Sources sought
RFI: Beacon Program - Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Candidate Integration and Subcontractor Management
W911SR-26-R-BEAC
Department of the Army, W6QK ACC-APG. Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology).
Response deadline
March 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
Closed 181 days ago. Posted February 20, 2026. Scheduled to archive April 4, 2026.
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
The Capability Program Executive for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE CBRN Defense), through the Beacon program, is accelerating identification and screening of chemical threat medical countermeasure (MCM) candidates through a data-driven approach. Beacon will conduct targeted non-clinical, clinical, and Chemical, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) testing of MCM candidates to reduce the risk of failure in advanced development.
Beacon will also perform studies targeting operationally relevant parameters to demonstrate effectiveness in a simulated operational environment. Beacon will establish and maintain a robust pipeline, seamlessly transitioning successful candidates to continued advanced development. This Request for Information (RFI) is to solely serve as market research for Government purposes and in no way constitues that the Government will award a contract in relation to this RFI.
If interested, please read the attached draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) and specific RFI questions and provide an emailed response to the POCs listed below. Any questions regarding this RFI may be emailed, but a response is not guaranteed and may be used solely to further inform the Government.
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
February 20, 2026
Sources sought
Due March 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice af0ed3b34e344d84bd20fb96d54db512
Points of contact
- Hunter T Robinsonhunter.t.robinson4.civ@army.mil
- Alexander Mayattealexander.z.mayatte.civ@army.mil
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