Request for Information - Energetics Center of Excellence

The tender in brief

Market research for an energetics center at Blue Grass Army Depot, for firms with dual-use production concepts

The Army is seeking industry input on concepts to strengthen the energetics industrial base through a potential public-private partnership at Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Kentucky. Concepts may cover onshoring, supply-chain resilience, flexible production, next-generation formulation transition, and commercially sustainable operations. This is a request for information for market research, not a contract offer; responses are limited to 10 pages and a period of performance of 48 months or less is sought.

Who can win it

• All proposed physical facilities, pilot lines, processing units, laboratories and support infrastructure must be located at Blue Grass Army Depot
• Proposed capabilities must be new, unique and complete or provide complementary, supplementary or redundant production capabilities within the existing Army network
• Concepts must not rely on planned recurring U.S. Government funding for steady-state operations, maintenance, staffing, overhead or routine upkeep after establishment