Sovereign Defense Cloud for High-Performance Computing Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, through the Information Technology Laboratory High Performance Computing Modernization Program, is seeking innovative commercial solutions to advance a sovereign defense cloud and modernize its high-performance computing ecosystem. The effort focuses on redesigning the user experience, enabling a hybrid cloud architecture, automating workflows, and integrating a secure data fabric for a more scalable and resilient platform. It emphasizes portability, interoperability, security, and reduced vendor dependence, with the broader goal of creating a cloud-enabled, AI-driven government capability. All solutions must be submitted through the ERDCWERX platform by selecting the Commercial Solutions Opening option, and any resulting awards will be firm-fixed-price and treated as commercial items.