Chemical Biological Operational Analysis 2024 (CBOA 24)

UPDATE 10/13/2023 : The Technology Submission Deadline has been extended from Friday, October 13, 2023 to Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 5:00pm. Additionally, a revised version of the Technology Quad document is provided and respondents should utilize the updated form for all submissions going forward. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM.gov website: https://sam.gov/. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The purpose of this RFI is to gain information leading to Government/Industry partnering to accelerate the development of technologies that will enable the Warfighter to assess, understand, protect, and mitigate chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) threats. This RFI intends to identify innovative technologies that are interested in being part of a scenario- based Chemical Biological Operational Analysis (CBOA) event at the Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from 13-18 April 2024. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Research and Development-Chemical and Biological Technologies Department (RD-CB) in its role as the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) for Chemical and Biological Defense sponsors the CBOA event with the intent of obtaining Warfighter insight on emerging CBR defense capabilities that will advance the way the military fights in contested environments. User feedback from the event identifies potential areas for improvement and supports vulnerability and system limitation analysis in a non-attributional and learning environment early in the technology development cycle. This event is conducted with representatives from Government Research and Development (R&D) organizations, academia, and industry. It provides an opportunity for technology developers (Field Service Representatives [FSR]) to interact with operational personnel and determine how their efforts might support future military capability gaps and high priority mission deficiencies. The environment facilitates a collaborative working relationship among participants; supports the identification, assessment, and dissemination of emerging and mature technology information; and accelerates the delivery of capabilities to the Warfighters and those they support. Please note that as technology submissions are evaluated for participation in CBOA 24, it may be determined that your technology may be better suited for another DTRA/JSTO sponsored event in addition to or instead of CBOA. If so, the CBOA technical selection team will contact the technology POC and provide details of the other potential opportunity and instructions for participation. Please note that a recommendation to be considered for another event does not guarantee an invite to participate in said event. PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.