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Unmanned_Ground_Recovery_AAL
Response Deadline
Jul 31, 2026, 4:59 PM(CDT)43 days
Eligibility
Contract Type
Sources Sought
Request For Information : Unmanned Ground Recovery
PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Current vehicle recovery operations in contested environments are resource-intensive and expose Soldiers to adversarial threats. These missions require significant manpower, including specialized maintenance and security teams, and are fundamentally constrained by human endurance limits. The recovery usually happens in a contested environment, which often leads to network communications being Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and Limited (DDIL). All of these factors decrease the Army’s capability to conduct continuous ground recovery operations.
INTRODUCTION:
The Government is conducting market research and seeking information on cutting-edge innovations and existing systems in uncrewed tactical autonomy and robotic manipulation designed or adapted for military recovery operations that may inform future requirements development and acquisition planning. The objective is to identify robust, ruggedized solutions capable of or, adaptable to, executing complex recovery tasks in contested, degraded, and operationally demanding environments. The Army Sustainment Community is interested in advanced, low-logistics solutions to reduce the overall resource demand, personnel footprint, and exposure time required to execute recovery missions under Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and Limited (DDIL) network conditions. We are open to modifications to existing Army platforms or entire separate systems to enhance the Army’s ability to conduct continuous recovery operations.
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REFERENCES:
Army Technical Publication (ATP) 4-31, Recovery and Battle Damage Assessment and Repair (BDAR), https://asktop.net/wp/download/ATPs/atp4_31.pdf
DISCLAIMER:
Participation in this RFI is strictly voluntary. This RFI does not constitute a solicitation, is not a request for proposal, request for quotation, broad agency announcement, or be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Issuance of this notice does not commit the Government to pay for any preparation costs incurred in compiling a response. Any future procurement action, if pursued, will be announced separately and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
All information contained in this RFI is preliminary, subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will use reasonable efforts to safeguard properly marked proprietary information.
Unmanned Ground Recovery
DEPT OF DEFENSE
DEPT OF THE ARMY
AMC
ACC
ACC-CTRS
ACC-APG
W6QK ACC-APG DURHAM
W6QK ACC-APG DURHAM
RTP DIVISION
800 PARK OFFICE DRIVE SUITE 4229
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PAR, NC, 27709-2211
NAICS
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC
GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT