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DS-PubRel-FY26-0039 - JETT RFI - CPE CBRND Seeking Miniature Sensing Elements for Chemical and Biological Threat Detection_Fin.docx | DOCX | Mar 31, 2026 |
Request for Information: CPE CBRND Seeking Miniature Sensing Elements for Chemical and Biological Threat Detection
Contact and place of performance
Valerie Holden-Stewart
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
USA
The Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense’s (CPE CBRND) Joint Project Manager for CBRN Integrated Early Warning (JPM CBRN IEW) delivers and enables integrated, interoperable, and interdependent CBRN defense capabilities for the Joint Force across Combined Joint All-Domain Operations. The JPM CBRN IEW team provides integrated early warning capability by bringing...
View moreResponses to this RFI are requested no later than Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
Please respond to this RFI with the following details of your systems’ capability:
White papers, concept briefs, and technical insights that detail the design feasibility, integration paths, operational readiness, and sustainment strategies for any solutions capable of meeting the above criteria.
Ideal responses will include:
Technical description of proposed approach, summary of relevant experience or past performance, estimated timelines and scalability, identified sustainment considerations, potential cost drivers, and risk factors.
PSC Recommendation:
6665 Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus
NAICS Code Recommendation:
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
The Department of the Army, through the Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRND) and the Joint Project Manager for CBRN Integrated Early Warning (JPM CBRN IEW), is conducting market research to identify miniature sensing elements for chemical and biological threat detection. This Sources Sought notice, identified by solicitation number W911SR-26-R-JETT, seeks to assess industry readiness to develop and manufacture innovative sensors that integrate with robotics, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence to provide situational awareness for the Joint Force. This effort is supported by the Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC).
The required technologies must provide class-based sensing of threat agents with sufficient specificity to filter environmental interferants common in urban and battlefield environments. Proposed sensing elements and transduction mechanisms must adhere to strict constraints regarding size, complexity, cost, and power budgets while utilizing scalable manufacturing methods such as Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) techniques. Performance for this initiative is centered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, and aligns with PSC 6665 Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus and NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Interested parties are requested to submit white papers, concept briefs, and technical insights detailing design feasibility, integration paths, and operational readiness by the response deadline of June 17, 2026. Submissions should address the technical approach, relevant past performance, estimated timelines, and potential cost drivers or sustainment considerations. One attachment, a document titled DS-PubRel-FY26-0039 - JETT RFI, was issued with the notice on March 31, 2026. The primary point of contact for this requirement is Valerie Holden-Stewart at the W6QK ACC-APG office.
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