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Advance Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (AdvMARTDC)
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The U.S. Army seeks to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (AdvMARTDC) through a single FAR-based indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 12-month base period and four optional 12-month periods, totaling a combined ceiling of $100 million. This center will serve as a strategic hub to unify, de-conflict, and integrate advanced manufacturing research and development across academic, government, and industrial ecosystems, aligning with Department of War and Army strategies in contested logistics, distributed manufacturing, and industrial base flexibility. The contractor must possess core competencies in generative design, topology optimization, lightweighting, composite research, AI-driven manufacturing, robotic automation, and real-time quality characterization, while operating as a neutral facilitator to transition technologies from laboratory concepts (TRL 4) to field-ready production lines (TRL 7+), supporting the Organic and Defense Industrial Bases and Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. Performance will occur at the contractor’s facility in Orlando, Florida, with mandatory annual Technical Advisory Board meetings, quarterly Program Management Reviews, and compliance with rigorous security protocols including Top Secret/SCI access, Facility Clearance, SECRET or higher personnel clearances, Counterintelligence Polygraphs if required, and adherence to CMMC Level 2, DFARS, and DoD cybersecurity standards. The contractor must maintain ABET or CHEA-accredited engineering programs, manage Government Furnished Property and Equipment, and implement an OPSEC Plan within 90 days of award, alongside mandatory TARP training for all personnel and compliance with personal identity verification, ethics, and conflict of interest policies governed by FAR Part 9.5, DFARS Part 209, and 5 CFR Parts 2635 and 3601. The evaluation prioritizes Technical Expertise as the most critical factor, followed by Management & Security and Past Performance, with Cost/Price considered last, all assessed through a Solution Brief limited to 12 pages in 11pt Arial PDF format, submitted via email by 4:00 PM EDT on July 22, 2026. Final technical reports must be delivered to the Defense Technical Information Center under DoWI 3200.12, and all publications require 45-day government review. The contractor must be registered in SAM.gov with a valid UEI and CAGE code, not suspended or debarred, and must disclose any Organizational Conflicts of Interest prior to award.
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In accordance with National, Department of War (DoW), and Army Advanced Manufacturing (AdvM) Strategies as well as recent DoW and Army policies and directives, the Army seeks to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (referred to as “Applied Research Center” or “Research Center”). While AdvM research and development is being conducted by many universities and institutes across the country, this new Army Applied AdvM Research Center would act as a strategic partner and coordinate research internally and from external sources to align to Army and DoW strategies. Responsibilities would also include working with and transitioning technologies to the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, Organic Industrial Base (OIB), Defense Industrial Base (DIB) as well as Army and Joint Service stakeholders.
The Army is seeking college and university laboratories and university-affiliated non-profits that have the core competencies and required capabilities listed herein:
- A central hub for advanced manufacturing research, development, and engineering (RD&E) to unify, de-conflict, and integrate ongoing efforts and align them with strategic objectives such as contested logistics, distributed manufacturing, and industrial base flexibility.
- The foundational tools, common standards, and rapid qualification pathways that will enable the OIB and DIB to function as an agile and responsive network.
- A neutral, strategic partner to facilitate the deep collaboration required to integrate AdvM technologies into functional OIB, DIB solutions or a National Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network.
- Applied research and development activities focused on how to best scale up key systems-of-systems technologies—like robotic automation for munitions and new AI-driven manufacturing methods—from laboratory concepts to field-ready production lines.
The government intends to award a single FAR-based indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract (cost plus fixed fee & firm-fixed-price) with a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. The estimated combined ceiling for the base and option periods is not to exceed $100,000,000 funded by task orders for the direct procurement of solutions that are determined to meet the government's requirements.
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