Opportunity
MTEC #W81XWH-15-9-0001
Development of Autonomous Closed Loop Control Mechanical Ventilator for the Air Force
Buyer
Department of the Air Force
Posted
June 04, 2026
Identifier
W81XWH-15-9-0001
NAICS
541715, 541712, 334516
This opportunity is a pre-announcement from the Department of the Air Force for the development of an advanced autonomous ventilator system: - Government Buyer: - Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force - Solicitation managed by the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) - Products/Services Requested: - Research, design, development, and testing of an Autonomous Closed Loop Control Mechanical Ventilator (ACLCMV) - Development and demonstration of a Physiological Closed-Loop Control (PCLC) software algorithm - Definition and demonstration of the ventilator's hardware architecture - Key Requirements: - Ventilator must use advanced PCLC algorithms to automatically adjust ventilation based on patient physiological responses - System should minimize manual intervention, improving patient safety - Device must be lightweight, durable, and power-efficient for use in aeromedical evacuation and prolonged field care in austere environments - One-year period of performance - No specific OEMs, vendors, or part numbers are named in the announcement - MTEC is highlighted as the managing biomedical technology consortium
Description
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is issuing a pre-announcement for a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) to develop an autonomous closed loop control mechanical ventilator (ACLC/MV) for the Department of the Air Force. The ventilator will use advanced algorithms to automatically adjust ventilation settings based on patient physiological responses, reducing manual intervention. The project aims to create a lightweight, durable, and power-efficient ventilator to improve patient safety and support aeromedical evacuation and prolonged field care. The effort includes research, design, development, and testing of the ventilator system and its core physiological closed-loop control algorithms over a 12-month period, culminating in a system demonstration and a Go/No-Go decision for follow-on funding.