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Army Solicitation: VEDDER Prototype Accelerator Operation by Non-Profit Organizations

This opportunity is issued by the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Division, seeking qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations to establish and operate the VEDDER Prototype Accelerator under an OTA agreement. - Purpose: Accelerate biotechnology innovation for national security, focusing on artificial intelligence applications and integration with high-performance computing (HPC). - Scope: Up to three awards, each with a base of $8 million and a total ceiling of $95 million over five years; potential for follow-on production contracts up to $500 million over 10 years. - Requirements: - Expertise in biotechnology, commercialization, HPC integration, and intellectual property management - Ability to manage commercial-style B2B sub-agreements with non-traditional defense contractors and startups (Portfolio Prototyping Companies) - Eligibility: Only 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations are eligible to apply; no specific OEMs, products, or part numbers are listed. - Services: Establishment and operation of a technology accelerator, not procurement of specific products. - Contracting Mechanism: Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement under BOTAA W911SR-24-R-CWMD.

Description

The CPE-CBRND is issuing this Request for Project Proposal (RPP) to identify only qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit (NFP) organizations capable of establishing and operating a technology accelerator for the VEDDER Prototype Accelerator (PA) under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement under Broad Other Transaction Authority Announcement (BOTAA) W911SR-24-R-CWMD.  The VEDDER PA is designed to execute in alignment with Section 236 (Pilot Program on Development of Near-Term Use Cases and Demonstration of Artificial Intelligence Toward Biotechnology Applications for National Security).

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