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OUSW-R&E/P&E Joint Rapid Fielding Activity
One Nation Innovation
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Nov 25, 2025 03:00 PM
Apr 22, 2026 12:00 AM
OUSW-R&E/P&E Joint Rapid Fielding Activity
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
One Nation Innovation, in coordination with the Joint Rapid Fielding Activity, is seeking qualified vendors to deliver prototype organizational, technical, and operational support services that accelerate the transition of promising warfighting capabilities through prototyping, development, experimentation, and fielding to the Joint Force. JFRA activities align with Department of War (DoW) modernization, transformation, and rapid capability development priorities. JRFA serves as a single enterprise access point for industry, government, and operational units to rapidly evaluate, test, refine, and transition emerging capabilities at pace. JRFA will be an integrated team of cross-functional professionals managing early prototyping, test readiness, technology maturation, integration with Joint Force field users, and preparation to scale for war. The Department’s existing pathways for prototype testing and operational assessment remain fractured across multiple Services, agencies, activities, and ranges. This results in overlapping efforts, delayed access to facilities, inconsistent test sufficiency, and slow, uneven transition prospects for the DoW’s industry partners. JRFA eliminates these barriers through a unified, repeatable acceleration model that rapidly prepares technologies for structured assessment and accelerates paths to fielding decisions. **NOTE - Challenge reopened 4/9/2026 to seek more submissions. Vendors who previously submitted will still have their original submissions evaluated, but are welcome to submit an updated proposal if they so choose.** 
Overall objective
The objective of this challenge is to provide the Joint Rapid Fielding Activity (JRFA) with a scalable program management and technical support framework to accelerate emerging technologies from identification to maturation, assessment, and transition. JRFA support solutions will deliver integrated technology identification, program planning, documentation, technical support, experimentation, and coordination functions that give JRFA a repeatable framework for rapid prototyping and fielding. Solutions will strengthen JRFA’s role as the Joint Force’s central access point for connecting industry innovations and innovators to rapid fielding pathways and enabling resources.
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Closes in 19h
DTRA RD CB - Vapor Agent Demasking, Easily Readable (VADER) Challenge
One Nation Innovation
Window
Mar 31, 2026 09:20 PM
Apr 22, 2026 05:00 PM
DTRA RD CB - Vapor Agent Demasking, Easily Readable (VADER) Challenge
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
The Department of War (DoW) seeks to modernize the vapor card of the current M256A2 chemical detection kit. The DoW is pursuing modernization efforts with novel technologies that will meet the utility of the original kit, while simultaneously providing enhanced and expanded capability, improved sensitivity, reduced false alarm rate, and increased ease of use. The M256 kit was first fielded in 1974, and since issued to every soldier, sailor, marine, and airman, with three key chemical detection components: M8, M9, and the vapor card. ● M8 paper is designed for the detection of liquid chemical warfare agents on surfaces and provides an eye readable color change. ● M9 tape is used by the warfighter, to indicate a color change if the tape comes in contact with liquid droplets of chemical agent. ● The vapor detector, the focus of this effort, is used for detection of CWA vapors, at low levels, to inform reduction in protective posture, to include removal of masks and other personal protective equipment. The goal of this effort is to enhance and expand detection capability for the joint forces while simultaneously improving ease of use by leveraging technological advancements that have occurred since the fielding of the M256 kit in 1974.
Overall objective
The government is seeking to rapidly prototype and test innovative, low size, weight, power, and cost detectors that could enhance the broad force’s capability by informing doffing procedures (lowered protective posture – reduction in personal protective equipment) enabling the joint force to fight and win in CBRN contested environments.
Problem statement
The M256A2 chemical detection kit is behind the technological curve and in need of modernization. 
