cycles.
Two response categories — respond to one or both via the corresponding attachment (5-page max each)
Drones (Attachment 1): Group 1-3 UAVs with autonomous launch / recovery / storage / recharge-refuel / internal logistics / pre- and post-flight checkout. Designs must support mission-focused collaborative swarms with high operational availability and long endurance.
Containers (Attachment 2): Transport-compatible storage / launch / recovery / recharge-refuel systems aligned with standardized military form factors (Conex, 463L pallet, Tricon, ISU). Non-standard distributed concepts (suitcase, box-based) considered if compatible with current military transport.
Core technical interest: Autonomy Level 4 post-mission-definition; multi-day swarm endurance; continuous electrical payload power; low-cost COTS construction; path optimization; collision avoidance; formation flying; swarm reshaping/reorientation; onboard communications, compute, and fuel/energy storage.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: N/A.
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: N/A — RFI only; no procurement contemplated at this stage. Future program not guaranteed.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A — RFI scope limited to U.S.-manufactured/assembled systems; no formal award gate.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice; responses inform potential future program. SAM inactive date 02 Sep 2026. DARPA may conduct follow-up discussions with individual respondents.
30) RAPID STABILIZATION & REPURPOSING OF ABANDONED PETROLEUM
BTO | Special Notice (RFI) | Response Due: 01 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Input from industry, academia, government laboratories, and nontraditional performers regarding the most advanced methods to rapidly stabilize and/or repurpose large volumes of petroleum products, for example petroleum abandoned within above ground or underground storage tanks.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD
ELIGIBILITY GATES: TBD
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: TBD
31) LIVING BIOCOMPUTERS FOR EDGE AI
BTO | Solicitation | Response Due: 20 May 2026 | Questions Due: 07 May 2026
What's Being Sought
Biological Sense-Compute-Action systems using neural-tissue-based biological processing units (BPUs) to detect operationally relevant odorants and autonomously navigate drones to source.
Premise: human brain runs on ~20 watts; BPUs could deliver orders-of-magnitude energy savings over silicon AI in austere, electronically contested environments. Two Task Areas, propose to either or both (separate 8-page abstracts required):
TA1 — Build the brain: BPUs (organoids, assembloids) that learn and retain learning. Benchmarked on Govt-provided Ms. Pac-Man emulator.
Phase 1 — score >2,200, 24-hr memory. Phase 2 — score >16,000 (human-level after a few hours of practice), 72-hr memory. Daily energy consumption metric: 10 mWh across both phases.
TA2 — Make it smell and navigate: Biological odor sensors (olfactory receptors/neurons) wired to a BPU, mounted on an aerial or ground drone platform (≥10 lb cargo capacity) that navigates toward chemical sources.
Proposer-selected panels span 4–5 categories — operationally relevant categories (explosives precursors, chemical agent surrogates) explicitly in scope alongside industrial chemicals, pesticides, gas additives, and food/environmental odorants. Phase 1 — detect 50 chemicals at 1 ppm, >70% accuracy, gradient descent to single-odorant source from 50 m in 15 min.
Phase 2 — 100 chemicals, >90% accuracy, 2D+ gradient navigation across 2 odorants from 50 m in 5 min. Sensor + processing must be biological; minimal in silico allowed.
Out of scope: DNA/bacterial computation, in silico neuromorphic, biobot/in vivo animal approaches, hardware/microfluidics as primary focus, basic neuroscience.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: $36M total across Phase 1 + Phase 2; approximately 5–7 awards anticipated.
POP: 18-month Phase 1 + 14-month Phase 2 (32 months); notional 10-month Phase 3 not solicited at this time.
CONTRACT TYPE: OT for Prototype under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 with fixed payable milestones for Phase 1 + Phase 2; Phase 3 may be added to existing OT or competed via new Prototype OT, follow-on solicitation, or ERIS/Tradewinds at DARPA discretion.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: OT 10 U.S.C. § 4022 — nontraditional/small business/research-institution participation or significant cost share for traditional defense contractors; FFRDC/UARC and Government-entity direct-competition limits (sponsor letter + statutory authority required); no SETA/A&AS performers on team; Government Purpose Rights to developed IP; abstract submission mandatory to be eligible for OPP invitation.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Questions due 07 May 2026; Government targets abstract evaluation within 10 business days of close; selected proposers invited to Oral Proposal Package ~4 weeks after notification (OPP ~24 days from selection notice); Phase 1 Capability Demonstration at Government T&E site (West Coast) at M16; Phase 2 Capability Demo at M29; Phase 3 proposal instructions notionally released to Phase 2 performers ~M30; notice inactive 19 Jun 2026.
32) NEW LASER ARCHITECTURES ENABLING LOW-SWAP DIRECTED ENERGY
DARPA MTO | Solicitation | Response Due: 09 Jul 2026 | Event: 13 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Chip-scale laser devices that can produce far more power without losing beam quality. DARPA wants single-mode, diffraction-limited, continuous-wave (CW) lasers — clean, focused beams emitted continuously from a small semiconductor device.
Use cases include air defense, airborne self-protection, and precision strike. Detailed performance targets are in the AMPED CUI Addendum.
