Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Exploratory Development (SEED) Broad Agency Announcement
The Department of War’s SERDP SEED program seeks innovative R&D proposals to establish proof of concept for technologies and methods in Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Resilience, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. Both small and large businesses are encouraged to respond, and awards will be Firm Fixed Price contracts with total costs not to exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $350,000. Projects should be approximately one year or less in duration. Multiple awards may be made, with at least one award of approximately $350,000 expected depending on funding availability and proposal quality; successful SEED projects may be invited to propose follow-on work. Complete program announcement and submittal instructions are available on the DoW SERDP website, and the government will not pay proposal preparation costs.