About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Wars Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program seeks proposals for innovative research and development projects to establish proof of concept for new technologies and methods. The requested scope covers four program areas: Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Resilience, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. Both small and large businesses are encouraged to respond. The agency will fund projects through firm-fixed-price contracts of approximately one year in duration, with total costs capped at the simplified acquisition threshold of $350,000. Applicants must submit proposals online in accordance with the instructions on the agency website by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 11, 2027. Reviewers will evaluate submissions against the factors detailed on the website, and multiple awards may be made.
Scope of work
- Innovative research addressing SEED Statements of Need
- Basic and applied research and advanced technology development
- Proof-of-concept testing for environmental technologies or methods
- Research in Environmental Restoration, Resource Conservation and Resilience, or Weapons Systems and Platforms
- Project schedule timeline and Gantt chart including a zero-cost contingency year
- Attendance and presentation at an annual technical Symposium or appropriate meeting
- Presentation in or near Arlington, VA at the conclusion of the project
- Project reporting and publication of results
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| SERDP Relevance | pass/fail |
| Technical Merit | more important than Transition Potential and the Cost of Proposal |
| Transition Potential | Not specified |
| Cost of Proposal | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Lead organization's name must exactly match the name in the System for Award Management (SAM)
Documents to include with your response
- Signed Signature Page
- Abstract
- Technical Section
- Cost Section spreadsheet
- Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae for each PI
- List of Acronyms
- Cost Breakdown Narrative
- Literature Citations, if literature is cited
- Separate cost sheets for co-performers or subcontractors with costs of $50,000 or greater
Key dates
- BAA Released
- November 5, 2026
- SEED Proposals Due to SERDP
- 11 March 2027; 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- Proposers Notified
- July – August 2027
- Anticipated Awards
- April - May 2028
- Assumed project initiation date
- 1 June 2028, or later
How to submit
- Method
- Online via SEMS
- Instructions
- Submit online via the SEMS website as a single PDF file containing Abstract, Technical Section, Cost Section, and Appendices. Technical Section maximum 10 pages.
Contract details
- Term
- Approximately one (1) year from date of contract award, plus an additional zero-cost contingency year
- Estimated value
- $350,000 in total costs
- Funding
- Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- W912HQ27S0002
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Army › W4LD USA Hecsa
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Responses due
- Mar 11, 2027, 2:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 5, 2026
- NAICS
- 541715 · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product/service code
- AJ11
- Contracting contact
- Shannon Benson
Shannon.N.Benson@usace.army.mil
7034287407 - Additional contact
- Danielle Richard
danielle.k.richard@usace.army.mil
5303023745
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
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
23,057 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$5.3B
- 2. FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC$4.2B
- 3. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$3.0B
- 4. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$2.2B
- 5. THE MITRE CORPORATION$2.1B
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.