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The Department of Defense, through the W6QK Acc-apg Durham office, has issued a presolicitation for the Trusted Partner Program under solicitation number W911NF26RA009. This advance notice invites feedback from industry regarding the upcoming effort to establish a group of trusted academic partners, including Institutes of Higher Education and their affiliates, capable of initiating sensitive basic and applied scientific research in support of the U.S. Army. The program seeks partners across a wide range of disciplinary perspectives to address critical research needs rapidly. The solicitation relates to NAICS code 541714, which covers research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. The response deadline is set for May 29, 2026, and the place of performance will be primarily in Durham, North Carolina, within the Research Triangle Park area. Interested parties can access further information, including updates and a reference video from Industry Day, through the provided SAM.gov links. The contracting office has designated Tahissha J. Holman as the primary contact and Nneka Iwelu as secondary, reachable via email for inquiries. This initiative emphasizes building trusted, high-caliber partnerships to enhance the Army’s research capabilities in rapidly evolving scientific domains.
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NAICS
Place of Performance
Durham, NC, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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This is Advance Notice to Industry of an upcoming requirement, with opportunity to provide feedback.
Please notice the following link from Industry Day for video reference and updates:
https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d1054690b38c4084a885e1888884da08/view
The Government is soliciting a cadre of multiple trusted partners made up of Academic entities, to include both Institutes of Higher Education and their associated entites, capable of rapidly beginning work on sensitive basic and applied scientific research across the breadth of disciplinary perspectives relevant to the U.S. Army.