Active challenge
Closes in 1d 2h
DTRA RD CB JSTO - Vaccine Encapsulation and Controlled Release (VECR) Challenge
One Nation Innovation
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Mar 24, 2026 09:00 PM
Apr 23, 2026 12:00 AM
DTRA RD CB JSTO - Vaccine Encapsulation and Controlled Release (VECR) Challenge
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
The Joint Science and Technology Office within the Defense Threat Reduction Agency is responsible for addressing biological threats that place U.S. forces at risk, including bacterial, viral, and toxin agents. Current vaccine platforms rely on outdated technologies that require multiple doses, cold-chain transport, and complex formulations. Strategic guidance from the Department of War calls for enhanced vaccine platforms that elicit consistent protective immunity through improved encapsulation and controlled release. One Nation Innovation is supporting this mission by sourcing solutions that modernize vaccine performance for real operational environments. **\*\* UPDATE \*\* In an effort to maximize the quantity and quality of submissions received, DTRA RD CB has requested an extension to the Challenge deadline to Wednesday, 4/22/2026. There are no other changes to the Challenge; proposals already submitted do not need to make any adjustments or modifications.** 
Overall objective
The objective of this challenge is to identify and prototype an antigen agnostic, thermostable, single-administration vaccine encapsulation system that delivers a parental dose followed by one- or two-timed boosts. The goal is to strengthen force protection by enabling predictable protective immunity with minimal logistical burden.\n\n**\\*\\* UPDATE \\*\\* In an effort to maximize the quantity and quality of submissions received, DTRA RD CB has requested an extension to the Challenge deadline to Wednesday, 4/22/2026. There are no other changes to the Challenge; proposals already submitted do not need to make any adjustments or modifications.** 
Problem statement
Traditional vaccine regimens require multiple doses and refrigeration, which limits their usefulness in contested or resource-limited environments. These constraints reduce speed of response and make it difficult to maintain immunity across diverse populations and mission sets. Current encapsulation technologies do not reliably enable timed release or sustain antigen stability over long periods. The force requires a vaccine delivery platform that works across a wide range of biological agents, performs without cold-chain infrastructure, and maintains long-duration suspended release from a single parenteral inoculation.\n\n**\\*\\* UPDATE \\*\\* In an effort to maximize the quantity and quality of submissions received, DTRA RD CB has requested an extension to the Challenge deadline to Wednesday, 4/22/2026. There are no other changes to the Challenge; proposals already submitted do not need to make any adjustments or modifications.** 
Active challenge
Closes in 1d 2h
DEVCOM Armaments Center - Next-generation energetics
One Nation Innovation
Window
Apr 09, 2026 12:00 AM
Apr 23, 2026 12:00 AM
DEVCOM Armaments Center - Next-generation energetics
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
**Note: Awards are being made off this challenge now. However it is being reopened to look for additional vendors for potential future awards.** One Nation Innovation, in coordination with the Department’s acquisition reform initiatives, is seeking qualified vendors to deliver a prototype capability that supports modernization of the U.S. Army’s energetic materials and munitions enterprise. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) is advancing next-generation energetics to enhance lethality, safety, and operational flexibility. As threats evolve, the Department requires improved validation, qualification, and scale-up of both legacy and novel energetic materials to sustain readiness across Joint Services.
Overall objective
This effort seeks prototype solutions that advance the development, testing, and qualification of energetic materials and manufacturing processes that improve safety, scalability, and performance. Solutions will deliver validated formulations, precursor compounds, and engineered systems that strengthen the domestic energetic supply chain and support transition to qualification and Type Classification/Materiel Release (TC/MR).
Problem statement
Legacy energetic materials were developed under older manufacturing standards and often fail to meet modern safety and environmental requirements. Simultaneously, novel formulations discovered in laboratory environments face persistent barriers to qualification and transition due to limited pilot-scale testing infrastructure and inconsistent data across facilities. These gaps hinder modernization timelines, increase costs, and constrain the ability to field next-generation munitions. The Department seeks practical, scalable prototype approaches to improve material validation, accelerate testing, and ensure domestic production capability of critical energetics.\n\n****
Active challenge
Closes in 1d 18h
AFCENT - Operational Concepts and Technologies Development Challenge
One Nation Innovation
Window
Apr 02, 2026 08:20 PM
Apr 23, 2026 04:00 PM
AFCENT - Operational Concepts and Technologies Development Challenge
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
Collaboration Link, on behalf of U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Rapid Capabilities Division, seeks innovative approaches to accelerate the development and evaluation of operational concepts and emerging technologies aligned with the AFCENT Commander’s operational focus areas. Operating within the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR) requires rapid identification and development of capabilities that address evolving operational challenges across air and multi-domain environments. Traditional development and acquisition processes can limit the speed at which innovative technologies and operational concepts are identified, evaluated, and transitioned into operational use. Through the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA), this challenge invites industry, academic, and nonprofit organizations to propose innovative approaches that support operational concept development, enable collaboration across government and industry stakeholders, and accelerate the evaluation of emerging technologies relevant to AFCENT Rapid Capabilities Division missions. The CENTCOM AOR provides a unique operational environment for evaluating emerging concepts and technologies under realistic operational conditions, enabling rapid refinement of capabilities supporting AFCENT Rapid Capabilities Division mission priorities.
Overall objective
Prototype mechanisms that support the development, evaluation, and operational integration of emerging technologies and operational concepts aligned with AFCENT Rapid Capabilities Division mission priorities.\n\n\n\nThis effort will explore approaches that combine operational subject matter expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and innovation ecosystem engagement to accelerate capability development and operational experimentation within the CENTCOM AOR.