The technical bet: current photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers, or PCSELs, have shown promise but still hit scaling limits as devices get larger. AMPED is looking for new device architectures that can scale laser output by increasing emitter area + power density while preserving single-mode beam quality.
Incremental PCSEL tweaks and system-level beam-combining approaches are not the fit; DARPA wants a more fundamental chip/device redesign with priority on U.S.-based foundry and manufacturing.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: Anticipated $39M for Phase 1 + $14M for Phase 2; multiple awards anticipated. Phase 2 not guaranteed. $250K fixed incentive per Performance Challenge, first performer to meet criteria.
POP: 42 months: 24-month Phase 1 + 18-month Phase 2.
CONTRACT TYPE: Prototype OT under 10 U.S.C. 4022; follow-on production OT or contract possible under 10 U.S.C. 4022.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: U.S. citizens/U.S. permanent residents representing U.S. companies only, AMPED CUI Addendum required, timely compliant abstract required, DoDI 5200.48/NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 CUI compliance, FFRDCs/UARCs/Government entities including National Laboratories ineligible, non-fundamental research, no concurrent SETA/A&AS + technical performer role absent DARPA Deputy Director waiver, cost share required for traditional defense contractors not teamed significantly with nontraditional.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Proposals must cover full Phase 1 + Phase 2 program; Phase 2 authorized by Government modification, not guaranteed.
Proposers Day 13 May 2026; abstract + CUI materials request due 04 Jun 2026; questions + intent to propose due 25 Jun 2026; DARPA eForm 60 required by 25 Jun 2026 for permanent residents or foreign nationals on key personnel or oral presentation panels; virtual oral presentations 27 Jul – 07 Aug 2026; estimated program start 01 Oct 2026.
Phase 1 delivers 4 packaged prototypes for Government IV&V at month 20; Phase 2 delivers 8 packaged prototypes at month 39 and ends with final report/presentation at month 42.
Concurrent Phase 1/Phase 2 execution may be authorized on verifiable early Phase 1 hardware milestone achievement.
33) CYBER SECURITY PERFORMANCE IN AI (BORDEAUX)
Information Innovation Office (I2O) | Program Solicitation | Response Due: 12 Jun 2026
Update: Posted 19 May 2026 (Amendment 02) — proposal deadline extended from 15 May to 12 Jun 2026. No scope change.
What’s Being Sought
Innovative research on cyber security performance in AI — spanning cyber security, AI models, and AI hardware.
Targets revolutionary advances in science/economics; research that primarily yields evolutionary improvements to existing state of practice is excluded.
Effort classified TOP SECRET//SAP — substantive technical scope, task descriptions, and proposal instructions reside in a classified addendum (release planned for Proposers Day).
Government seeks GPR or unlimited rights in noncommercial software, hardware designs, and technical data deliverables.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — no dollar ceiling stated; cost proposals scaled to proposed approach. 12-month Transition Phase cost estimate requested for planning/budgeting only.
POP: 36-month technical program — 18-month Phase 1 (Base) + 18-month Phase 2 — preceded by a separate 3-month Security Startup Period not counted in the technical program (~39 months total elapsed). PS labels Phase 2 “Base Expansion”; SAM.gov synopsis labels it “Option” — verify before responding. 12-month Transition Phase estimated for budgeting only, not solicited.
CONTRACT TYPE: Prototype OT (10 U.S.C. § 4022); follow-on production contract or transaction without further competition.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: U.S. organizations/citizens only, final TOP SECRET clearance for SAP access, TOP SECRET//SAP-accredited SAPF + FOCI mitigation (NIDs where required), classified addendum required (request cutoff 27 Mar 2026 — passed), UARCs/FFRDCs by exception only.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Proposers Day (16–17 Mar 2026) and classified addendum request cutoff (27 Mar 2026) both passed — late addendum requests not guaranteed processing. Q&A response release scheduled 10 Apr 2026. Multiple awards anticipated; Government may make no award.
34) BIOMANUFACTURED, SHELF-STABLE BLOOD ALTERNATIVES
BTO | Special Notice (Future Program) | Response Due: 19 May 2026
What's Being Sought
Shelf-stable, scalable, regulatory-authorized blood analog system within three years for trauma/hemorrhage countermeasures.
Targeting biosynthetic blood analog components paired with field-ready delivery, point-of-care diagnostics, and clinical use guidelines.
Components must be TRL/MRL 3–4 minimum with completed initial in vivo testing and clear trauma/hemorrhage indication.
Specialization encouraged — proposers not expected to cover all areas. Component and enabling-tech focus areas:
Oxygen carriers, plasma, platelets / platelet-like particles.
Durable field delivery formats — pre-filled syringes, IV bags.
Rapid point-of-care diagnostic tools.
Manufacturing scale-up, commercialization, regulatory pathway, DoW acquisition strategy.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — not stated in Special Notice; to be detailed in forthcoming solicitation. No award from this notice.
POP: 36 months total (12-month Phase 1 + 24-month Phase 2).
