(RPP): Validation Of Emerging Defense & Detection Equipment for Readiness (VEDDER) Prototype Accelerator
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Notice type
Special Notice
NAICS
541715
PSC
AC12
Posted
June 18, 2026
Response due
June 25, 2026
Place of performance
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is buying technology accelerator services for the VEDDER Prototype Accelerator. This suits 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, as only these are considered qualified. The NAICS code is 541715 and the place of performance is Maryland. As a Special Notice, this means organizations should track the opportunity rather than bid immediately.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
The CPE-CBRND is issuing this Request for Project Proposal (RPP) to identify only qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit (NFP) organizations capable of establishing and operating a technology accelerator for the VEDDER Prototype Accelerator (PA) under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement under Broad Other Transaction Authority Announcement (BOTAA) W911SR-24-R-CWMD. The VEDDER PA is designed to execute in alignment with Section 236 ( Pilot Program on Development of Near-Term Use Cases and Demonstration of Artificial Intelligence Toward Biotechnology Applications for National Security ).
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.
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