Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Ussocom Innovation Foundry (If15) Collaboration Event (Ce)
Deadline : 04 Mar 2024
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Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 96669066
Document Ref. No. : SOFWERX_IF15_Event
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Contracting Office Address : TAMPA, FL 33621-5323
Primary Point of Contact : Ronald Reed, Contracting/Agreements Officer
ronald.e.reed.civ@socom.mil
Phone Number 8134606045
Secondary Point of Contact : Terry Ann Lewis, Contract Specialist, CTR
terryann.j.lewis.ctr@socom.mil
USA
Email :ronald.e.reed.civ@socom.mil
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USSOCOM Innovation Foundry (IF15) Event
Collaboration Event (CE)
PurposeSOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM-s Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) Futures and UK Strategic Command, will host the fifteenth Innovation Foundry event (IF15) in London, England. As the second international event in the series, IF15 aims to bring together military practitioners, industry, academia, national laboratories, and futurists to explore and ideate around future scenarios and missions. This phase of the innovation cycle is being co-sponsored by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).
The theme of IF15, ‘Smart Cities - Future Challenges for SOF-, will explore the challenges of physical and remote SOF operations in a range of future complex smart city scenarios.
S&T Futures has developed and refined a unique process, the Innovation Cycle, to engage technology pioneers and leaders, and to discover and develop high risk, innovative, and disruptive technologies for future on-boarding. This Innovation Foundry is the first phase of the Innovation Cycle and will be focused on idea generation. Deliverables for the IF15 event will include preliminary capability concepts targeting the defined problem areas which may impact SOF and operations in the 2035 timeframe in interconnected smart cities. This event will be followed by 1) a Rapid Capability Assessment (RCA) to further develop the preliminary capability concepts, and 2) a series of Integrated Technology Sprints (ITS), to demonstrate proofs of concept.
Why You Should ParticipateThe event will be a compelling opportunity for leading minds and innovators in industry, academia, labs, and government, as well as subject matter experts (SMEs) to collaborate and ideate with other experts.
During IF15, selected participants will ideate, collaborate, and develop concepts for the future needs of SOF. USSOCOM also uses Innovation Foundries to build key relationships with entrepreneurs and technology devel...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID SOFWERX_IF15_Event Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE Sub-tier US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) Office HQ USSOCOM
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Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Updated)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Updated Published Date: Feb 06, 2024 03:50 pm EST
Original Published Date: Feb 05, 2024 09:35 am EST
Updated Response Date: Mar 04, 2024 11:59 pm EST
Original Response Date: Mar 04, 2024 11:59 pm EST
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Updated Inactive Date: Mar 19, 2024
Original Inactive Date: Mar 19, 2024
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