Incubator Programs for Secure Facilities and Networks at Universities
Sources Sought from Department of Defense.
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Notice details
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Sub-tier agency
- DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY (DCSA)
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation number
- RFI-DCSA-IPSFNU
- Place of performance
- Virginia
- Posted
- Jul 15, 2026
- Response deadline
- Nov 12, 2026
- Source
- SAM.gov
Description
Pursuant to Section 1071 of Public Law 119-60, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Section 1071), the Department of War (DoW) is conducting an assessment on the feasibility, advisability, and potential benefits of establishing incubator programs for the development, operation, and sustainment of secure facilities and networks at select institutions of higher education. This RFI seeks detailed information from institutions capable of: Establishing or expanding secure facilities and networks Accelerating the transition of innovative technologies to DoW mission use Increasing availability of secure spaces to support classified research and development (R&D), prototyping, secure collaboration, and research transition activities Expanding the cleared technical workforce Serving as a regional innovation hub supporting multi-tenant use (DoW, industry, and academia) Long-term economic sustainment with significant non-federal cost-sharing The Department intends to use RFI responses to inform its assessment to Congress on the feasibility, advisability, and potential benefits to the Department of establishing the incubator programs described in Section 1071. The purpose of this information request is to ensure that any potential assessment provided to Congress and any subsequently authorized incubator program are grounded in realistic construction, security, governance, and sustainment planning. Early identification of cost, compliance, and institutional
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