Summary
The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) issued Solicitation W912CG-26-S-0001 seeking college and university laboratories and university-affiliated non-profits to establish an Advanced Manufacturing Applied Research & Technology Development Center (AdvMARTDC). The Applied Research Center will serve as a central hub and strategic partner to unify, de-conflict, and integrate advanced manufacturing research and development across universities, institutes, the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, the Organic Industrial Base, the Defense Industrial Base, and Army/Joint Service stakeholders. The government intends to award a single FAR-based IDIQ contract with a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, with responses due by July 22, 2026.