Ground Vehicle Materials - Flash to Bang (GVM F2B)

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), located at Detroit Arsenal, would like to invite interested National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC) members to participate in the Ground Vehicle Materials Flash-to-Bang (GVM F2B) Pitch Day to be held June 12-13, 2019 (event details are forthcoming). The purpose of the GVM F2B Pitch Day is to deliver a faster, smarter approach to compete for ideas in the accelerating technology ecosystem. Proposal submissions will be open to materials science/engineering-related ideas that may significantly lighten or considerably improve Army ground systems or ground support systems. Examples of technology areas of interest include a) advanced materials, b) lightweight design and optimization, c) additive manufacturing, d) joining, and e) coatings/corrosion prevention, as well as the tools/processes that support these competencies. All interested NAMC members will be required to submit a short summary of their technology. The Government will review all responses and the most promising candidates will be required to submit a brief proposal and will be invited to pitch their ideas live to a team of Army subject matter experts for an opportunity to compete for individual project agreement awards starting at $127,000 with potential additional options of A) $63,500 or B) $254,000. In the event that your company is interested in this project, a brief announcement will be made at the U.S. Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center Industry Days event to be held on April 2-3, 2019 at the John Lewis Conference Center, Macomb Community College, 14500 E. 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI, 48088. Representatives from the host organization will be available at the Materials Division booth on April 3, 2019. For more information on the GVSC Industry Days event, please visit https://www.fbo.gov/notices/1e14f4d54193be76731b75132b4586b1. The Government will utilize the Ground Vehicle Systems Other Transaction Agreement (GVS OTA), W15QKN-17-9-1025 for the award of this future project. The GVS OTA was awarded under the authority of 10 U.S.C. - 2371b, Section 815 of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, P.L 114-92. In addition to hosting Pitch Day, the Government anticipates the initial short summary requirement to be to be released to NAMC on or around April 1, 2019, and the brief Request for Prototype Proposals (RPP) to be released on or around May 13, 2019. The Government will release the brief RPP up to 20 NAMC members, which will be invited to participate in the Pitch Day event. The Government will select up to three (3) projects for award. Please submit all questions regarding this requirement to the NAMC no later than March 28, 2019. The Government is not obligated to provide answers to any questions submitted after March 28, 2019. Note: The Government will not reimburse contractors for any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. Participation in the GVM F2B Pitch Day is voluntary. The Government will not reimburse the GVM F2B Pitch Day attendees for any costs associated with their participation. This Pitch Day and/or the information presented herein will not obligate the Government in any manner. The posted information is provided for planning purposes only. It does not constitute an RFP or RPP. For information on the NAMC and/or how to become a member, visit the following website: https://www.namconsortium.org/.