What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Department of Wars Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program requires research white papers from private sector organizations. The buyer needs basic, applied, and advanced technology research covering Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Resilience, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. Required topics include underwater munitions survey, recovery, and disposal technologies; natural infrastructure management solutions; advanced coatings, surface treatments, non-flammable refrigerants, and flame retardants; alternative propellant materials; and fluorine-free firefighting foams. Submission of white papers is open to any entity, including both small and large businesses. Proposers must submit white papers online via the SERDP website, and no faxed or hard copy submissions are accepted. The solicitation remains open for approximately one year from publication, until August 21, 2027, or until replaced by a successor announcement. Evaluators assess white papers using two equally weighted criteria: Technical Merit and SERDP Relevance. Selected submitters will receive notifications stating whether SERDP requests a full proposal. Multiple contract awards are anticipated based on white paper quality and available funds.
Scope of work
- Environmental Restoration research
- Munitions Response technologies
- Resource Conservation and Resilience solutions
- Weapons Systems and Platforms technology
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| SERDP Relevance | Pass/Fail |
| Technical Merit | More important than Personnel, Cost, and Transition Plan |
| Personnel | Not specified |
| Cost | Not specified |
| Transition Plan | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Must be a private sector organization
- Must submit a white paper to be eligible for full proposal consideration
Documents to include with your response
- White Paper (single PDF file, maximum 2 pages)
- Certificate of current cost or pricing data (if selected for funding and total contract value exceeds $2,000,000.00)
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via the SERDP and ESTCP Management System (SEMS)
- Instructions
- White papers must be submitted online via SEMS as a single PDF file. No electronic mail, faxed, or hard copy white papers will be accepted. White papers shall be no longer than two (2) pages, with 11-point font or larger and margins not less than one inch on all sides.
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (W912HQ) with descriptions matching "strategic environmental". The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYW912HQ15C0063 · STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SERDP) PROJECT MR-2502A, ENTITLE | $235.5K | Jul 8, 2018 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). This is not this requirement's award history.
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 541715, since Oct 1, 2024
23,034 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$5.3B
- 2. FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC$4.2B
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- 4. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$3.0B
- 5. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$2.2B
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.