PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE – MARINE CORPS OWN FORCE MONITORING INDUSTRY DAY EVENT

INTRODUCTION

The Own Force Monitoring (OFM) Industry Day is held by PdM HCC. The purpose of these Industry Days is to provide an opportunity for industry to deliver information on their complete systems with capabilities that may be relevant for OFM. The OFM Industry Day will be held by invitation only, in-person on 1 December 2026 in the Regimental Conference Room of the National Museum of the Marine Corps (1775 Semper Fidelis Way, Triangle, VA 22172).

The OFM Industry Day event is UNCLASSIFIED. Companies will register at https://virtualindustryday.org/dashboard.html#/project/676. Registration closes at 1700 EST on 13 November 2026.  The OFM Team will review registrants and assign timeslots. Timeslots are not guaranteed. No later than 20 November 2026, a follow-on email will be sent to registrants, providing either an assigned timeslot or advising that a timeslot was not assigned.

This Industry Day event announcement is issued solely for information and planning purposes as part of Marine Corps market research; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal. No solicitation document exists, and a formal solicitation may or may not be issued by the Government from the Industry Day event, questions, or Government responses. The Government will not be liable for any expenses associated with individual or corporate attendance of this Industry Day event, nor is the Government obligated in any manner based on any submitted question, answer, or response submission. The information obtained through this Industry Day event may be used by PAE-MC in developing a future Acquisition Strategy, Performance Work Statement, Statement of Objectives, or Performance Based Specifications.

ATTENDEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADEQUATELY IDENTIFYING, GUARDING AND PROTECTING PROPRIETARY OR COMPETITION SENSITIVE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THEIR DISCOURSE, DEMONSTRATION, OR PRESENTATION PROVIDED TO GOVERNMENT. The Government shall not be liable for damages stemming from improperly identified or discussed proprietary information.  The information provided in this Industry Day announcement and event is notional and may change. The Government is under no obligation to revise any aspect of this announcement should any Government-delivered information herein or at the event change. The Government will provide additional information and issue additional requests for information at its sole discretion.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Industry Day will focus on Own Force Monitoring/Sensing (OFM/S) family of systems. The event will examine both vehicle-and command post-mounted solutions (OFM-E) and dismounted/wearable complete systems (Squad Level Sensor (SLS). Registrants assigned a timeslot are encouraged to present a complete system with their brief, be prepared to discuss production capacity, manufacturing timelines, and if they are able to support government witnessed in-house testing.   

INDUSTRY DAY AGENDA

Those registrants assigned an Industry Day timeslot should be focused on COMPLETE SYSTEMS, and how the system’s technical capabilities can support the OFM/S family of systems needs of the United States Marine Corps. Participation in the Industry Day event is not a prerequisite for submitting any future proposal.

Those who wish to participate will register at https://virtualindustryday.org/dashboard.html#/project/676.

Registration requests via email will not be accepted.

Only (1) submission per company will be accepted.  Limit white papers and info sheets to a total of four pages. 

The OFM Team will review all requests, verify registrant US Person Status, and assign timeslots at their discretion.  Timeslots are not guaranteed.  A follow-on email will be sent to registrants, providing either an assigned timeslot (and associated logistics information) or advising that a timeslot was not assigned. MilTech will be coordinating Industry Day logistics. Please submit all scheduling and logistics questions to amy.larose@montana.edu.  

Participation in this Industry Day event is not to be construed as either a commitment by the Government to procure any items or services, or for the Government to pay costs for any information received. Participation in this PNT Industry Day event is at the sole expense of the attendees. The OFM Industry Day content is UNCLASSIFIED. The event is limited to US citizens only. Foreign nationals may not participate in the OFM Industry Day.

PAE MC CONTRACT POCs:

Wanda Harner

Contracting Officer

Wanda.harner@usmc.mil

Alexis Brown

Contract Specialist

Alexis.brown@usmc.mil