Novel Technologies for CWMD and Related Threats - Open Topic
SBIR Opportunity Analysis
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, within the Department of Defense, is seeking SBIR solutions that support detection or warning of radiological or nuclear threats and related WMD activities using existing general-purpose hardware, commercial devices, or public data rather than bespoke sensors. The effort calls for novel technologies that can infer the storage, transfer, or use of WMD and related materials and delivery systems from signals such as microphones, cameras, motion detectors, passive infrared, and other common sensors. Phase I is intended to identify at least one feasible use case and produce a proof of study with a final report and proposed path to a prototype, while Phase II would build and test a model or prototype and provide an objective assessment with test data and outcomes. This is DTRA254-P005 under solicitation 25.4, currently pre-release, with a planned opening on April 15, 2026 and application due May 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC.