Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML)-Lite Prototype Effort
Updated
Special Notice from the Department of the Army. Due Oct 23, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5), 1 day left.
| Solicitation number | W50RAJ27CAML_LITE |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W6DV Peo M & S Redstone |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715) |
| Product or service code | AC33 |
| Posted | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 23, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5) (1 day left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
This RFSB is the first step of a competitive process under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 for the award of CAML-Lite prototype Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs). The Government will evaluate Solutions Briefs and intends to issue an RFPP to selected respondents. Please refer to the attached RFSB document for additional information.
Contracting contact
- Abbie Chatelain · [email protected]
- Amy Johnson · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541715, a business counts as small if it has no more than 11 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 15, 2026: Special Notice Due Oct 23, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences work, who also hold Army contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation $1.8 billion in this trade
- Raytheon Company $1.7 billion in this trade
- The Mitre Corporation $946.7 million in this trade
- Booz Allen Hamilton Inc $791.0 million in this trade
- KBR Wyle Services, LLC $516.7 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Army awarded $83.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company. See what Army is buying now.
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences contracts right now
There are 254 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541715), 40 posted in the last 7 days; 32% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 80 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 2 days.
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Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
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- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Provo UT $1.1 million · Department of the Army · Oct 14, 2026
- LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN Munchen $1.1 million · Department of the Army · Oct 13, 2026
- Two Six Labs, LLC $1.5 million · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) · Oct 7, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.