# Army Expands Depot Manufacturing Partnerships

The Army is positioning Army Materiel Command (AMC) to integrate advanced manufacturing across the service, extending the effort beyond 3D printing into sustainment, construction, and small uncrewed aircraft systems. AMC’s open, continuous advanced-manufacturing Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) produced a first award in 38 days, while Army leaders have also described public-private partnerships and enhanced use leases to bring private investment and production capacity to depots. Current examples include Hadrian’s work at Red River Army Depot and Siemens’ work at Anniston Army Depot. For contractors, the CSO and depot arrangements offer routes to propose manufacturing capabilities, but proposals should demonstrate mission value and account for statutory limits on depot maintenance.

- The CSO has no closing date stated; companies can submit proposals for consideration on their individual technical merit. The reported first award was made September 28, 2026, 38 days after the opportunity opened.
- Hadrian and Siemens are pursuing depot production work, while Army leaders described public-private partnerships and enhanced use leases as ways to use private-sector investment and depot capacity.
- The Army’s commercial power-generation RFP for seven installations had a June 29, 2026 proposal deadline, which has passed; it should not be treated as an open solicitation. A separate FedEx Dataworks-led logistics effort is expected to produce a U.S.-site implementation plan by November 2026.
- Contractors entering depot work should clearly connect proposed production or sustainment capabilities to Army mission needs and account for statutory limits on depot maintenance.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 21, 2026

### Government Entities
- Army Materiel Command (AMC)
- United States Army (U.S. Army)
- Army Contracting Command (ACC)
- Red River Army Depot (RRAD)
- Anniston Army Depot

### Vendors
- Hadrian (Private-sector participant in battery production and a tactical wheeled vehicle repair-parts line at Red River Army Depot)
- Siemens (Private-sector participant in small UAS stator production and heavy armored fleet parts production at Anniston Army Depot)
- FedEx Dataworks (Lead of an industry group working with the Army on domestic non-tactical supply chains and logistics processes)

### Key Quotes
> needs to build adaptable and symbiotic relationships with both industry and service partners to maintain a strategic advantage over the nation’s adversaries.
> — Adam Telle, Acting Secretary of the Army

### Sources
- [
        For Army advanced manufacturing, 3D printing was just a start - Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/army/2026/10/for-army-advanced-manufacturing-3d-printing-was-just-a-start) - Federal News Network
- [Army Leaders Detail Industry Partnership Terms at AUSA](https://www.executivegov.com/articles/army-strategic-capital-initiative-depot-partnerships-ausa-panel) - ExecutiveGov