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — vehicle to be detailed in forthcoming solicitation.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: TBD
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Phase 1 (12 mo): individual component viability, component-to-component compatibility, initial preclinical and manufacturing studies, early regulatory/commercialization framework. Phase 2 (24 mo, downselect from Phase 1): final preclinical, clinical trials, regulatory strategy execution, manufacturing scale-up, product commercialization.
Solicitation release pending; email RAPIID@darpa.mil to join program update blast list.
35) FLIPPING DNA'S ON/OFF SWITCHES (D-PECHE)
BTO | Special Notice | Response Due: 24 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Proof-of-concept for new tools that can add or remove chemical tags on DNA — the tags that switch genes on or off without changing the underlying genetic code.
Today’s toolkit is narrow: most platforms only handle one well-studied tag (5mC methylation) or trigger letter swaps via deaminase enzymes.
DARPA wants performers to go beyond that. Pick a target DNA tag, pick a host cell (eukaryote, bacterial, or archaeal), then show (a) the new mechanism adds or removes the tag, (b) the host cell tolerates it, and (c) the resulting tag can be detected in the lab.
Mechanisms may be discovered in nature, evolved in the lab, or designed from scratch; purely chemical (non-enzyme) approaches are also in scope.
Eraser proposals may be tag-specific or work across multiple tags, and do not need to build a matching writer to validate.
Two tasks: design the DNA-modifying mechanism — pick the target tag, candidate catalysts, and required chemical inputs — then validate by detecting the tag in the lab and confirming the host cell handles it.
Explicit out-of-scope: identifying enzymes without lab validation, new delivery or targeting methods, incremental upgrades to existing platforms that don’t change which tag is added or which DNA base it acts on, methylation/demethylation work, export-controlled or biosafety-restricted sequences, human/animal subjects research.
DARPA frames downstream applications as regenerative medicine, cognitive performance, biothreat countermeasures, and environmental-stressor resilience.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — multiple awards anticipated; amount contingent on submission quality and fund availability.
POP: 4 months.
CONTRACT TYPE: Research OT (OT-R) only under BAA HR001126S0003; no other vehicles considered. Accelerated award elected — award within 30 days of selection notification (Attachments G + L required in OPP).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Unclassified fundamental research only, DARPA unlimited rights to generated data, BAAT submission required.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Synopsis lists response due 24 Jun 2026; attachment states abstract due 27 May 2026 with questions cutoff 20 May 2026 — verify before responding. Abstracts ≤2 pages (excluding title page/references). Selected proposers invited to submit Oral Proposal Package; oral presentation (≤20 slides, ~45 min) ~4 weeks after invitation. Monthly progress checks gate continued work across the 4-month PoP.
36) ADJUSTABLE PURIFICATION FOR LARGE BIOMOLECULES
Multi X Office (MXO) | Special Notice — RFI | Response Due: 08 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
A simpler way to purify large, complex molecules made through biological manufacturing.
Ideas that could lead to one adjustable purification platform — instead of a custom, multistep filtration / chromatography process for each molecule — that can separate and recover different large complex molecules from a complex feedstock with high specificity, purity, and yield.
The core problem: engineered cells can produce useful molecules, but those molecules come mixed with many other cell products.
Separating the target molecule is often slow, complex, and tied to inflexible multistep workflows.
DARPA wants to know whether new single-step or tunable approaches could simplify that downstream manufacturing step.
Methods that apply only to biopharmaceutical purification are out of scope.
Responses may address either or both topic areas; the questions in the RFI are a guide, not a fixed checklist:
Novel approaches — one method tunable for different molecules; separating large molecules without affinity tags or affinity columns; reusable purification platforms / matrices; other paths to a universal platform; purification methods for de novo designed molecules.
Impact and capabilities — new or expanded capabilities, markets, or CONOPS enabled by separating large complex molecules currently made by cells, including small-scale or expeditionary manufacturing at fixed sites.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: N/A
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: N/A
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: N/A
SEC V - OTHER OSD / JOINT
37) ENTERPRISE TECH STACK TO DETECT / COUNTER INFO OPS (BIAO INDUSTRY DAY)
Strategic Capabilities Office | Special Notice | Response Due: 12 Jun 2026 | Event: 24 Jun 2026 (Oxford, MS)
What’s Being Sought
Industry capabilities across six areas in support of the Basic Information Awareness Operations (BIAO) program:
IO Detection — deepfake / generated-data detection, social media monitoring tools, coordinated inauthentic behavior detection + characterization.
Information Generation — tools producing robust content for accurate messaging across media platforms.
Modeling & Simulation of the Information Environment — population models, quantitative measures of effectiveness, model verification + validation.
Digital + physical measures of effectiveness for information operations.
Integration of these toolsets into a single technology stack + user interface.
Evaluation of toolsets — benchmarking, comparison, relevance to latest technology advances.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: N/A.
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: N/A.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Space limited — two attendees per company (including all business units/subsidiaries).
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Registration required NLT 12 Jun 2026 via email to BIAO_ID@sco.mil. Unclassified Industry Day held 24 Jun 2026, Oxford, Mississippi. Announcement to be updated with agenda, location, and logistics.
