Request for Information (RFI) Enhanced Maritime Biological Detection (EMBD) Identification Subsystem (IDS)
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Army, for work in Gunpowder, Maryland. Due Dec 7, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), 30 days left.
| Solicitation number | W911SR-27-RFI-EIDS |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W6QK Acc-Apg |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516) |
| Product or service code | 6665 |
| Place of performance | Gunpowder, Maryland |
| Posted | Nov 6, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 7, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5) (30 days left) |
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Maryland Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The Joint Product Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Sensing (JPdM CS), under the Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Integrated Early Warning (JPM CBRN IEW), under the Portfolio Management Executive Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (PME CBRND) within the Department of War (DoW), is conducting market research to identify potential industry sources capable of providing a Biological Warfare Agent (BWA) identification capability for integration into the U.S. Navy's Enhanced Maritime Biological Detection (EMBD) system.
As a backward-compatible replacement for the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS) Identifier, the EMBD Identification Subsystem (IDS) automatically provides confirmatory identification of Biological Warfare Agents (BWAs) in liquid samples. In operation, the EMBD Collector gathers the sample externally and routes it to the IDS via the EMBD Fluid Transfer System (FTS). Please see the attached formal Request for Information (RFI) for full details.
Contracting contact
- Kevin Rohe · [email protected]
- Gentian Mulla · [email protected]
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Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 334516, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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About the buyer
The Department of the Army awarded $83.4 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.
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 82 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334516), 34 posted in the last 7 days; 49% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Navy and Department of Energy. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, New Mexico and Georgia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 31 days.
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