# SAM #HQ0034APEXMKT

Open call for solutions to strengthen the defense industrial base through the APEX Arsenal Solutions Marketplace

**Buyer:** Washington Headquarters Services (WHS)
**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** November 30, 2027
**Identifier:** HQ0034APEXMKT

The Department of War is seeking solutions to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base through the APEX Arsenal Solutions Marketplace.
- **Agencies and marketplace manager:** DoW Office of Industrial Base Growth, supported by Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate; Applied Research Institute (ARI) is identified as the marketplace manager.
- **What the call seeks:** Hardware, software, systems, subsystems, components, materials, manufacturing capabilities, workforce development, and related services.
- **Areas of interest:** Critical production and sustainment, emerging-technology commercialization and scaling, domestic workforce development, critical materials and components, weapon and space systems, and industrial-base readiness.
- **Potential procurement path:** Selected solutions may be made available for procurement through rapid acquisition pathways.
- **Details not provided in the notice:** No specific products, quantities, part numbers, technical requirements, contract value, or performance period are stated; consult the open-call document for full submission details.

### Description

<p>The Department of War (DoW) Office of Industrial Base Growth (IBG) in conjunction with its marketplace<br />
manager, the Applied Research Institute (ARI), and supported by the Washington Headquarters Services<br />
Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD), is initiating this long-term, open call for solutions to support the<br />
DoW in advancing the development, demonstration, scaling, testing, procurement, production, fielding, and<br />
sustainment of hardware, software, systems, subsystems, components, materials, manufacturing capabilities,<br />
workforce development, and service solutions that strengthen the defense industrial base and deliver critical<br />
capabilities to the Warfighter. Specifically, the IBG seeks to obtain solutions or potential capabilities that fulfill<br />
requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technological advancements. This initiative, entitled<br />
the &ldquo;APEX Arsenal Solutions Marketplace (AASM)&rdquo; will solicit, collect, assess, and curate solutions supporting<br />
critical production and sustainment, commercialization and scaling of emerging technologies, domestic<br />
workforce development, critical materials and components, weapon and space systems, and broader<br />
industrial base readiness, and make those solutions available for procurement through rapid acquisition<br />
pathways.<br />
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Please read the full APEX Arsenal Solutions Marketplace Open Call attached to this Special Notice.&nbsp; Any and all questions regarding the APEX Arsenal Solutions Marketplace shall be submitted via to success@APEXarsenal.us&nbsp;or visit www.APEXarsenal.us.</p>

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