38)AI-DRIVEN MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE PROTOTYPE ACCELERATOR (VEDDER)
PAE-LPI (formerly JPEO-CBRND) | Sources Sought (RFI) | Response Due: 27 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Continuous innovation accelerator to speed prototyping of AI-driven medical countermeasures (MCMs).
Venture-style hub modeled on government non-profit venture initiatives — explicitly not a static consortium.
Operator runs the hub as intermediary — scouts/vets vendors and structures B2B prototyping efforts rather than performing the biotech directly: scouts/vets emerging biotech, AI drug-discovery, and bioinformatics vendors; executes commercial-style B2B “work program” sub-agreements that shield startups and non-traditional vendors from FAR/DFARS accounting burden; integrates partners into a “system of systems.”
Mandatory in-silico testing via Government HPC (LLNL named), approved equivalent infrastructure, or a commercial supercomputing provider.
Executes Section 236 pilot (near-term AI-for-biotechnology use cases for national security).
Government obligates funds to a master OTA; operator independently initiates, manages, and deploys Government funds to individual prototyping projects as bona fide needs emerge.
Key mechanics:
COTS program-management platform must meet DoD IL5 baseline — IL5 Provisional Authorization, CONUS data residency, U.S.-citizen-only support, CAC/PKI, FIPS 140-validated crypto — with continuous role-based Government oversight access.
Foreground IP (prototype MCMs): Government Purpose Rights minimum; March-In Rights if a partner offshores manufacturing or sells exclusive rights to a strategic competitor. Background IP stays with commercial partners.
Binding Domestic Manufacturing clauses flow down to all B2B agreements. Work unclassified; no PII/PHI processed.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — milestone-based incremental disbursement tied to KPIs; no dollar values stated.
POP: TBD — continuous IDIQ-style OTA; period of performance not stated.
CONTRACT TYPE: OT Agreement under 10 U.S.C. § 4022; IDIQ-style master OTA; downstream commercial B2B sub-agreements.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations only.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: RPP anticipated on/about 29 May 2026, requesting preproposals/white papers. Up to three Prototype Accelerator Partner agreements possible — only if awardees execute separate, distinct missions. 2–3 page capability response plus comments on draft SOW. No award from this RFI; notice inactive 11 Jun 2026.
39) JASON (ADVISORY GROUP) — SUPPORT SERVICES RECOMPETE
Washington Headquarters Services | Sources Sought | Response Due: 03 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Management and logistics support for the JASON independent scientific advisory group — ~70 world-class scholars delivering independent, unbiased scientific research and advice on national security matters to DoD/USG.
Follow-on to MITRE’s expiring contract (HQ003421D0010).
Non-personal services; contractor performs primarily at its own facilities.
Three interdependent task areas:
Program management: business/financial management, individual agreements with JASON members and consultants, study planning and cost-estimate review, funding-document coordination, report archive, annual program report.
Logistics/administrative: end-to-end coordination of four annual meetings — Spring (1 wk), Summer Study (8–10 wks), Fall (1 wk), Winter (2–3 wks); JASON travel/lodging; secure office space; briefing packages; technical writing/editing.
Security: TS/SCI- and SAP-level security management; accredited SCIF sized for JASON team, contractor staff, and government sponsors; classified document production, control, storage, transport, destruction.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — not stated in sources sought.
POP: 12-month base + 4×12-month options.
CONTRACT TYPE: FFP, with cost-based CLINs for travel and facility rental.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: DoD-sponsored UARC/FFRDC (intended J&A to limit competition — consistent with JASON's independence/OCI requirements), accredited SCIF with TS/SCI- and SAP-level security capability.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice — market research only; responses shape acquisition strategy, which may direct an award to a single DoD-sponsored UARC/FFRDC or otherwise limit competition to that class. Incumbent MITRE contract expires 27 Aug 2026; follow-on RFP/award timing not stated.
40) LONG-RANGE / LONG-ENDURANCE GROUP 2 UAS
USSOCOM (SOF AT&L, PEO-TIS, sUMS-Air) | Special Notice (RFI) | Response Due: 05 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Group 2 UAS for SOF — multiple configurable mission sets, range 20 km+, endurance 6 hr+, carrying ≥2 payloads/sensors at ≥5 lb combined. Core required traits:
Launch/recovery: 100m × 100m land surface (≤5° slope), day/night, adverse weather to 1/8” rain/hr; takeoff/recovery in 20+ kt winds; sustained 20 kt / 30 kt gusts in flight.
Resilience/propulsion: operate in RF-congested and GNSS-contested environments; electric or hybrid propulsion; modular — case-to-launch setup ≤60 min by one trained operator.
Performance: cruise ≥25 KIAS, dash 35 KIAS.
Autonomy: MOSA-compliant to host government collaborative-autonomy plugins for operator in/on the loop; onboard GPU 16 GB memory, ≥1024 cores, 32 tensor cores.
