Strategic Materials Research & Development (R&D) Program

SOL #: SP4701-25-B-0001Solicitation

Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Defense Logistics Agency

DCSO PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111, United States

Place of Performance

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical (541715)

PSC

National Defense R&D Services; Defense Related Activities; Experimental Development (AC33)

Set Aside

No set aside specified

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/a35cd542d164489bbea984001dfa0944/view

Timeline

Posted

Jan 15, 2025

Last Updated

Jun 24, 2025

Submission Deadline

Mar 15, 2025, 4:00 PM

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.

The purpose of this BAA stems from emerging and rapidly expanding requirements to restore and stabilize strategic and critical materials supply chains that have been compromised by decreased or abandoned domestic mining and refining activities or lack of domestic manufacturing. The research could include material and production process substitutes or drop-in replacements to relieve (1) a single point of failure in a supply chain, (2) dependence upon unreliable foreign sources of supply, or (3) replacement of a legacy or obsolete material.