CALL FOR SOLUTIONS

Sizing Technology Pilot

Project Number HQDA-G-4_26_01 Army Open Solicitation (AOS) Number W9128Z-25-S-A002 Call for Solution Title Sizing Technology Pilot Issued By Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen

Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Division D

Submission Instructions To respond to this Call for Solution, please refer to Section 6 of this Call for Solution

*Solution Briefs Due Date/Time (Suspense) 20 October 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

Questions Due Date/Time 13 October 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

Point of Contracts (POCs) for Solution Brief Submission

Contracting Officer:

Heather M. Caughorn heather.m.caughorn.civ@army.mil

Contract Specialist:

Mallory Harris mallory.j.harris.civ@army.mil

NOTE: Please advise the cognizant Contracting/Agreements Officer and Specialist as soon as possible via the emails above if your organization intends to submit a Solution Brief in response to this Call for Solution.

*Any submissions that are received by the Contracting/Agreements Officer after the suspense date/time listed above will be deemed late and not evaluated. It is the sole responsibility of the company to ensure that its submission is received in the email inboxes listed above before the deadline specified.

This Call for Solution is issued under the authority of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 212.70 – Defense Commercial Solutions Opening and may result in the Government awarding Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contracts or non-FAR agreements. Other Transactions (OT) that may be awarded from this Call for Solution are not subject to the FAR or its supplements, as applicable. The Government reserves the right to award a follow-on commercial contract based on the submitted solution/concept, as a result of an initial successful proof of concept and/or validation award from Phase 3, without the use of further competitive procedures.

mailto:heather.m.caughorn.civ@army.mil mailto:mallory.j.harris.civ@army.mil

1. BACKGROUND.

The Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) G-4 Logistics Initiatives Group is the directorate responsible for leading the Army’s digital transformation in logistics and Installation, Energy, and Environment (IE&E). The G-4 drives policy, governance, investment strategy, and the technical integration of logistics automated information management systems. Their strategic focus centers on logistics modernization through integrated information systems, scaling artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analytics, and improving supply chain reliability across Army operations. The Sizing Technology Pilot is a direct extension of this modernization mandate, seeking to apply advanced digital, computer vision, and AI-driven measurement extraction capabilities to a fundamental logistical process: Soldier and Cadet outfitting.

The Army is exploring a Sizing Technology Pilot to modernize the Soldier and Cadet outfitting process by using body scanning, foot scanning, computer vision, and/or AI-driven measurement extraction to generate accurate measurements and translate them into recommended uniform and footwear sizing. This capability is intended to support personnel earlier in the accessions pipeline than is possible today, in support of a faster, more consistent, and more accurate issue experience.

The scope of this requirement encompasses both body and foot scanning to modernize the issuance of both uniforms and footwear. The scope covers four primary initial accession pipelines: (1) Initial Entry Training (IET) Soldiers processing through Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS); (2) United States Military Academy (West Point) Cadets; (3) contracted Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Cadets at civilian host institutions nationwide; and (4) In-service Soldiers for pre-deployment equipment issue; and the ability to update Soldiers’ data over time in a wide spectrum of environments.

2. PROBLEM STATEMENT.

A critical capability gap exists for a scalable, consistent, and data-driven method to capture Soldier and Cadet body and foot measurements and seamlessly translate them into accurate uniform and footwear sizing recommendations. Uniform and footwear sizing for Army Soldiers at accession pipeline locations currently relies on labor-intensive, manual measurements and standard-size charts. No automated capability currently exists to capture updates to changes in this data over the Soldiers’ career.

This highly variable process heavily depends on the consistency of the personnel taking the measurements and cannot effectively scale to support remote orpre-arrival processing or updates to the Soldiers’ data over time. Because accurate sizing data is typically unavailable until a Soldier or Cadet is physically present, the Army cannot accurately predict and translate individual measurements into precise outfitting requirements prior to the point of initial issue.

For geographically dispersed populations, such as West Point and Senior ROTC Cadets who matriculate across hundreds of universities without visiting a MEPS facility, there is no standardized mechanism to collect pre-arrival sizing data. As soldiers progress through their careers, measurements change, which results in incorrect measurement data used for training equipment, new solder equipment fielding, and deployment preparations.

