Special Notice – DAI OTA, W56HZV-23-9-D001 RPP25-D06 Autonomous Decontamination System (ADS)

The Department of the Army's Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) has issued a Special Notice for a Request for Prototype Proposals (RPP) under the Detroit Arsenal Innovation (DAI) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). The notice describes an acquisition for an Autonomous Decontamination System (ADS), a modular mission payload system initially designed to be transportable by Medium Tactical Vehicles and potentially integratable with autonomous robotic combat vehicles. The solicitation will proceed through three sequential phases: Prototype Design (3 months), Prototype Build and Test (11 months), and Advanced Prototyping and Test (11 months). The government anticipates awarding multiple Prototype Project Agreements (PPAs) in each phase based on proposal quality and available funding. The opportunity is being managed through the National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC), with Gretchen Perry serving as the government's point of contact.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to develop an advanced autonomous decontamination system with potential future production implications, with the government estimating a potential follow-on production effort valued at $500M for up to 372 systems under 10 U.S.C. 4022(f). Contractors interested in participating must be members of the NAMC and will need to submit proposals through that consortium. The government plans to use competitive procedures for contractor selection, with proposals evaluated based on design quality, technical feasibility, and alignment with the ADS project requirements. Eligible contractors will be those with expertise in autonomous systems, decontamination technologies, and modular payload development, particularly those capable of demonstrating innovative approaches to developing a system that can be integrated with various military vehicle platforms. The notice serves as an advanced notification to potential contractors and is not itself an award solicitation, providing interested parties with preliminary information about the upcoming Request for Prototype Proposals.