Notice ID: c26c097838ba4716a9e2074f9e2027b3Sources Sought
Army Reprogramming Analysis Team (ARAT) Research & Development Effort
Archived on February 25, 2026. Sources Sought posted by DEPT OF DEFENSE (DEPT OF THE ARMY) on February 4, 2026. Solicitation ACCAPG_ARAT_2026.
NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). Set-aside: 8a Competed. Place of performance: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Original response deadline: . Full description on SAM.gov.
Description
***Amendment 2, dated 4 FEB 2026, has been posted to provide addtional Q&As. Please see the attachments section***
***Amendment 1, dated 29 JAN 2026, has been posted to provide a Question & Answer document. Please see the attachments section***
The requirement is for the US ARMY Communication Electronics Command (CECOM) Army Software & Innovation Center (ASIC) Army Reprogramming and Analysis Team (ARAT) engineering support and ARAT Electromagnetic Warfare research and development.
ARAT Research and Development engineering support includes strategic technical planning, system engineering and planning, system analysis and integration, strategic planning, resource determination to ensure reasonable return on investment, contingency and mission support, program oversight, and analysis of emerging technologies.
ARAT Electromagnetic Warfare R&D support includes Electromagnetic Warfare Test Modernization tasks, needed to enhance laboratory infrastructure to develop and test Mission Software Products (MSP); EW Requirements Optimization tasks to more rapidly develop MSP requirements for development and test; and enhancements to a software portal to distribute MSP and threat modeling and simulation products to soldiers and joint service reprogramming centers.
The Government requires this support due to having both insufficient Government staff and insufficient Government staff available at the specified locations to perform projected research and development efforts over the projected period of performance.
Overview
Agency:
Department of WarDepartment of the Army
Office:AMC.ACC.ACC-CTRS.ACC-APG.W6QK ACC-APG
Posted:February 4, 2026
NAICS:541715: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Last Updated:Aug 21, 2026
PSC:AC33: NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
Response Deadline:
Set-Aside:8a Competed
Type:Sources Sought
Place of Performance:Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005
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Bowes, Eric
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Knopp, Kris
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ACCAPG_ARAT_2026- Market Research
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Army Reprogramming Analysis Team (ARAT) Research & Development Effort
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Additional Details
Solicitation Number
ACCAPG_ARAT_2026
Archive Date
Feb 25, 2026
Office Address
ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD, 21005-1846