Desired (viewed favorably): 12 hr+ coverage, 100 km+ range, 15 lb+ payload; launch/recover from a confined 5m-diameter, 100-ft-height area and from CRRC / 16-ft boat; water landing with 2-hr float; wind tolerance to 39 kt sustained / 47 kt gusts; cruise 60 KIAS / dash 80 KIAS; SOF Tactical Android Kit integration; acoustic / visual / IR / RF signature reduction.
Hardware should be production models; un-released commercial devices allowed, with final-product versions expected.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: N/A — RFI; no contract or cost reimbursement.
POP: N/A. CONTRACT TYPE: N/A — RFI / Special Notice.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: American Security Drone Act of 2023 compliance (all components), production-model or final-product hardware for evaluation.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Submit 3–5 page unclassified capability paper via USSOCOM Vulcan platform. Vendor presentations 15–16 Jul 2026 (Tampa, FL); Technical Evaluation invitations 30 Jul 2026; intent + Vendor Loan Agreement (min. 5 systems) due 6 Aug 2026; device delivery 31 Aug 2026; TE training 7–11 Sep 2026; Technical Evaluation 12 Sep–16 Oct 2026; OT&E 11 Jan–1 Feb 2027; device return by 15 Feb 2027. Event window June 2026–Feb 2027, greater Tampa, FL. No award from this notice.
41) ARCTIC MARKET INTELLIGENCE ON COMMERCIAL LOGISTICS CAPACITY
Defense Logistics Agency (IBex Program) | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (RFQ) | Response Due: 22 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Market intelligence report covering five Arctic regions: western Alaska (incl. Attu Island, Eareckson Air Station), Canada north of 55°N, eastern Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands.
Supports DLA’s Industrial Base Extension (IBex) program — surfaces commercial-sector capability/capacity for DoD operations during a contingency or national emergency, in remote or hostile environments where little or no commercial capability information exists.
Report organized around PACE routing — Primary / Alternate / Contingency / Emergency — with multi-modal comparison (sea/air/road/rail) on cost, lead time, capacity, vulnerability.
Scope:
Routes + hubs — ports, airports, distribution centers; ice-strengthened cargo vessels, icebreakers, gravel/ice-runway-capable and long-range charter aircraft, medevac assets.
Infrastructure condition — road/port/airport/rail capacity; infrastructure choke-point identification.
Commercial/contractual analysis — vendor profiles, regional contract vehicles/pricing models, commercial fuel supply chain, high-latitude satellite connectivity, Arctic construction/life-support firms, local workforce depth.
Four deliverables: Final Research Report (PDF narrative); Geospatial Data Package; Logistics Partner Matrix (Excel); PACE Route Comparison Tables. A 1–5 suitability score (capacity, capability, resilience, accessibility — minimum criteria) applies across all identified routes, ports, airports, and commercial partners.
No specific contingency or operation named; scope is a generic commercial-capacity baseline across all PACE tiers.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — no value or ceiling stated; offerors price five line items, one per region.
POP: First deliverable due within 90 days of award (synopsis); SOW sets report completion/delivery to IBex PM within 90 days. No base/option periods stated.
CONTRACT TYPE: Single-award FFP delivery order; FAR Part 12 commercial items.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A — unrestricted, no set-aside.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Questions due 03 Jun 2026. Tradeoff evaluation — technical/project management weighted significantly above past performance, past performance above price; award intended without discussions. Government reserves the right to make no award. Post-award, Government may verify contractor market-intelligence work products via access to records, systems data, and facilities — potentially in conjunction with live military exercises.
42) IN-TRANSIT VISIBILITY FOR GLOBAL DEFENSE LOGISTICS
USTRANSCOM | Solicitation (CSO Specific AoI) | Response Due: 03 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Scalable, interoperable, secure prototype delivering near real-time, end-to-end In-Transit Visibility (ITV) of DoW cargo/assets in a controlled environment — origin to destination.
Trusted Common Operating Picture (COP) built by ingesting, fusing, visualizing data across multiple tracking sources, including COTS devices. Minimum capabilities:
Near real-time visibility through disrupted/jammed/unreliable comms; function in DDIL environments to max technically feasible.
Automated data capture, minimal manual processes; ingest multiple tracking-device and data-source types.
Interoperable with existing DoW systems via open, standards-based APIs; scalable/modular for high-volume global defense transportation network.
Merge static inventory + in-transit data for complete logistics overview; secure mobile access; remote device/sensor management.
Meet safety, electromagnetic, environmental standards for military logistics — or plan for compliance as solution matures.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — no estimated cost stated for this AoI; Phase 1 Scout Card requires ROM with cost split between IT components and tagging/tracking devices.
POP: TBD.
CONTRACT TYPE: CSO; FFP (FAR Part 12) or Prototype OT (10 U.S.C. 4022) at award.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A — full and open; Government reserves right to set aside for small business/other categories or cancel, but no set-aside designated.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Phase 1 Solution Brief = Scout Card + 6-page White Paper via Vulcan platform (registration at vulcan-sof.com). Phase 2 by invitation — 90-minute virtual demonstration; offerors then downselected for an in-person end-to-end logistics exercise (CONUS warehouse e-inventory → global multi-modal transit → forward tactical storage e-inventory). Phase 3 RFP contingent on Phase 2 outcome. Offerors bear all proposal and participation costs. Government may make no award, one, or multiple.
