Advance Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (AdvMARTDC)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912CG-26-S-0001
- Agency
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ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Army Contracting Command–Aberdeen Proving Ground seeks to establish a single Advanced Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center operated by a college, university, or university-affiliated non-profit, with solution briefs due July 22, 2026. The procurement will award a FAR-based indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, not open to competitive bidding outside the UARC (University Affiliated Research Center) framework established under 10 U.S.C. 3204.
The center must function as a strategic hub for advanced manufacturing research, development, and engineering aligned with contested logistics, distributed manufacturing, and industrial base flexibility. Core competencies required include Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Composite Research, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, and Design for Advanced Manufacturing. The awardee will coordinate research internally and from external sources, transition technologies to Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and the Organic and Defense Industrial Bases, and conduct applied research scaling systems-of-systems technologies—robotic automation for munitions and AI-driven manufacturing methods—from laboratory concepts to field-ready production lines.
The IDIQ contract includes a 12-month base period and four optional 12-month periods with an estimated combined ceiling of $100 million funded through task orders. The center must comply with CMMC Level 2, obtain Facility Clearance, and operate at Top Secret/Secret Compartmented Information classification. Solution briefs are limited to 10 pages (excluding cover page and executive summary) and must address technical capabilities, management and security approach, past performance on DoD contracts involving Technology Readiness Level maturation from 4 to 7 or higher, and a Rough Order of Magnitude cost estimate. Evaluation prioritizes technical competency (core competencies) and management/security posture and past performance equally, with cost as the least important factor. Up to three offerors will be selected for full proposal submission. NAICS code is 541715.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
In accordance with National, Department of War (DoW), and Army Advanced Manufacturing (AdvM) Strategies as well as recent DoW and Army policies and directives, the Army seeks to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (referred to as “Applied Research Center” or “Research Center”). While AdvM research and development is being conducted by many universities and institutes across the country, this new Army Applied AdvM Research Center would act as a strategic partner and coordinate research internally and from external sources to align to Army and DoW strategies. Responsibilities would also include working with and transitioning technologies to the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, Organic Industrial Base (OIB), Defense Industrial Base (DIB) as well as Army and Joint Service stakeholders.
The Army is seeking college and university laboratories and university-affiliated non-profits that have the core competencies and required capabilities listed herein:
- A central hub for advanced manufacturing research, development, and engineering (RD&E) to unify, de-conflict, and integrate ongoing efforts and align them with strategic objectives such as contested logistics, distributed manufacturing, and industrial base flexibility.
- The foundational tools, common standards, and rapid qualification pathways that will enable the OIB and DIB to function as an agile and responsive network.
- A neutral, strategic partner to facilitate the deep collaboration required to integrate AdvM technologies into functional OIB, DIB solutions or a National Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network.
- Applied research and development activities focused on how to best scale up key systems-of-systems technologies—like robotic automation for munitions and new AI-driven manufacturing methods—from laboratory concepts to field-ready production lines.
The government intends to award a single FAR-based indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract (cost plus fixed fee & firm-fixed-price) with a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. The estimated combined ceiling for the base and option periods is not to exceed $100,000,000 funded by task orders for the direct procurement of solutions that are determined to meet the government's requirements.
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Update #1 ·
In accordance with National, Department of War (DoW), and Army Advanced Manufacturing (AdvM) Strategies as well as recent DoW and Army policies and directives, the Army seeks to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (referred to as “Applied Research Center” or “Research Center”). While AdvM research and development is being conducted by many universities and institutes across the country, this new Army Applied AdvM Research Center would act as a strategic partner and coordinate research internally and from external sources to align to Army and DoW strategies. Responsibilities would also include working with and transitioning technologies to the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, Organic Industrial Base (OIB), Defense Industrial Base (DIB) as well as Army and Joint Service stakeholders.
The Army is seeking college and university laboratories and university-affiliated non-profits that have the core competencies and required capabilities listed herein:
- A central hub for advanced manufacturing research, development, and engineering (RD&E) to unify, de-conflict, and integrate ongoing efforts and align them with strategic objectives such as contested logistics, distributed manufacturing, and industrial base flexibility.
- The foundational tools, common standards, and rapid qualification pathways that will enable the OIB and DIB to function as an agile and responsive network.
- A neutral, strategic partner to facilitate the deep collaboration required to integrate AdvM technologies into functional OIB, DIB solutions or a National Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network.
- Applied research and development activities focused on how to best scale up key systems-of-systems technologies—like robotic automation for munitions and new AI-driven manufacturing methods—from laboratory concepts to field-ready production lines.
The government intends to award a single FAR-based indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract (cost plus fixed fee & firm-fixed-price) with a 12-month base period and four (4) 12-month option periods. The estimated combined ceiling for the base and option periods is not to exceed $100,000,000 funded by task orders for the direct procurement of solutions that are determined to meet the government's requirements.
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| Notice | Type | Posted |
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| This notice | Solicitation | |
| DRAFT for Advance Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (AdvMARTDC) | Pre-Solicitation |
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