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AdvM Call for Solutions - Modernized Paint Line in SOD
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The Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal, on behalf of Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania, is seeking innovative solutions to automate and modernize its paint conveyor line. This initiative aims to implement a comprehensive system featuring hardware, automated parts handling equipment, and open-architecture Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software. The primary objectives are to increase throughput and efficiency, improve final product quality, reduce operational costs, and minimize employee exposure to hazardous chemicals and volatile organic compounds. The required solution must include a paint kitchen with multi-component mixing and fluid delivery, self-cleaning functionality, and precise automated control over paint thickness to meet military specifications MIL-DTL-53039 and MIL-PRF-23236. Additionally, all electrical systems must be explosion-proof and compliant with NFPA 70 standards for Class I, Division 1 environments. This solicitation is conducted under Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) procedures per DFARS Subpart 212.70, with the government anticipating a FAR-based, Firm-Fixed-Price contract. The selection process is multi-phased, beginning with a Phase 1 Solution Brief consisting of a Quad Chart and a White Paper, due by September 16, 2026. Phase 1 evaluations focus on technical merit, schedule and integration approach, and company viability, while price is not evaluated until Phase 3. Meritorious offerors may be invited to provide oral presentations in Phase 2 and submit formal Request for Solution Proposals in Phase 3. Eligible applicants must possess a Unique Entity ID and be registered in the System for Award Management. All technical data generated under this effort will be treated as Unclassified/Controlled Unclassified Information.
General Info
Place of Performance
Tobyhanna, PA, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
The Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA), on behalf of Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD), is seeking innovative solutions to automate and modernize its existing paint conveyor line. The Government requires a comprehensive, fully functioning solution consisting of a suite of hardware, automated parts handling equipment, and open-architecture Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software to perform all aspects of automated paint application, curing, and automated shop operations.
Implementing automation within this operation is vital for modernizing TYAD's capabilities. Proactively deploying this technology will provide significant benefits, including the reduction of employee exposure to hazardous chemicals, increased quality of final products, increased throughput, decreased operational costs, and increased efficiency, which may account for a reduction in the use and emission of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).
The full Call for Solutions document (.pdf), detailing the problem statement, desired solution objectives, submission requirements, and evaluation phases, is available in the "Attachments" section below.
All Solution Briefs (and any related questions) regarding this Call must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Stephanie Dillon and Contract Specialist Benjamin Hymas at usarmy.redstone.acc.mbx.acc-rsa-advm-cso@army.mil. The deadline to submit Solution Briefs for Phase 1 is Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST).
The following shall be utilized in the email subject line: "Call for Solution – Modernized Paint Line in SOD"
This Call for Solutions is issued utilizing Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) procedures in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 212.70 – Defense Commercial Solutions Opening.
The Army Advanced Manufacturing (AdvM) CSO that this Call for Solutions is
associated with is linked below.
Please review the Army AdvM CSO posting, in addition to the attachment to this call, for further information on how
the CSO is structured.
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