What the buyer needs

AI summary

The Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal seeks proposals and white papers under a commercial solutions opening to competitively acquire critical technologies and capabilities. Requirements include a portable tactical water purification system under the Alternative Sources of Water for Small Units area of interest, alongside initiatives supporting ground vehicle systems capabilities, additive manufacturing, and logistics readiness. Award types may include fixed-price commercial contracts, other transaction agreements, or cooperative agreements. Submissions must follow the instructions detailed in the conformed solicitation package, beginning with white papers detailing relevant technical capabilities during Phase 1. Offerors submitting full proposals must provide a technical proposal volume containing a detailed work plan and deliverables, along with a price proposal volume that enables price reasonableness analysis. Technical proposals will be evaluated as acceptable or unacceptable, and pricing will be evaluated for affordability against program priorities.

Scope of work

Commercially available technologies immediately available or fueled by investment
Concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) and mobile Ground Control Stations
Contractor support and parts management for Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) fleets
Product Level (level 3) Technical Data Package (TDP) development
System configuration baseline establishment and management
Calibration capabilities for U.S. Army Calibration Sets (CALSETS)
Metal additive manufacturing, 3D modeling, and post-processing services

How proposals are evaluated

Criterion	Weight / scoring
Technical Proposal Volume evaluation	Not specified
The proposed price is affordable	Not specified

Minimum qualifications

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a Unique Entity ID (UEI) prior to receiving an award
Registered in the prescribed government invoicing system (ex. Wide Area WorkFlow)
Determined to be responsible by the Contracting Officer
Must not be suspended or debarred from award by the Federal Government
Must not be prohibited by Presidential Executive Order and/or law from receiving an award

Documents to include with your response

Unclassified Phase 1 Solution Brief or Briefing Slides
Title Page with required general disclaimer
Executive Summary
Rough order of magnitude (ROM) price and notional schedule
Volume I Technical Proposal including detailed work plan
Volume II Price Proposal

How to submit

Method: Electronic via email
Instructions: Solution briefs must not exceed five single-sided written pages in 12-point font or briefing slides, emailed to designated points of contact.

Incumbent and award research

Likely prior awards for this requirement

Likely match

Awarded by the same buying office (W912CH) with descriptions matching "commercial solutions", performed in MI. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.

Vendor and award	Value	Ends
STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATIONW912CH26FA089 · INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS - 4 HARDWARE (ITES-4H) COMMERCIAL SOLUTION IN	$63,354	Jul 3, 2026

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.