Trusted Partner Program - Questions & Answers
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- Solicitation number
- W911NF26RA009
- 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
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Place of performance
- Durham, North Carolina, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command, Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground intends to solicit multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with academic institutions and nonprofit research organizations to conduct sensitive basic and applied scientific research across disciplinary breadth relevant to the U.S. Army, with proposals due July 15, 2026. Eligible prime contractors are limited to Institutes of Higher Education and nonprofit research institutions as defined under 20 U.S.C. § 1001 or 15 U.S.C. § 638(e)(8); for-profit organizations are ineligible as primes but may serve as subcontractors. No small business set-aside applies, though small business subcontracting goals will be established at the task order level.
Work spans basic and applied research at classification levels from Controlled Unclassified Information through Top Secret, including Secure Compartmented Information and Special Access Programs handling. Technical expertise is sought in six core disciplines—Biology, Material Science, Electronics, Chemistry, Information Sciences, and Physics—plus six interdisciplinary areas including Applied Artificial Intelligence, Biomanufacturing, Quantum, and Hypersonics. Place of performance is nationwide; proposals submit to the Durham RTP Division office in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
The contract ceiling is $400 million total ($200 million base plus $200 million option periods), with each awardee receiving an individual ceiling of $400 million if options are exercised. Key requirements include CMMC Level 2 certification for CUI-capable information systems, demonstrated facility security clearances or a documented pathway to obtain them, and identification of key personnel with active security clearances or clearance eligibility. All base proposals must be submitted unclassified. The government will not sponsor initial facility clearances for proposal evaluation but may sponsor personnel clearances post-award for qualified subject matter experts. Task orders will be awarded competitively and may use cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursement, or firm fixed-price contract types. Questions deadline is June 22, 2026.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
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<<<< DRAFT RFP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE POSTED >>>>
The Governmnet has posted the official compliation of Questions & Answers (Q&A) received in response to the Draft RFP and recent Industry Day event. The Q&A document is attached below.
To facilitate your review, the Q&A postings have been consolidated into one single document, yet segmented into three (3) parts: (1) Technical, (2) Contracting, and (3) Security.
The Final RFP is currently forthcoming. A formal Question and Answer phase will be established and intiated concurrent with the release of the Final RFP.
Please monitor www.sam.gov for future updates and the formal solicitation release.
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This is Advance Notice to Industry of an upcoming requirement, with opportunity to provide feedback.
Please notice the following link from Industry Day for video reference and updates:
https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d1054690b38c4084a885e1888884da08/view
The Government is soliciting a cadre of multiple trusted partners made up of Academic entities, to include both Institutes of Higher Education and their associated entites, capable of rapidly beginning work on sensitive basic and applied scientific research across the breadth of disciplinary perspectives relevant to the U.S. Army.
Update #2 ·
This is Advance Notice to Industry of an upcoming requirement, with opportunity to provide feedback.
Please notice the following link from Industry Day for video reference and updates:
https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d1054690b38c4084a885e1888884da08/view
The Government is soliciting a cadre of multiple trusted partners made up of Academic entities, to include both Institutes of Higher Education and their associated entites, capable of rapidly beginning work on sensitive basic and applied scientific research across the breadth of disciplinary perspectives relevant to the U.S. Army.
Update #1 ·
This is Advance Notice to Industry of an upcoming requirement, with opportunity to provide feedback.
The Government is soliciting a cadre of multiple trusted partners made up of Academic entities, to include both Institutes of Higher Education and their associated entites, capable of rapidly beginning work on sensitive basic and applied scientific research across the breadth of disciplinary perspectives relevant to the U.S. Army.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL Q_As COMBINED.docx | DOCX document | |
| DEVCOM ARO TPP draft RFP Industry Day Presentation Deck 07MAY2026.pdf | ||
| DRAFT RFP for TPP dtd 04_17_2026_ v2.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 - BLANK DD254.pdf | ||
| Attachment 3 - TPP Matrix.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment 1 - Past_Performance_Questionnaire.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment 4 - Implementation of Federal Investigative Standards Tiered Investigations.docx | DOCX document | |
| DRAFT RFP for TPP dtd 04_17_2026_.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Partner Program Coming Soon - Update | Special Notice | |
| Trusted Partner Program - Industry Day (Updates) | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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