Prototype development for Battlefield Wound Infection Prevention and Treatment (BWI P&T) Barrier Combination

Updated Oct 20, 2026

Solicitation from the Defense Health Agency (DHA), for work in Frederick, Maryland. Due Nov 6, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), 17 days left.

Official notice and attachments

Description

This RPP is being issued by the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), in support of the Defense Health Agency’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Medical Products (MP) Warfighter Protection (WPAC) & Acute Care Program Management Office (PMO) Care located in Frederick, Maryland at Fort Detrick. The Warfighter Protection and Acute Care Project Management Office (WPAC PMO) has a requirement for the development of a Barrier Combination product.

The Barrier Combination product is defined as being composed of both a physical barrier to protect a wound and an antibacterial and/or antifungal activity released from the barrier to prevent the spread of organisms and avoid systemic infections. This RPP will result in one award to develop the Battlefield Wound Infection Prevention and Treatment (BWI P&T) Barrier Combination (BC) prototype product.

The final product MUST be a combination wound treatment that includes a barrier component that is either infused or impregnated with antimicrobial and/or antifungal properties and have U.S. Food Drug Administration (FDA) approval (or clearance). The award, as a result of this RPP, will be awarded under the authority of prototype Other Transaction Authority (pOTA) 10 U.S.C. 4022. NOTE: Another amendment will be posted which will include Offeror questions and Government responses.

(Amendment 0002 only extends the proposal due date).

Contracting contact

• Bryan Heickman · [email protected]

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

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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 19, 2026: Solicitation Due Nov 6, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5)
• Sep 24, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-4)
• Sep 23, 2026: Solicitation Due Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-4)

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