R+D: Secure Hybrid Composite Container

This solicitation seeks proposals for research and development services to design and test a secure hybrid composite shipping container. The Department of the Interior is soliciting proposals to identify and analyze suitable composite materials, manufacture wall components for a 20-foot container frame, and optionally design a security system. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach and price. The final award will have a 12-month period of performance with optional 12-month extensions. Proposals are due within 180 calendar days of issuance with questions due by specified dates and amendments providing responses.

There is no set-aside designation for this opportunity. The primary NAICS code is 541715 and PSC code R425. The solicitation does not name incumbents but seeks to identify and test alternative composite materials that enable manufacturing between 1,000 to 3,000 units annually while meeting durability, structural and security standards. The secure container aims to combine composites with existing intermodal designs. Reimbursable travel is included and the period of performance is 12 months within the contiguous United States.