TSM Announcement v10

TRADEWINDS SOLUTIONS

MARKETPLACE

ANNOUNCEMENT

version 10.0 (superseding all previous versions)

Effective May 1, 2026

[I] Welcome to the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace
The Department of War (DoW) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) in conjunction with its marketplace manager, the Applied Research Institute (ARI), is initiating this long-term, open call solicitation for solutions to support the DoW in advancing research, development, experimentation, prototyping, test, procurement, and sustainment of artificial intelligence and machine-learning (AI/ML), digital, and data hardware, software, and service solutions. Specifically, the CDAO seeks to obtain solutions or potential capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technological advancements. This initiative, entitled the “Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace” will solicit, collect, assess, and curate AI/ML, digital, and data solutions, and make those solutions available through rapid acquisition pathways.

[II] What is the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace?
The Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace is a digital environment of post-competition video pitches. The video solutions housed within the marketplace have been assessed through competitive procedures that conform to the competition requirements of 10 USC 4021, 10 USC 4022, 10 USC 4023, 10 USC 3458, FAR/DFARS Part 35, and DFARS Subpart 212.70, and are readily available to be viewed, selected, negotiated, and awarded by DoW activities (and federal agencies that share the relevant authorities underpinning the TSM program), without further competition. The Marketplace provides a venue for government organizations to search, view, review, compare, contrast, contact, negotiate, and procure AI/ML, digital, and data capabilities through rapid acquisition pathways, including relevant pathways described under the Adaptive Acquisition Framework. For industry, academia, and individual solution providers, the Marketplace is a valuable tool to promote AI/ML, digital, and data solutions, products, software, and services to the DoW in an environment with multiple rapid acquisition pathways.

[III] What are the Goals of the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace? The goals of the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace are to establish a centralized location where DoW can assess the state of the art in available AI/ML, digital, and data solutions, and where industry, academia, and individual solution providers can promote their research,