Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
DevX Autonomy
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W911NF26S0040
Due in 22 days
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The Army Applications Laboratory (Army Transformation and Training Command) runs an ongoing open call for video pitches of autonomy and unmanned-systems hardware, software and services. Companies of any size submit a video of 6 minutes or less; solutions the Army rates award-ready can later be bought without further competition. The notice lists Austin, TX, and the open call runs through the end of October 2026.
Watch out for
- Dates conflict. The cover page says the call runs to 30 November 2026 while Section VII says October 31, 2026, and the notice deadline is 5:00 PM Eastern but the monthly cutoff is noon, so confirm the real last day before planning.
DevX Autonomy is continuously open for submission of solutions during the period of this
- Submission is not a contract award. Being rated award-ready only puts your video in a government catalog; it does not guarantee any award, and you pay all your own preparation costs.
Assessment as award-ready and placement into DevX Autonomy does not guarantee any current or future award.
- Strict video format rules. A video that is too long, wrongly formatted or carries restrictive markings is returned as noncompliant and must be redone.
Videos must be no longer than six minutes (6:00) in length.
- Government license to your video and data. Submitting grants the Government broad licenses to view, share, transcribe and use your video and submission data, including for training and process improvement.
A license for the Government to view, review, research, comment, and share the video solutions
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- 20_Aug Amendment DevX Annoucement_W911NF-26-S-0040.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- A short video pitch (6 minutes or less) of one autonomy or unmanned-systems solution per submission
- Solutions in focus areas such as platforms, payloads, mission-enabling software, lethal capabilities, sustainment, subcomponents, microelectronics, or other disruptive autonomy
- Open-architecture (modular), supportable, scalable and repairable designs, or a plan to get there
- A completed online submission form with company details, technology readiness level, keywords, abstract and security status
- Contract type
- Open call for video solutions; awards are negotiated later through rapid acquisition pathways (no contract type stated)
- Period of performance
- Open call period 30 December 2025 to 30 November 2026 on the cover page, but Section VII says submissions are open until October 31, 2026; no performance period stated
- Place of performance
- Austin, TX, USA
- How they'll choose
- Government subject matter experts rate each video as award-ready or not. Pricing is not evaluated up front; it is set during negotiation before any award.
- Offers due
- Notice response deadline 2026-10-31 17:00 (UTC-04:00). The attachment says each monthly collection period closes at 12:00 (Noon) EST on its final day, so the last month's cutoff is likely earlier in the day than the notice time.
- How to submit
- Online at https://aal.mil/devx-autonomy (no hard copy or physical media accepted)
- Page limits
- Video no longer than 6:00 minutes; abstract max 1,500 characters; submission title max 128 characters
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Merit (equal to Technical Approach and Agency Alignment, most important)
- Technical Approach and Agency Alignment (equal to Technical Merit, most important)
- Company and Key Personnel Qualifications (less important, equal to Defining the Problem)
- Defining the Problem (less important, equal to Company and Key Personnel Qualifications)
What to include when you submit
- Video: HD 1920x1080, .mp4 under 1.0 GB, color space Rec709 or sRGB
- No restrictive markings other than a valid copyright notice; no proprietary, export-controlled or CUI content; must be unclassified
- One solution per video; the video must cover the problem, company and key personnel qualifications, technical merit, and technical approach and agency alignment
- Complete the online submission form: entity name, UEI if available, business size, traditional or non-traditional defense contractor, focus area, TRL, at least five keywords, points of contact, title, abstract, submission type and security status
- Do not include rates or other non-public pricing
- Submissions are collected monthly; late submissions roll into the next month
- Questions: devx-help@aal.army
You must have
- Open to U.S.-based companies of any size, universities, non-profits and individuals; foreign entities may submit videos if export laws are followed. No set-aside.
U.S.-based companies, traditional and nontraditional defense contractors, large and small businesses, universities,
- A SAM.gov Unique Entity ID is needed to receive any award, though it can be left blank at video submission if you have no SAM.gov profile yet. Name and business size should match your SAM.gov profile.
is required to be eligible for any type
- Video and form content must be unclassified, with no proprietary, export-controlled or CUI information
proprietary information, export-controlled information, or controlled unclassified information (CUI).
Not in the notice text
- Appendix B (Assessment Criteria and Ratings) has a heading but no content in the text provided, so the rating scale is not visible
- Estimated dollar value, contract type and period of performance of any resulting awards are not stated
- Which contract vehicles or rapid acquisition pathways will be used for awards is not specified
- Whether the call ends October 31 or November 30, 2026 is unclear
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 31, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Aug 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W911NF26S0040
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Apg Durham
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- AJ12
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Place of performance
- Austin, TX
- Contracting contact
- DevX Autonomy emaildevx-help@aal.army
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) and Army Applications Laboratory (AAL) are initiating this long-term, open call solicitation for technology solutions to advance research, development, testing, procurement, and sustainment of autonomy and unmanned systems-related hardware and software solutions. This announcement is being solicited in accordance with DFARS 212.70 and DFARS 235.016. Specifically, AAL seeks to obtain solutions or potential capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or otherwise advance the state of the art in autonomy and unmanned systems. This initiative, entitled “DevX Autonomy,” will solicit, collect, assess, and curate Autonomous Unmanned System (AUS) solutions and make those solutions available through rapid acquisition pathways.
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