SBIR / STTR #ARM26BX06-NV012

Army SBIR: Agentic-AI Decision Management for Auditable Studies and Acquisition

The U.S. Army seeks an auditable, schema-driven decision-management capability using governed agentic AI and large language models for engineering and acquisition decisions. - Government buyer - Department of War (DoW), U.S. Army, through the Army SBIR program; the initial notice identifies ASA(ALT), and the topic names PAE Maneuver Ground and PAE Fires as offices providing demonstration cases. - OEMs and vendors - No OEM is identified in the materials. DAOSoft is cited as an existing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) application, but is not identified as a required vendor or manufacturer. - Requested services - Phase I: Prototype a decision-management foundation and governed agentic-AI layer. Create a formal schema that captures objectives, options, constraints, assumptions, risks, and bias checks; support structured elicitation, workflow planning, and reproducible evaluations; and demonstrate two end-to-end workflows, from focused trade studies to longer-running decision programs with refresh cycles. - Phase II: Develop a commercial, open-source decision-intelligence workflow combining agentic AI and AI/LLM capabilities. Demonstrate it using two cases supplied by PAE Maneuver Ground and PAE Fires. The capability may extend or replace existing acquisition solutions; follow-on Phase III customer installations are a possibility. - Notable requirements and use cases - Decisions and evaluations should be traceable and repeatable, supporting auditable engineering and acquisition decisions. - The proposed platform is intended for DoW use and commercial product design, development, and acquisition; automotive vehicle design is identified as a potential commercial application. - DAOSoft is mentioned as an existing COTS application, while the Army remains open to extending or replacing current solutions. - Items and value - No physical products, part numbers, or purchase quantities are specified; the request is for research, development, and demonstration services. - No contract value is provided. The value range below is an indicative estimate for a staged SBIR effort, not a solicitation-stated amount.

Description

The solicitation seeks proposals under the Army SBIR program for the topic “Agentic-AI, Schema-Driven Decision Management for Auditable Studies and Acquisition Decisions.” It is part of the DoW 2026 SBIR Commercial Solutions Opening, Release 6, and lists Phase I, Phase II, and SPII phases. The topic was posted September 23, 2026, and responses are due October 21, 2026. The source does not provide a specific project scope beyond the topic title.

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