43) DLA SUPPLY CHAIN COLLIDER
DLA J68 | Special Notice | Response Due: 09 Sep 2026 | Event: 09 Sep 2026
What’s Being Sought
DLA J68’s 7th Annual Industry Collider Day — government / industry / academia convening on innovative solutions to improve speed, precision, and impact of DLA supply chains.
Theme: “Collide to Create — Unlocking Opportunities Through Partnerships and Innovation.” Event tagline elements: People, Precision, Posture, Partnerships.
Special Notice for an industry event — no solicitation, capability submission, or award stated.
Relevant for firms targeting DLA R&D or supply-chain work and seeking early engagement with DLA J68.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: N/A.
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: N/A.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Event audience: government, industry, and academia. Notice carries a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) classification, but no award flows from this notice.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Registration opens mid-June. Event held 09 Sep 2026 in Virginia (specific location TBD). No award from this notice — networking and engagement only.
44) TACTICAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS ANALYST TRAINING
Naval Special Warfare Command | Sources Sought | Response Due: 15 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Training support services for Tactical Information Operations (TIO) Analyst courses — enduring NSW capability supporting Navy and other authorized SOF personnel performing TIO.
Contractor furnishes personnel, management, materials, equipment, and facilities (less GFE). Performance includes Coronado, CA and other CONUS locations, determined at task order level.
Course specifications reside in a PWS released only to companies meeting security requirements.
Additional TIO-umbrella courses in scope, negotiated as needed.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD.
POP: 5-year ordering period; task order POPs vary.
CONTRACT TYPE: Single-award IDIQ; FFP task orders.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Existing TOP SECRET FCL with SECRET safeguarding (no new FCLs supported), NIST SP 800-171 self-assessment in SPRS at proposal, CMMC compliance. Set-aside TBD pending responses; NAICS 541990 ($19.5M size standard) if set aside.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Sources Sought — no award from this notice. Follow-on solicitation timing not stated.
45) ENTERPRISE NETWORK VULNERABILITY & COMPLIANCE SCANNING (ACAS)
PAE Cyber Sensing Portfolio Management Office / DISA | Sources Sought | Response Due: 04 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Comprehensive vulnerability and compliance scanning across ~11M DoW devices on the DoW Information Network. Sustain current on-premises capability while expanding coverage to cloud, IoT/OT, and container assets.
Scanning scope:
Network-based, host-based agent, and agentless scanning across Windows, UNIX/Linux, macOS, Cisco IOS, and other device types.
Cloud assets (AWS, Azure, OCI, GCP); cloud deployment at minimum FedRAMP High / IL5.
IoT/OT assets (Siemens, Rockwell), including sensitive OT networks; container assets (Docker, Kubernetes); web applications (ServiceNow).
Compliance assessment against security controls, configuration best practices, and patch management; standards adherence — SCAP, CVE, CPE, XCCDF, OVAL.
Automated network discovery, asset identification, and vulnerability scanning at Department scale, plus enterprise license management.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — not stated in Sources Sought.
POP: Anticipated: 12-month base + 3×12-month options + 10-month OY4; 01 Jan 2029–31 Oct 2033.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD — Sources Sought; vehicle not stated. Incumbent FCN, Inc. (WOSB) on NASA SEWP V through 26 Dec 2026; prior acquisition SBSA.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Personnel clearances up to TS/SCI day one, DoDD 8140.03-M IA certification (cyber personnel).
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice. Small business set-aside decision pending market response.
46) NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE PHYSICAL SECURITY RISK MODELING SOFTWARE
DTRA | Sources Sought | Response Due: 20 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Core simulation / analysis functions include:
Scenario configuration across adversary resources / attack plans, response teams, barriers, sensors, construction, environmental conditions, locations, and elevations.
Dynamic pathway tactics after combat begins; sniper behavior with target priority; concealment; insider threat; armory weapons pick-up; breaching; cyber attacks; guard-response changes; ROE for security forces + adversaries.
Automated identification of vulnerable attack pathways + quantified vulnerability / risk outputs tied to installed security equipment and guard/protective-force performance.
Graphical + numerical outputs for comparing security systems, procedures, staffing, mitigators, and scenario configurations.
Role-based simulation construction, 3D rendering / playback, detailed user manuals, and interactive training environment for users commanding multiple opposing forces in real time.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD.
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: TBD.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Vendor must possess an active Top Secret clearance/capability; RFI does not further specify FCL vs. personnel clearance.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: DTRA may issue a synopsis and RFP after reviewing responses; responses to this RFI will not be considered responses to any future solicitation.
47) DEFENSE SUPERCOMPUTING OPS & CYBER SUPPORT (HITS-U III)
USACE ERDC (HPCMP) | Presolicitation / Industry Day | Response Due: 10 Jun 2026 | Event: 24 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Single contractor to operate four of five DoD Supercomputing Resource Centers (DSRCs) under the HPC Modernization Program — AFRL (Wright-Patterson AFB, OH), ARL (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD), ERDC (Vicksburg, MS), Navy (Stennis Space Center, MS). Maui center (MHPCC) excluded from operations scope (enterprise efforts may still reach it).
