Trusted Partner Program - Industry Day (Updates)

Closed Special Notice Posted Apr 30, 2026

Not the latest version. See the latest special notice from Jul 29, 2026.

Agency: ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
Responses due: May 15, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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
Points of contact: Ann Thompson usarmy.rtp.devcom-arl.mbx.aro-tpp@army.mil

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated May 11, 2026.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · May 11, 2026

Army Contracting Command - Research Triangle Park Division, in coordination with U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) and Army Research Office (ARO), conducted an Industry Day on May 7, 2026, in support of the Trusted Partner Program (TPP) draft solicitation W911NF-26-R-A009, with questions now due by 4:00 PM EST on Friday, May 15, 2026.

The program targets Higher Education institutions and their associated entities, Non-Profit Research Institutes, and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. The TPP will award up to five or more ID/IQ contracts to support rapid contracting for research and development projects at all security levels—Controlled Unclassified Information, Secret, and Top Secret—spanning Technology Readiness Levels from fundamental discovery through advanced technology development. Technical areas include Biology (non-medical focus), Material Science, Electronics, Chemistry, Information Sciences, and Physics. Interdisciplinary focus areas include Applied Artificial Intelligence, Biomanufacturing, Contested Logistics Technologies, Quantum and Battlefield Information Dominance, Directed Energy, and Scaled Hypersonics.

The solicitation response date is May 29, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT. Evaluation uses five equally weighted factors: Technical (30-page limit), Management (10-page limit), Past Performance, Small Business Participation, and Cost. Other Than Small Business offerors must submit an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan per FAR 52.219-9 to be eligible for award. A recording of the Industry Day presentation, a teaming list from attendees, and draft RFP materials are available through the SAM.gov opportunity link.

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Update #2 · Latest · May 11, 2026

***INDUSTRY DAY (UPDATES) ***

1) See attached link for a copy of the Trusted Partner Program - Industry Day Video from 07 May 2026. Link to the recording is as follows:

https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/convene/meetings?url=%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Adod%3Ameeting_ac4e21512f844cb39ab79de0cd9ad3a4%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257B%2522IsBroadcastMeeting%2522%253Atrue%252C%2522role%2522%253A%2522a%2522%252C%2522Tid%2522%253A%2522fae6d70f-954b-4811-92b6-0530d6f84c43%2522%252C%2522Oid%2522%253A%25229241d0f7-5a97-4565-bef1-9d38d2159ca7%2522%257D&isanonymous=true&tenantId=fae6d70f-954b-4811-92b6-0530d6f84c43

2) For the list of individuals from Industy Day who were interested in Teaming with other entities, please see the following attachment: ATTACHMENT A: TEAMING LIST FROM TRUSTED PARTNER PROGRAM

3) Also note that Questions for Industry Day have been extended and are now due NLT 1600 Eastern Standard Time on Friday 15 May 2026.

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INDUSTRY DAY NOTICE (FOR TPP):

The Army Contracting Command - Research Triangle Park Division along with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Army Research Office (ARO) cordially invites you to our upcoming Industry Day event held on 07 May 2026 from 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM EST in support of the posted, draft solicitation for the Trusted Partner Program as provided under:

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/629e0be660b043b99a133e3a3ca37147/view

This virtual event offers potential industry partners in Higher Education and their Associated Entities, as well as Non-Profit Research Institutes and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers an opportunity to support projects at all security levels, including Controlled Unclassified Information, Secret, and Top Secret and to manage research spanning Technology Readiness Levels (from fundamental discovery to advanced technology development) to rapidly initiate and execute sensitive, basic, and applied research projects across a wide range of scientific disciplines critical to Army needs.

Please click on the following registration link and click “START NOW” to register:

https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/Myd4KLcSQQ

* Registration Deadline: 4:00PM EST, Wednesday 06 May 2026*

To participate in the Industry Day event, click on the following link to join:

https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_ac4e21512f844cb39ab79de0cd9ad3a4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%22fae6d70f-954b-4811-92b6-0530d6f84c43%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%229241d0f7-5a97-4565-bef1-9d38d2159ca7%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a

There will also be an opportunity for one-on-one sessions, so please sign up at the link below if you are interested:

Industry Day One-on-Ones: (30 minutes)

Click Link to Sign Up:

https://webmail.apps.mil/book/DEVCOMAROTPPdraftRFP-Bookings@army.mil/s/OgD3AOTq7ES0NK3t12XAog2?ismsaljsauthenabled

Thursday, May 7th, 2026: 1200 - 1500 EST

Friday, May 8th, 2026: 0900 - 1700 EST

Monday, May 11th, 2026: 0900 - 1700 EST

*** PLEASE NOTE: ATTACHMENT WILL HAVE EMBEDDED LINKS ***

Update #1 · May 7, 2026