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(RFI): Validation of Emerging Defense & Detection Equipment for Readiness (VEDDER) Prototype Accelerator

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W911SR-24-R-CWMDFederal

Submission Closed05/28/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTC

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AI Contract Overview

The Department of Defense, through the Portfolio Acquisition Executive-Layered Protection & Integration (PAE-LPI), is seeking to accelerate technological innovation in response to strategic challenges posed by competitors like the People's Republic of China. Recognizing that traditional acquisition models are too slow, particularly in rapidly evolving technology sectors such as biotechnology and artificial intelligence, this initiative aims to leverage the dynamism of the private sector, academia, and commercial enterprise. The focus is on maintaining a technological edge and securing the U.S. biotechnology ecosystem, which is projected to surpass $1.5 trillion in value, by creating an asymmetric approach that integrates government resources with market innovation. This Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) calls for establishing a technology accelerator in partnership with a 501(c)(3) organization, designed to expedite the prototyping of medical countermeasures by combining private sector agility, national High-Performance Computing assets, and government support. The effort, known as the Validation of Emerging Defense & Detection Equipment for Readiness (VEDDER) Prototype Accelerator, is a public-private collaboration intended to rapidly advance new technologies critical for national defense readiness. The solicitation is managed by the Department of Defense office located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, with a response deadline set for late May 2026. Points of contact are provided to facilitate communication regarding this source-sought contract opportunity.

General Info

Department of Defense seeks tech accelerator partnership to fast-track biotech and AI defense innovations.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) View NAICS

Place of Performance

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(7)

RFI-VEDDER-Release-21+May+2026-1941.pdf

PDF

Draft+SOW-Release-27+May+2026.docx

DOCX

RFI VEDDER Skinner May 2026

PDF•rfi

Draft Statement of Work for VEDDER Prototype Accelerator May 2026

DOCX•sow

RFI VEDDER Skinner 21 May 2026

PDF•rfi

RFI for VEDDER Prototype Accelerator Partner Program

PDF•rfi

Draft Statement of Work for VEDDER Prototype Accelerator May 2026

DOCX•sow

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Timeline

2 updates

PhaseClosed

PostedMay 27

Sources Sought

Amendment 3May 27

Contract was updated

Amendment 2May 27

Contract was updated

Response DeadlineMay 28

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

05/28/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg

Contacts2 people available

OfficeABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21010-5424, USA

Organization / Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Apg

Office AddressABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21010-5424, USA

Contacts

Aaron Skinner

Lionel Love

Full Description

The United States and the Portfolio Acquisition Executive-Layered Protection &Integration (PAE-LPI) is engaged in a critical, persistent innovation race against strategic competitors, most notably the People's Republic of China (PRC), which leverages Military-Civil Fusion to mandate the immediate transfer of commercial breakthroughs to military applications. Traditional Department of War (DoW) acquisition models operating on 7-to-15-year timelines are structurally incapable of pacing the threat in rapidly evolving domains like biotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI).

To maintain technological overmatch and secure the United States’ biotechnology ecosystem (projected to exceed $1.5 trillion), the Government requires an asymmetric response that harnesses the dynamic, free-market ecosystem of private capital, academia, and commercial enterprise. Drawing inspiration from venture-backed intelligence community models, this Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) establishes a public-private nexus.

The objective of this OTA is to establish a technology accelerator with a 501(c)(3) partner. Supported by Government investment, this accelerator will speed the prototyping of new technologies; specifically medical countermeasures (MCMs), by bridging the private sector, elite national High-Performance Computing (HPC) resources, and the Government.