Continuation of existing contracted DSRC support; incumbent in place.
Three mission areas:
Operate DSRCs — 24/7/365 facilities, networks, system/network/database administration, cybersecurity, continuity of operations.
Deliver HPC capabilities — install/integrate/sustain unclassified, classified, and specialized supercomputers; application and workload management.
Assist users — enterprise Help Desk, advanced visualization (DAV-C), user authentication services for ~2,500 active users (5,000 total).
Plus Cross-Centers/enterprise support — software development, technology assessment, consolidated procurement.
Work spans DREN/SDREN unclassified and classified networks; scope includes emerging tech — AI/ML, quantum, hybrid cloud.
Heavy cybersecurity load — RMF/ATO sustainment via eMASS, Zero Trust, Comply-to-Connect.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — no ceiling stated; contract subject to incremental funding; RFP pending.
POP: 5-year IDIQ ordering period.
CONTRACT TYPE: Single-award IDIQ (SATOC); hybrid FFP with no-fee cost-reimbursable ODC elements.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Top Secret facility clearance, CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO-certified), Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification, all personnel Secret minimum (TS for privileged/Above-Secret roles), U.S. citizens only; unrestricted full and open — no set-aside.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Industry Day 24 Jun 2026 + facility site visit 25 Jun 2026, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — site visit in-person only, Secret clearance required, max 2 reps/org. Draft PWS posted; ProjNet questions due 15 Jun 2026 (Bidder Inquiry Key JRCGOU-P25DE3), additional 30-day inquiry window post-event. RFP release date pending. Full performance expected within 120 days of award.
48) PROMPT-BASED SOLICITATION INPUT FOR URGENT HEALTH IT SUPPORT
PEO DHMS / DHA | Special Notice | ⚠️ Response Due: 22 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
Method under consideration: replace the traditional RFP with a 2–3 page government-written “prompt.”
Companies respond with short “efficient proposals” judged on analytical skill, creativity, and problem-framing — not technical approach or price.
DHA rapidly downselects, then defines the actual work and builds the contract with selected offerors through bilateral “alpha” negotiations.
Industry input requested on:
Best ask for an extremely efficient opening proposal.
Attributes DHA should evaluate / evaluation methodology.
Prompt content the government needs to include.
Feasibility, risks, and clarifications.
Government intends to use Gemini to help analyze responses.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: N/A.
POP: N/A.
CONTRACT TYPE: N/A — Special Notice only; no contract / vehicle from this notice.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Deadline passed 22 May 2026; notice active through 21 May 2027. No award from this notice.
49) CLASSIFIED MOBILE VPN SUPPORT FOR LEGACY DEVICES
DISA | Notice of Intent — Sole Source (Sources Sought) | Response Due: 29 May 2026
What’s Being Sought
VPN license agreement + engineering support services sustaining the outer-layer VPN for DoD Mobility Classified Capability–Secret (DMCC-S) end-user devices. Scope covers the Apriva MESA VPN across six legacy classified EUDs:
Samsung Galaxy S20 CROM, S7 Tablet CROM
Windows DAR Dell 7320, Dell 7210
HP ProBook G4, G5
License authorizes gateway operations + use of associated SMDG testing facilities.
MESA VPN is the only VPN compliant with the NSA CSfC program and proven compatible with the current DMCC-S Secure Mobile Device Gateway architecture and these legacy EUDs.
(Source notes it was also the only NSA CSfC–approved standards-based IPsec VPN available at inception.)
Incumbent role spans the DMCC outer VPN plus Command, Control, and Services.
Premature transition risks critical mission failure; replacing the VPN risks disrupting DMCC service and potentially disturbing NSA CSfC Mobile Access Capability Package compliance of the current architecture; replacing the existing infrastructure would forfeit DISA’s $43M investment.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — contract value not stated. ($43M cited is DISA’s existing DMCC infrastructure investment, not this action’s value.)
POP: TBD — follow-on to current Apriva contract (HC108425C0003) expiring 19 Jul 2026.
CONTRACT TYPE: Sole source — 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) / FAR 6.103-1(a)(2)(i). Vehicle type not stated.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Sole-source intent to Apriva (incumbent, sole responsible source, 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(1)). Alternate sources may submit a written capability statement within the response window.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice. Capability statements from any alternate source due 29 May 2026 (notice text references “within 5 days of this notification” — confirm earlier cutoff before relying on the SAM.gov date). Sole source J&A to be posted on SAM.gov upon approval per FAR 6.301. Sole source award to Apriva to follow absent a qualified alternate source. Notice inactive 13 Jun 2026.
50) ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE PURCHASING WEBSITE — DEV + MAINTENANCE SERVICES
DoW Enterprise Software Initiative (NIWC Pacific) | TORFP / Solicitation | Response Due: 22 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
ESI.mil is the DoW Enterprise Software Initiative’s public website + internal CMS for enterprise COTS IT agreements — software, hardware, services — across the DoW and IC.