Consequently, this data gap creates significant logistical bottlenecks: a lengthy initial-issue process, a high rate of poorly fitting uniforms and boots, downstream exchanges, and an inconsistent experience across different geographic locations. At the tactical and operational levels, these sizing inaccuracies lead to excess inventory of mis-forecasted sizes and highly inefficient supply chain management.

To address these challenges, the Army is seeking a commercial solution capable of accurately capturing both body and foot measurements using automated, digital, non-contact methods and translating those measurements into recommended standard Army uniform and footwear sizes. Accurate measurement-to-size mapping — not a 3D visual try-on or avatar rendering, is the core capability sought. The Army is seeking a solution that will operate reliably across a wide spectrum of Army operating environments, minimize the training burden on Soldiers and administering staff, and be capable of integrating with designated Army data systems to support downstream sizing and issue processes.

3. REQUIRED AND DESIRED SOLUTION ATTRIBUTES.

Required Attributes: The proposed solution shall meet the following mandatory requirements:

• Comprehensive Scanning and Environmental Resilience: Must capture both body and foot measurements sufficient to determine standard Army uniform and footwear sizing using automated, digital, non-contact methods that eliminate manual measurements. The capture hardware must be transportable and capable of operating reliably across a wide spectrum of environments, including indoor facilities and austere outdoor settings, accommodating real-world conditions such as variable ambient lighting and physical space constraints.

• Data Translation & Mapping: Must translate captured body and foot measurements into recommended standard Army uniform and footwear sizes;

the process must be supported by a documented, reviewable measurement-to-size mapping methodology. (Note: A 3D visualization or avatar-based try-on rendering is not required).

• System Integration & Data Export: Must produce a Soldier-level measurement/size record in a structured, exportable format; must be capable of seamlessly integrating with and exporting measurement/size data into the Army's Vantage system, to subsequently feed Soldier Equipping and Asset Management (SEAM) and other downstream systems.

• Population Scalability & Dual Operational Modes: Must be capable of supporting the complete in-scope population across two primary operational modes:

o On-Site High-Throughput: Batch processing at MEPS and IET Reception facilities.

o Remote Self-Assessment: A mobile self-service assessment accessible via standard smart devices for geographically dispersed individuals. This includes pre-accession Cadets and in-service Soldiers requiring sizing for pre-deployment, unit-level equipment fielding, or periodic data updates in both garrison and austere field environments.

• Usability: Must be highly intuitive, requiring minimal training for both the Soldiers and Cadets being measured and the administering staff.

• Security & Compliance: Must comply with all applicable DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements and be capable of obtaining the appropriate Authorization to Operate (ATO) prior to processing any Soldier and Cadet data (all captured data must be encrypted at rest and in transit). Impact Level 5 (IL5) is required prior to full-scale enterprise deployment. Pilot execution will be conducted in an isolated, test/dummy network environment.

• Data Management & Privacy: Must support a defined data retention and deletion schedule that strictly adheres to Army records-management and Privacy Act requirements.

• Inclusive Accuracy: Must produce accurate measurements across the complete spectrum of body types, statures, and physical compositions represented in the Army accession and training population.

• Accessibility (Section 508): Must provide an accessible alternative process for Soldiers and Cadets who are unable to use, or elect not to use, the scanning solution; any user-facing digital interface must strictly comply with Section 508 accessibility standards.

• Data Ownership & Licensing: Must allow the Government to retain exclusive ownership of all Soldier and Cadet sizing data as well as any vendor-generated technical or derived data.

• Hardware Agility & Openness: The proposed solution must be hardware-agnostic to the greatest extent possible, avoiding dependency on proprietary, single-source capture devices. The software application must be capable of evolving to support new generations of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) devices.

The physical hardware proposed for the pilot must be agile, deployable, and suitable for the respective operating environments without requiring permanent facility modifications.

Desired Attributes: While not mandatory, proposed solutions should demonstrate the following preferred attributes:

• High-Throughput Performance: Ability to support data capture within a rapid, target time-per-Soldier threshold capable of processing high-volume throughput needs of MEPS/IET locations.

