Market Research for Survivability, Assured Mobility, and Maneuver Support

The Department of the Army is conducting market research to assess contractor capability for research and development efforts on Survivability, Assured Mobility, and Maneuver Support material solutions, with responses due by October 2, 2026. No set-aside is anticipated.

Work encompasses the design, development, testing, and evaluation of technologies enhancing vehicle and crew survivability, mobility, and maneuver capability across tropical, arid, temperate, continental, and polar environments. Survivability technologies include armor, fire protection, hit avoidance, laser protection, countermine, active and passive protection systems, and occupant interior protection. Assured Mobility addresses deployment, movement, and maneuver of assets without interruption across global terrain profiles. Maneuver Support encompasses freedom of movement through constructed obstacles, unstructured terrain, IED interrogation, and route clearance operations, with materiel focus on survivability, countermine, track and suspension, power management, robotics, bridging systems, and combat engineer equipment.

Performance location includes the Ground Vehicle Systems Center in Warren, Michigan and other locations. The contractor must demonstrate facilities and trained staff to support ground vehicle evaluations, prototype fabrication, testing including soil and environmental durability testing, and hardware installation. Specialized capability areas under evaluation include classified information handling and ITAR compliance; Army Depot and government test community experience; onsite testing infrastructure (3,000-mile vehicle evaluation capacity, environmental chambers, blast and impact testing facilities); cold regions evaluation for snow and ice testing; CAD, FEA, and modeling and simulation capabilities; combat vehicle threat detection; and unmanned vehicle evaluation experience.

Work will be awarded through individually issued Work Directives specifying scope, hours, material costs, deliverables, and completion dates. Deliverables include technical data packages, CAD engineering drawings, test plans, computer-aided engineering models, and final technical reports. The contractor performs as an independent contractor and may not commence work until receiving a fully executed, PCO-signed modification.