# RFI: Beacon Program - Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Candidate Integration and Subcontractor Management

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- Solicitation number: W911SR-26-R-BEAC
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was March 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W6QK ACC-APG (W911SR)
- NAICS: 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Place of performance: Maryland
- First posted: February 20, 2026
- Last posted: February 20, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/af0ed3b34e344d84bd20fb96d54db512/view

## Description

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

- February 20, 2026: Sources sought, due March 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice af0ed3b34e344d84bd20fb96d54db512. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/af0ed3b34e344d84bd20fb96d54db512/view

## Points of contact

- Hunter T Robinson, hunter.t.robinson4.civ@army.mil
- Alexander Mayatte, alexander.z.mayatte.civ@army.mil

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