• Robust Security Auditing: Provide a comprehensive automated audit log of all scan events, system access attempts, and data transmission, capable of supporting strict military security, system compliance, and privacy oversight.

• Proven Scale & Experience: Demonstrated prior experience deploying body-scanning or measurement technology at organizational scale (e.g., commercial workwear, uniform systems, or other comparable large-scale programs) with proven quantifiable accuracy rates and user-adoption results.

• Long-Term Scalability: Ability for potential future scaling and functional growth extensibility to reissue, fit verification after body-composition change, or the mapping of additional tactical uniform and/or equipment types over time.

4. AWARDING INSTRUMENT

The Call will be awarded in accordance with the Army Open Solicitation procedures detailed within Solicitation W9128Z-25-S-A002, found here:

https://sam.gov/opp/f192de32276644418358784eb8427ee2/view.

This Call provides instructions to companies and how the Government will evaluate submissions.

5. CALL INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTES

5.1 Overview of Submission Phases

The response process for this Call will generally consist of the following phases:

Phase 1: Solution Brief Offerors will submit a high-level summary of their proposed solution, addressing the government’s objectives and requirements.

Phase 2: Pitch (unless bypassed) Selected offerors may be invited to present and discuss their solution in a live or virtual setting.

Phase 3: Solution Proposal Offerors advancing to this phase will be invited to submit a detailed proposal for final evaluation and potential award. The Government anticipates awarding up to approximately three (3) small pilot contracts to validate operational fit and accuracy prior to any potential follow-on enterprise contract award.

Detailed submission requirements for Phase 1 are provided in Section 6. Evaluation criteria for Phase 1 are outlined in Section 7. Phase 2 and/or Phase 3 submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be provided via subsequent invitation letters.

5.2 General Notes

Offerors are reminded that all awards are subject to the availability of funds and the Government reserves the right to make multiple awards, a single award, or no award as a result of this Call.

https://sam.gov/opp/f192de32276644418358784eb8427ee2/view

Only a Contracting Officer has the authority to enter into, modify, or execute a binding instrument on behalf of the United States Government. All payment obligations are subject to Congressional appropriations.

In order to be eligible for award, offerors must:

o Possess a Unique Entity ID (UEI) and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award and maintain active registration throughout the period of performance.

o Register in the prescribed government invoicing system (e.g., Wide Area Work Flow).

o Accurately represent their small business size and status as required.

o Be determined responsible by the Contracting Officer and not be suspended, debarred, or otherwise prohibited from receiving an award.

o Disclose any actual or potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs) to the Contracting Officer prior to award.

Offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for any amendments or updates to this Call.

Notice to Offeror(s): The Government reserves the right to cancel this open Call, either before or after the closing date. If the Government cancels this open Call, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.”

All Solution Briefs shall be valid for 180 calendar days after the submission date.

The government reserves the right to limit the number of Companies invited to Phase 2 and/or Phase 3.

The Government may utilize internal Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the administrative review and analysis of proposals, such as by summarizing content or verifying compliance with solicitation requirements. However, the use of AI is strictly for support purposes; all final evaluation judgments, the assignment of ratings, best value determinations, and the ultimate source selection decision are inherently governmental functions that will be made exclusively by Government personnel. The Government is committed to protecting all offeror proprietary and source-selection sensitive information, and any AI tool used will operate in a secure environment, consistent with all applicable data protection regulations, and will not transmit data to external systems.

Questions are to be sent only to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist POCs listed in this Call for Solution by 13 October 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. The following shall be utilized in the email subject line: “CFS HQDA-G-4_26_01 Sizing Technology Pilot".

6. SOLUTION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

6.1 Phase 1 – Solution Brief

6.1.1 Phase 1 – Solution Brief Content

Solution Briefs shall not exceed seven (7) written pages using 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font or, alternatively, may take the form of briefing slides not exceeding eighteen (18) slides. The Government will not consider inserted textboxes/pop-ups or internet links to additional information as part of the Solution Brief and will not consider such information in its evaluation. Solution Briefs are intended to be clear and concise.

