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New Solicitation Announcement

There are two new solicitations posted on our website. It is easy to respond with a 5-page paper or 15-slide slide deck. These limits are not requirements but are strongly recommended. Additional guidance about what we look for in a proposal is available here ( https://www.diu.mil/solution-brief-guidance?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com ). Our goal is to award an initial contract within 60-90 days of solicitation closure. Solicitation details and a link to the submission page are available below.

Barracks Resilience Through Industrialized Construction (BR-IC)

The Department of War (DoW) faces a critical challenge in modernizing its aging infrastructure, particularly barracks, which continue to degrade due to poor environmental conditions, structural inefficiencies, and outdated building systems. Issues such as mold, pests, and inadequate HVAC performance directly affect the health, safety, and morale of service members, ultimately diminishing force readiness and retention.

Current military construction (MILCON) processes are characterized by lengthy design cycles, fragmented delivery models, and escalating costs. These legacy approaches cannot meet the speed or scalability required to align infrastructure modernization with operational tempo and strategic readiness goals.

To address these challenges, the DoW seeks to prototype and scale advanced manufacturing and industrialized construction (IC) solutions capable of delivering high-quality, energy-efficient, and resilient facilities at accelerated timelines and reduced lifecycle costs. The objective is to establish repeatable, modular design and construction methodologies that can be rapidly deployed across installations—improving quality of life and ensuring the warfighter’s environment matches the standard of excellence expected on the battlefield.
*Learn more* *.* ( https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/submit-solution/PROJ00633?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com )

*Submission Deadline:*
25 Nov 2025
23:59:59 U.S. Eastern Time

Learn more ( https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/submit-solution/PROJ00633?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com )

Adaptive Manufacturing and Integration at Scale (10^n)

The current domestic space supply chain is oriented towards low-volume, exquisite production of bespoke components for highly specialized spacecraft. This model involves long lead times, high costs, and minimal bench stock. Suppliers are typically small and specialized entities that produce components in units of tens, not hundreds or thousands. This legacy approach cannot meet current demand, which is driven by a dramatic increase in heavy lift launch capacity, cadence (trending towards a launch every day),  and the need for proliferated satellite architectures.

In response, the Department of War (DoW) is seeking commercial solutions to address production rate and capacity challenges in the U.S. space supply chain. This initiative aims to leverage digital design, AI-enabled software, adaptive manufacturing, and agile testing to rapidly produce dual- use space systems on demand and at commercial scale. Developing responsive, scalable and affordable  space systems is critical for maintaining U.S. technological leadership in the space domain. *Learn more* ( https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/submit-solution/PROJ00627?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com ) *.*

*Submission Deadline:*
21 Nov 2025
23:59:59 U.S. Eastern Time

Learn more ( https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/submit-solution/PROJ00627?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com )

*Other open solicitations:*

*Project G.I. (Prize Challenge)* ( https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/submit-solution/PROJ00598?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com )
Submissions for DRM 3 close on Nov. 16, 2025 at 23:59:59 Eastern Time

*About DIU:* The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) strengthens our national security by accelerating the adoption of commercial technology throughout the military and growing the national security innovation base. DIU partners with organizations across the Department of War (DoW) and with nontraditional companies to facilitate prototype projects and field advanced commercial solutions that address national security challenges. DIU leverages Other Transaction (OT) authority to award Prototype agreements, which, if successful, may result in the direct award of a follow-on Production agreement without the use of further competitive procedures. (DIU is not an OT consortium; DIU executes direct award OTs).

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