ESI program credited with $1.5B+ FY25 DoW cost avoidance via consolidated buying power; incumbent has developed and maintained the site/CMS under N66001-21-D-0160 / N66001-24-F-0746.
Core sustainment: website ops/bug fixes, monthly security reviews + ASD STIG remediation, Section 508 accessibility, agile bi-weekly delivery cadence, UX upkeep. CMS-platform development expertise required.
Government-directed enhancements drawn from funded LOE — candidate areas:
Reseller portal — sales-report / tech-refresh submission; React/Angular configured to DoD STIG.
License transfer database — track ownership/transfer history across DoW entities; SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
Modernization — cross-platform mobile app; AI/ML knowledge base + semantic search; BI dashboards.
Access/automation — CAC/PKI authentication (AD/Azure AD); RPA-driven workflow automation.
ATO pursuit, IL5 security controls, data rights per DFARS 252.227-7014. LOE: 50,668 staff-hours total (10,134/yr) across 7 eCRAFT labor categories — heaviest in Systems Engineer IV (28,680).
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — incrementally funded; no ceiling stated.
POP: 12-month base + 4×12-month options (estimated start 07 Aug 2026).
CONTRACT TYPE: CPFF task order under SeaPort-NxG MA-IDIQ.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: SeaPort-NxG IDIQ holders only, DCAA-adequate cost-reimbursement accounting system.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Questions due 08 Jun 2026. Estimated award early Aug 2026 — single task order, best-value, no interchanges intended. Phase-in to full responsibility within 15 business days of award; transition-plan credibility is a scored evaluation factor. Technical proposal capped at 34 pages.
51) ENTERPRISE PLATFORM FOR WEAPON SYSTEM O&S COSTS (EVAMOSC)
OSW-CAPE (via Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate) | Presolicitation | Response Due: N/A
What’s Being Sought
Support to design, implement, operate, and sustain the Enterprise Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Costs (EVAMOSC) data system.
Supports the OSW-CAPE mission to give the Department timely, insightful, unbiased analysis on resource allocation and cost estimation.
Requirement is anchored to FY26 NDAA Section 1803, which assigns the CAPE Director responsibility for developing and maintaining a database of actual operating and support costs for major weapon systems. Scope:
Sustain the current EVAMOSC platform.
Add new platform capabilities.
Extend data collection to additional services and service source data systems.
Educate platform users and support requests for information.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: TBD — not stated.
POP: 5-year ordering period.
CONTRACT TYPE: Single-award IDIQ (anticipated).
ELIGIBILITY GATES: N/A — Full and Open basis, no set-aside.
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: Solicitation forthcoming; this presolicitation carries no response. Anticipated award effective date 08 Aug 2026.
52) PPBE APPLICATION SUSTAINMENT AND RESOURCE ENTERPRISE SERVICES
CAPE (PRESD) | Sources Sought | Response Due: 09 Jun 2026
What’s Being Sought
Info on cleared teams with PPBE / FYDP / NGRMS domain knowledge, Oracle APEX / PL/SQL / SQL depth, RESTful data exchange, RMF / ATO sustainment, Zero Trust / ICAM integration, cloud migration, BI/data visualization, and ability to support legacy systems, cloud rehosting, and standard-technology transition while maintaining application availability.
Task 1 — Development / sustainment / modernization: full SDLC on Windows/LINUX; downtime ≤5% (barring pre-arranged outages); maintain ATO; vulnerability remediation plan within 2 weeks of discovery; implement standard technology framework with Zero Trust pillars (EO 14028); RESTful B2B data exchanges; cloud migration to a cloud service provider; some applications may be rehosted under War Data Platform (WDP, formerly ADVANA) or other DoW environments.
Task 2 — Operations / maintenance / enhancement of the government-furnished application portfolio (PBRIS, IMT, FYDP Book, SNaP / SNaP-IT / SNaP-SRF / SNaP-MYP, DITIP, DCIM, DRDW, NGRMS support, EXPRESSO ICAM); AI/ML integration; BI/DV; user training; RMF + Zero Trust security administration.
Stack centers on Oracle APEX, .NET/C#, PL/SQL, SQLSERVER, and Java; requires FYDP data-structure expertise and data validation against Comptroller NGRMS. Incumbent: SAIC, GSA MAS Task Order HQ0034-21-F-0556.
Response Considerations
FUNDING: $25M–$40M estimated value range.
POP: 12-month base + 4×12-month options (per draft PWS).
CONTRACT TYPE: Draft PWS states FFP; Sources Sought treats acquisition strategy as undetermined and requests contract-type recommendations — verify before responding.
ELIGIBILITY GATES: Secret facility clearance (anticipated — WHS will not sponsor), set-aside undetermined (NAICS 541511, $34M size standard).
IMPORTANT MILESTONES: No award from this notice; no solicitation yet exists. CO will use responses to set acquisition strategy — small business set-aside, unrestricted, or IDIQ/GWAC. Anticipated contract start 4th Quarter FY26. Note: notice internally conflicts on the response deadline — cover page and SAM.gov list 09 Jun 2026, while the submission-instructions section states 01 Jun 2026 — verify before responding.
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