Solution Briefs shall include the following at a minimum:

a. Title Page (does not count against page limit)

i. Company Name, Title, Date, Point of Contact Name, E-Mail Address, Phone, Address, and Call reference number. If registered in SAM.gov, include the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and Unique Entity Identification (UEI) code.

ii. Specifically identify the Call for which the Solution Brief is submitted.

b. Executive Summary (does not count against page limit)

i. Provide an executive summary of the technology.

c. High-Level Technology Solution/Concept

i. Describe the unique aspects of your solution/concept and its relevance to the respective Call/Topic.

ii. Explain whether the solution/concept is innovative and/or a potential commercial capability.

iii. Describe how your proposed solution/concept solves the capability gap/problem across both centralized on-site and remote accessions.

iv. Outline the capabilities and scalability of the solution/concept.

v. Describe your approach to open architecture and integration with Army Vantage /

ISM.

vi. Explain how the proposed technical approach is feasible, achievable, and supported by a technical team with the expertise and experience to accomplish the proposed solution/concept.

vii. Provide a proposed project schedule and total estimated out-the-door price for executing a pilot demonstration and describe how the proposed schedule is achievable for the proposed solution/concept.

viii. Identify whether the proposed solution/concept includes a pilot or demonstration of an existing commercial technology (identified as commercially ready and viable technology) or requires adaptation for defense application. If development or adaptation is proposed, identify a suggested path to mature the technology.

Identify aspects which may be considered proprietary.

d. Company Viability

i. Provide a brief overview of the company. Include a summary of current fundraising to date or a summary of top-line (gross sales/revenues).

ii. Provide a summary of product/solution commercialization and go-to-market strategy.

iii. The Government is particularly interested in solutions offered by entities that have direct ownership or control over the development, innovation, and support of the proposed capability. Offerors must clearly state whether they are the original provider (i.e., the developer or manufacturer) of the capability or are acting as an intermediary, such as a reseller, integrator, or distributor. Offerors who are not the original provider must explicitly describe the value they add beyond what is available from the primary source, including but not limited to unique integration, customization, or support services. This added value must go beyond the original provider’s offering and provide a clear, quantifiable return on value to the Government, such as measurable cost savings, enhanced performance, or other tangible benefits.

e. Intellectual Property Statement/Agreement/Disclosures (does not count against page limit)

i. Include an explicit IP statement identifying all background IP, commercial license terms, and affirming 100% Government ownership of all Soldier/Cadet measurement and sizing data. If applicable, include a separate disclosure for each company that would be a participant in the solution/concept.

f. Supporting Data/Documents (does not count against page limit)

i. This section should be clearly organized (e.g., with a table of contents and bookmarks or a crosswalk) to allow for easy navigation and verification of claims.

ii. Acceptable supporting data includes: system architecture diagrams (including data flows); proposed hardware specifications and form-factor overviews;

measurement accuracy whitepapers and validation test results; software architecture with User Interface (UI) screenshots and workflow descriptions; and commercial past performance summaries.

The Government may be unable to evaluate the Solution Brief if a Offeror fails to provide the information requested above.

6.2 Phase 2 – Pitch

Phase 2 submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be outlined in the invitation to this phase, unless bypassed.

6.3 Phase 3 – Solution Proposal

Phase 3 submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be outlined in the invitation to this phase.

7. EVALUATION CRITERIA

7.1 Phase 1 – Solution Brief Basis of Evaluation

Solution briefs correctly submitted in response to this Call will be evaluated against the below criteria. The Government reserves the right to use external market research in the evaluation of a Offeror's viability. The Government reserves the right to not respond to solution briefs incorrectly submitted under this Call. The Government reserves the right to select all, some, or none of the solution submissions submitted in response to this Call.

The Government intends to evaluate the Solution Brief to determine which proposed solutions have the potential to best meet the Governments needs utilizing the two-part evaluation criteria below.

