Ota Government Bids & RFPs

Proposals must be submitted by 4:00 p. m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 21, 2026.

The award is expected to be structured as a combination of fixed-price and milestone-based payments, with the specific structure to be determined during contract negotiations.

Proposals will be evaluated based on organizational experience, strengths, and capabilities; workstream execution approach; and budget realism and alignment.

Proposing organizations must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and demonstrate capabilities in AI readiness, operational agility, national convening power, and the ability to execute all workstreams.

Entities on the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) entity list, entities identified under section **** of the William M. Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act, and foreign entities of concern are not eligible.

The estimated annual award amount is $5,000,000.

Solution brief packages must be submitted no later than the response date and time of 29 May 2026.

Evaluation criteria include procurement cost, sustainment cost, producibility, and human systems integration.

Prospective vendors must meet mandatory baseline requirements including active SAM. gov registration, a unique entity identification (UEI) number, and registration in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) for invoicing. vendors must maintain an active sam. gov registration, a unique entity identification uei number, and be registered in wide area work flow wawf for invoicing.

If the vendor fails to submit any whitepaper responses within a consecutive twelve (12) month period, the government reserves the right to terminate their participation for inactivity. If the vendor fails to submit any whitepaper responses within a consecutive participation twelve 12 month period, the government reserves the right to terminate their participation for inactivity.

Incremental payments will be made upon completion of specific milestones.

Entities must have an active registration in SAM. gov, a favorable status in federal awardee performance and integrity information systems, and be members of the Cornerstone consortium, with a signed Cornerstone consortium management agreement.

Project proposals are due by June 29, 2026 at **** am CDT.

A site visit is scheduled for June 10, 2026. Attendance is by prior registration only, with registration due by June 4, 2026.