On April 17, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) issued an open call for technology: Experimentation: Transforming in Contact (EXTiC) 26-2. Responses are due by 12:00 p.m. Mountain on May 5.
CENTCOM, in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit, is initiating an open call to find, vet, validate, and integrate new and emerging technologies in alignment with CENTCOM’s strategic technology priority areas. EXTiC 26-2 provides relevant scenarios to Joint Command participants as they seek to establish an operationally relevant environment for new technologies and design cost-effective, repeatable experimentation events relevant to the future of warfare.
Submissions will be assessed by a peer panel which may include DoW and supporting industry and academic Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that will determine the technical merit of submissions based on maturity and mission threat alignment. If a submission is deemed “awardable” it may be eligible for award of further research, prototyping, procurement for experimental purposes, and even production under 10 USC 4021, 10 USC 4022, 10 USC 3458, FAR/DFARS Part 35, and DFARS Subpart 212.70, and 10 USC 4023.
Purpose: Find, vet, validate, and integrate new and emerging technologies into EXTiC 26-2 in alignment with CENTCOM’s strategic technology priority areas. This experimentation event provides relevant scenarios to Joint Command participants as they seek to establish an operationally relevant environment for new technologies and design cost-effective, repeatable experimentation events relevant to the future of warfare.
Department of War (DoW) experimentation events are vital for advancing military capabilities and ensuring strategic readiness. These events enable the validation of emerging technologies and innovative concepts and enhance operational effectiveness and preparedness. The mission of the Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub: Arizona’s EXTiC program is to provide the DoW with a structured, repeatable venue for rapidly integrating, testing, and assessing emerging technologies alongside Warfighters in operationally relevant environments. EXTiC events accelerate the transition of capabilities from concept to the field, ensuring that technology serves the mission and strengthens the Joint Force’s readiness for future conflict.
To support the development of an operationally coherent mission thread for EXTiC 26-2, the Government is seeking technologies that can be integrated, stressed, and evaluated across the verticals outlined below. The intent is not to showcase isolated systems, but to identify capabilities that can function inside a realistic, contested environment where detection, custody, adversarial pressure, Command and Control (C2) integration, and resilience are exercised end-to-end.
Review the EXTiC 26-2 open call.
Source: SAM
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