Problem statement
Operational commanders must continuously evaluate emerging technologies and operational concepts to maintain advantage in complex and contested environments. However, traditional development and coordination processes can slow the identification, evaluation, and integration of innovative capabilities.\n\n\n\nAdditionally, coordination across operational commands, research organizations, and acquisition entities can present challenges when attempting to transition promising technologies from concept development to operational implementation.\n\n\n\nAFCENT Rapid Capabilities Division seeks innovative approaches that enable operational concept development, facilitate collaboration across technical and operational communities, and support rapid evaluation of emerging technologies relevant to missions within the CENTCOM AOR.
Active challenge
Closes in 1d 20h
USSF - Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Maturation & Remediation
One Nation Innovation
Window
Apr 02, 2026 05:30 PM
Apr 23, 2026 06:00 PM
USSF - Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Maturation & Remediation
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
The Government seeks novel, prototype-driven approaches to accelerate the maturation of its enterprise Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) to address deficiencies identified during a formal Zero Trust Maturity Assessment. The assessment identified multiple capability gaps and operational risks across key Zero Trust pillars, including User, Device, Data, and Visibility & Analytics. These deficiencies limit enterprise visibility and reduce the organization’s ability to detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats in real time. Through the ONIX OTA Marketplace, the Government seeks innovative industry approaches to prototype and validate solutions that operationalize security platforms, remediate identified capability risks, and establish a continuous Validation & Verification (V\&V) capability. The goal is to rapidly test new approaches for improving enterprise cyber resilience and advancing Zero Trust maturity while enabling scalable transition to sustained operational capability. Advancing Zero Trust maturity is critical to ensuring resilient enterprise operations, improved cyber threat detection, and protection of mission-critical data across the operational enterprise.
Overall objective
Prototype and validate an integrated Zero Trust enhancement framework that operationalizes enterprise monitoring and response capabilities, mitigates identified capability risks, closes documented capability gaps, and establishes a continuous Validation & Verification capability to sustain Zero Trust maturity.
Problem statement
The enterprise environment currently faces multiple Zero Trust capability gaps and at-risk capabilities identified through formal maturity assessment. These deficiencies create operational risk, reduce enterprise visibility, and constrain the organization’s ability to detect and respond to cyber threats in a timely manner.\n\nTraditional cybersecurity improvement efforts often rely on incremental changes that do not fully address systemic architecture gaps or rapidly evolving threat environments. The Government requires prototype-driven approaches capable of accelerating Zero Trust maturity, validating new operational security capabilities, and enabling sustained enterprise monitoring and remediation.
Active challenge
Closes in 3d 2h
Space Command Industry Day Registration
One Nation Innovation
Window
Mar 27, 2026 12:00 AM
Apr 25, 2026 12:00 AM
Space Command Industry Day Registration
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
This is an Industry Day announcement for qualified interested parties. The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, on behalf of the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), will host an informational Industry Day for the management, design and construction of the new USSPACECOM HQ C2F. The project will be executed in phases, starting with Phase 1: Owner’s Representative Project Management Framework; and Phase 2: Design and Construction. The C2F will be located on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The Industry Day location will be determined by the number of qualified interested parties, and will be held in the Huntsville, AL local commuting area. ### INDUSTRY DAY EVENT DETAILS The Industry Day will provide details on the project’s scope, scale, acquisition strategy, and timeline. Note: One-on-one sessions will not be held at this event. * **Date: 06 May 2026** * Time: 08:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Central Time) * **Location: U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL** * Virtual Attendance: A virtual attendance option will be available via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. A link will be provided to registered virtual attendees. ### REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS All parties interested in attending, both in-person and virtually, MUST pre-register. Attendance will be limited for in-person attendance due to venue capacity. Invitations for in-person attendance will be sent. Submit requests for no more than three in-person representatives per company.  **RSVP Deadline Extended: To RSVP submit a .pdf document containing the following information** to the Space Command Industry Day, under the “Challenges” section, at https://marketplace.gocolosseum.org/ (login required – free to sign up) no later than 4:00 PM Central Time on **24 April 2026**: 1. Full Name 2. Title 3. Company Name 4. CAGE Code & UEI 5. Indicate whether Traditional or Non-Traditional business 6. Email Address & Phone Number 7. Indicate Attendance Type: In-Person or Virtual 8. Indicate Primary Interest: Owner’s Representative Project Management or Design and Construction. 9. For interested prime construction firms, list of progressive design build projects >$500M within the last 5 years.
Overall objective
This Industry Day serves two primary objectives:\n\n* To engage with industry partners possessing expertise in the progressive design-build delivery method who are interested in serving as the Owner’s Representative throughout the project's design-build lifecycle.\n* To engage with industry partners capable of executing a large-scale, progressive design-build project for a secure federal facility.\n\nThis announcement constitutes a market research tool and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment by the U.S. Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted or for attendance at this event.
