2026 IT Road Show Draft.pdf

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ROAD SHOW

HOSTED BY KENTRO

ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

AND UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM)

The GSA is interested in soliciting presentations from Industry Partners (IPs) to showcase their information technology (IT) capabilities they feel will bring value to the Government.

Tuesday, February 24 - Thursday, February 26

● Nine (9) 30-minute time slots are available each day starting at 9:15 AM Pacific Time (PT).

● Each IP’s time slot will be made available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and is at the government's discretion.

● The Government reserves the right to reject any proposed presentations it deems unfit for the event. The Government is looking for new and unique IT solutions.

San Diego (Mission Valley) - specific location confirmed when attendance is confirmed.

To express interest in attending, contact Contract Specialist Matt Smeriglio at matt.smeriglio@gsa.gov with the following information:

● Your company’s name.

● Your company’s website.

● Point-of-contact information.

● Your preferred date and time to present.

● An NDA you would like the government team to sign alongside your request to attend.

● A basic marketing attachment for what you are interested in presenting.

○ Do not send general company information. We are interested in specific IT solutions you would like to pitch to the Government.

○ The Government is specifically interested in:

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Focus Areas

1. Exploring how Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) can be used to assist in operations and maintenance of enterprise, operational, and tactical networks.

2. Exploring ways of efficiently generating, storing, and managing power for a variety of enterprise technology applications, including data centers and tactical operation centers (to include heat-mitigation techniques for all environments).

3. Exploring secure high throughput and low-signature data transmission in fixed and mobile environments.

Additionally, we are also interested in:

● Applications and technology associated with the following areas of expertise:

○ Advanced Energy Systems

○ Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

○ Data Science

○ Edge Computing

○ Internet of Things

○ Information Technology

○ Robotics and Autonomous Systems

○ SOF Operations

○ Virtual Reality

Deliverables include (as applicable):

1. Industry presentations that include:

a. An architectural breakdown of the capabilities being presented;

b. Identified risks, constraints, policies, regulations, etc., impacting the capability;

c. Analysis of the ways and means through which the capability may achieve desired effects;

d. Initial market research into how the proposed technology has performed in a variety of environments, if available, and;

e. A technology development roadmap to identify potential paths forward to implementation.

2. For any presenter(s) wishing to present future technology or hypothetical technology, a white paper should address the bullets above.

Event Timeline

● Phase 1: 09 February - 20 February, developers, technologists, engineers, and others from

Industry, Academia, Government and National Labs who are experts in the areas of interest listed above (especially those who are specialized in SOF Missions) are invited to participate in the roadshow event. Please contact matt.smeriglio@gsa.gov to apply for a slot NLT 11:00 AM

ET 20 February 2026.

● Phase 2: SME Review and down selection, based on stakeholder review of submissions, selected participants will be invited to take part in the roadshow. All applicants will be notified of acceptance or denial on a rolling basis until 20 February.

● Phase 3: 23 February - 26 February, the roadshow event will be held in person in San Diego, CA.

● Phase 4: 26 February - Open, Government review of presentations and follow-up as necessary.

● After completion of the roadshow, USSOCOM may contact organizations to negotiate awards which fall under any combination of the following:

○ Subcontract through an existing USSOCOM prime contract;

○ OTA for research or prototype projects (10 U.S.C §§ 4021, 4022, 50 U.S.C. § 3024);

○ An award under 10 U. S.C. § 4022 or 50 U.S.C. § 3024 may result in the further award of a follow-on production agreement without additional competition based on successful prototype completion. The Government may make this follow-on production award based upon successful prototype criteria, which will be determined for each prototype project;

○ Procurement for experimental purposes (10 U.S.C. §4023);

○ Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (15 U.S.C. §3710a);

○ FAR-based procurement contract, or;

○ SBIR contract.

Note:

Awardees may need to be compliant with NIST SP 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified

Information (CUI) in Non-Federal Systems and Organizations

This event/activity does not guarantee that the organizers will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) or award your organization a contract or agreement.

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