Innovative Solutions for System Safety Evaluation
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), on behalf of the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), is seeking innovative solutions to accelerate its system safety evaluation processes. This Call for Solutions (CFS), issued under the Army Open Solicitation (AOS) W9128Z-25-S-A002, aims to enhance ATEC's capability for rapid, high-quality safety evaluations. White paper submissions are due May 08, 2026, at 1300 EDT.
Purpose & Scope
ATEC requires solutions to research and evaluate safety data, identify gaps, and draft safety evaluations more efficiently. The current manual processes are challenged by the need for expedited equipment fielding and urgent operational needs. Solutions should enhance ATEC's ability to process approximately 900 safety evaluations annually, which involve 8-12 references and data volumes ranging from 100 MB to 2 GB, potentially up to 5-10 GB for complex systems, primarily at the CUI level.
Key Requirements & Clarifications
Solutions must be capable of:
- Searching: Accepting varied data formats (text, tables, images, Microsoft Office, PDFs), identifying credible hazards, avoiding false positives, identifying knowledge gaps, including results of similar systems, and gathering data from all applicable sources.
- Reporting: Displaying and explaining hazards, recommending severity and probability (per MIL-STD-882), proposing mitigations, citing sources, proposing areas for further evaluation, tailoring evaluations, and publishing findings in varied formats.
- Features: Managing user permissions, protecting data, acknowledging uncertainty, and allowing for Government review and approval.
- Desired Attributes: Providing user-tailored dialogue and existing within an Army-approved information space (a hosting and data-processing environment meeting Army cybersecurity standards with a valid Authority to Operate (ATO)).
- Evaluation Time: Solutions should aim to reduce the current 24-32 hours for generating PHA/FHA artifacts and 24 hours for "Memorandum of Observation."
- Applicable Standards: Beyond MIL-STD-882E, relevant standards include AR 385-10, DA PAM 385-16, DA PAM 385-30, ATEC PAM 73-1, DoDI 5000.02, MIL-STD-1316F, and MIL-STD-1911A.
- Data Sources: Data is currently provided in a non-automated, documentation-based manner. For Phase 2, safety-related documents will be hosted in an IL5 environment. The Government will not specify systems for data gathering in Phase 1 to encourage innovation.
- Roles: Offerors provide the technical platform; the Government provides domain expertise, business rules, and authoritative review.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Special Notice / Call for Solutions (CFS).
- Awarding Instrument: Not yet decided; determination will be made after Phase 2 (Proof of Concept) results.
- Set-Aside: None specified.
- White Paper Submission Due: May 08, 2026, at 1300 EDT.
- Questions Deadline: April 28, 2026, at 1200 EDT (passed).
- Published Date: April 29, 2026 (latest update).
Submission & Evaluation
This is a multi-phase process starting with White Paper Submission (Phase 1) and potentially leading to a Proof of Concept (Phase 2). The Government may down-select potential awardees and reserves the right to issue multiple awards or no awards. Evaluation criteria are Technical Merit and Viability for Army Environment. The Proof-of-Concept phase will be funded by the Contractor. The Government will not compensate contractors for actions related to this CFS. White Paper Submissions are valid for 180 calendar days.
Eligibility & Additional Notes
Resellers and academic research proposals are not desired. SAM registration is required for any potential award. Offerors must perform an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) analysis. The Government may use AI tools for administrative review but not for comparative analysis or final judgments. Interested parties should use the "Follow" feature on SAM.gov for updates.