Active challenge
Closes in 5d 19h
DTRA RD NTE - Multi-Regime Multi-Physics (MRMP) Modernization for High-Altitude Nuclear Effects (HANE) Modeling Challenge
One Nation Innovation
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Apr 03, 2026 04:45 PM
Apr 27, 2026 05:00 PM
DTRA RD NTE - Multi-Regime Multi-Physics (MRMP) Modernization for High-Altitude Nuclear Effects (HANE) Modeling Challenge
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) seeks prototype solutions to modernize and extend its high-altitude nuclear effects modeling and simulation capabilities using a multi-regime, multi-physics (MRMP) approach. Existing legacy tools require expanded physics coverage across altitude regimes, improved software maintainability, and rigorous verification and validation (V\&V). This challenge invites industry to propose novel, prototype-driven approaches to extend key physics models, modernize legacy communications and effects codes, and improve databases and workflows to better support mission-relevant analysis.
Overall objective
Prototype, demonstrate, and validate modernization of DTRA high-altitude nuclear effects tools over a multi-year effort, including multi-regime physics extensions, refactoring of legacy codes into modern software, expansion of supporting databases, and delivery of user-facing documentation and V\\&V artifacts to inform transition and deployment.
Problem statement
DTRA’s legacy high-altitude nuclear effects tools were developed over decades and require modernization to maintain analytical relevance, expand physics fidelity across altitude regimes, and improve maintainability and usability for mission stakeholders. Current limitations include gaps in modeled physics across space and time regimes, aging software architectures, and the need for repeatable V\\&V and deployment-ready documentation. Rapid, prototype-driven modernization is required to close capability gaps and prepare improved tools for operational use.
Active challenge
Closes in 7d 19h
DTRA CBPD - Multi-omic Single-Molecule Sequencing for Field-Forward Biological Threat Identification Challenge
One Nation Innovation
Window
Apr 08, 2026 04:35 PM
Apr 29, 2026 05:00 PM
DTRA CBPD - Multi-omic Single-Molecule Sequencing for Field-Forward Biological Threat Identification Challenge
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
The Department of War (DoW) seeks novel, prototype technical solutions to address substantial operational challenges in the rapid and accurate identification of biological threats in diverse, austere environments. Prevailing state-of-the-art detection technologies are confined to laboratory settings, creating a significant delay between sample collection and actionable intelligence, thus reducing Force protection and readiness for forward-deployed missions. The goal of this topic call is to develop disruptive technologies that enable expeditionary, multi-omic threat detection and biosurveillance, and move beyond incremental improvements to existing methods. These technologies will push analytical capabilities closer to the point of need for threat detection that are independent of traditional, fixed-laboratory infrastructure.
Overall objective
This topic call solicits proposals for development of a novel, man-portable, low-power, and ruggedized prototype device capable of single-molecule analysis of multiple key biomolecules (RNA, protein, and DNA). The primary objective is to create a field-forward system that can take a raw or minimally processed sample to a definitive, actionable answer under one hour, leveraging direct-sensing technologies such as nanopore sequencing.
Active challenge
Closes in 8d 21h
USAF Weapons School Human Performance & Training Modernization
One Nation Innovation
Window
Apr 09, 2026 12:00 AM
Apr 30, 2026 07:00 PM
USAF Weapons School Human Performance & Training Modernization
One Nation Innovation
Marketplace summary
The United States Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) at Nellis AFB seeks prototype solutions to modernize human performance delivery and training analytics for Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) classes 26B and 27A. The effort establishes the foundation for a multi‑year vision in which USAFWS operates a mission‑aligned, data‑driven human performance enterprise informed by Mission‑Based Human Systems Integration (MBHSI) principles. Year 1 focuses on continuous biometric monitoring, embedded human performance program delivery, MBHSI analytic framework implementation, unified data architecture discovery/standardization, and an optional prototype decision-support platform build informed by validated requirements.
Overall objective
Prototype, demonstrate, and validate an integrated Year 1 human performance and training modernization approach that (1) deploys a continuous biometric sensor infrastructure, (2) delivers embedded human performance interventions and cadre culture development, (3) applies MBHSI analytics to quantify performance margins and inform interventions, and (4) defines a unified data architecture and prototype roadmap for linking biometric and training performance outcomes. Prototype outputs should generate decision-quality findings and artifacts to inform follow-on development and scaling.
Problem statement
USAFWS WIC students operate in high-cognitive-load, high-physiological-stress training environments across numerous squadrons, yet current readiness visibility is limited by fragmented gradebook data, lack of unified data infrastructure linking biometric and performance outcomes, and reactive approaches to attrition risk. The Government requires a mission-aligned, data-driven approach that enables continuous monitoring, culturally embedded adoption (cadre-led), objective MBHSI-informed analytics, and a credible path to a future decision-support platform—without prematurely committing to a platform build before operational requirements are validated.