Solution Briefs submitted in response to this Call for Solutions will be evaluated using the following factors in descending order of importance: (a) Technical Merit, (b) Schedule, and (c) Viability.

a. Technical Merit: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s Solution Brief submission in accordance with Section 6.1.1(c)(i-vi). The Government will evaluate the proposed solution's technical relevance, innovation, scalability, and capability to meet the required and desired attributes in Section 3.

b. Schedule. The Government will review the Offeror’s Solution Brief submission in accordance with Section 6.1.1(c)(vii-viii). The Government will evaluate the offeror's proposed project schedule and maturity path.

c. Viability. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s Solution Brief in accordance with Section 6.1.1(d). The Government will evaluate the company overview, commercial viability, market strategy, and (if applicable) the intermediary relationship added value.

7.2 Phase 1 - Solution Brief Selection Process

Based on the evaluation, the Solution Brief will be categorized as Selected for Further Consideration or Not Selected for Further Consideration. The selection of one (1) or more submissions into the next Phase will be based on the criteria listed above and funding availability. Solution Briefs that (1) do not contain sufficient merit or relevance to the topic, (2) do not meet a Government need; or (3) funds are not expected to be available, the submission may be declined without further review.

Selected for Further Consideration: The submitted Solution Brief has been determined to be of technical merit, represents an achievable schedule and viable maturity pathway. As such, the Government intends to invite the Company to participate in the next phase should funding be available.

Not Selected for Further Consideration: The submitted Solution Brief does not represent either the necessary degree of technical merit, technical innovation, or relevance to agency priorities to warrant further proposal effort or consideration.

The Army anticipates Topics may routinely receive more Solution Briefs than resources to award. All submissions will be fairly evaluated, however, only select Solution Briefs will be invited to Phase 2 and/or Phase 3. The government reserves the right to limit the number of Companies invited to Phase 2 and/or Phase 3. As such, a Company’s solution may be evaluated to be of merit but not invited to Phase 2 and/or Phase 3.

Solution Briefs that are chosen for Phase 2 and/or Phase 3 will be notified in writing as soon as practicable. The Government reserves the right to bypass Phase 2 into Phase 3 to request a formal proposal should funding be available.

8. NON-GOVERNMENT ADVISORS

In accordance with AOS, Section I the Government will use non-Government advisors from the following contractors with the contact information provided:

Joshua P Call, SMX Technologies, joshua.p.call.ctr@army.mil Amy Parr, LMI, amy.m.parr.ctr@army.mil

Non-Government advisors will have signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with the Government. By submitting a Solution, the Offeror understands that the Government may share proprietary Company information with the identified non-Government advisor(s) for evaluation and administrative purposes only. In addition, the Offeror further understands that it has an opportunity before submitting a Solution Brief to the Government to enter an NDA directly with the Non-Government advisor(s), and therefore waives all claims against the Government for any disclosures of proprietary information by the non-Government personnel. Such NDAs are the responsibility of the Offeror, and the Government shall not be a party to them. Companies shall provide a copy of the signed NDAs to the Government with submissions.

9. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI)

The Offeror shall perform an OCI analysis and submit the results of that analysis in addition to the Solution Brief submission. Specifically, the Offeror shall analyze the details of the Call and the implementation of their proposed Solution for actual or potential OCI situations associated with the performance of the Offeror, or any of the Offeror’s proposed teammates or subcontractors, under any contract or agreement the Offeror or the Offeror’s teammates or subcontractors have been or may be awarded by any federal agency or other entity. The Offeror shall describe in detail the methodology used to identify actual or potential OCI issues. The level of detail for OCI analysis may not be the same for all vendors. FAR 9.5 may be used as guidance for OCI analysis. If no conflicts are identified, a risk mitigation plan is not required; however a description of the analysis methodology, and an affirming statement that no conflicts are identified shall be included. This section will not count against submission page limits.

If the Offeror identifies any actual or potential OCIs with respect to the performance of the Offeror or the Offeror’s subcontractors or teammates, the contractor shall provide an OCI Mitigation Plan to be incorporated as an attachment to any resulting contract or mailto:joshua.p.call.ctr@army.mil mailto:amy.m.parr.ctr@army.mil agreement. Any proposed avoidance or mitigation techniques shall be consistent with FAR 9.5 and the most recent decisions of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.