For manufacturing and technology companies with a product that works.

Find out in one business day whether defense funding fits your product.

Send your work email. You get a free one-page plan: whether an open Army, Navy or Air Force notice fits (pursue, partner or pass), the project we would propose, what it would take, and the next step.

Written, not a sales call.One business day.If the answer is pass, we say so.

ERDCWERX confirmed that updates to two public FAQs answered questions we submitted.

See the published clarifications: TI-27 software and support, p. 6 · Airfield registration, p. 2. No government endorsement.

Example plan

Partner, subject to confirming an application

Verdict: Partner. An application owner must be confirmed before commissioning a proposal.
Project: Investigate a limited process study using the published product capability. Published documentation supports investigation; it does not establish approval for a different use.
What it would take: A non-confidential process worth testing and an organization that would use the result. The application and participation route remain to be confirmed.
Evidence gaps: An application owner, comparative evidence and genuine development work remain unverified.
Sources: The original plan used dated public product documentation and source references. Identifying references are omitted from this public adaptation.
Next step: Identify the process and the organization that would use the result before commissioning a proposal.

Adapted from a real plan. Names and figures removed. Not a client testimonial or an award result.

How it works

Send your work email. Add a notice link or a line on what you build if you have one.
Within one business day you get the written plan by email.
If paid work would help, the same email carries a fixed scope, the dates and a short agreement. You decide by email. No meeting.

What you get

A clear answer: pursue, partner or pass, and the one fact that decides it.
The project we would propose, in the agency's terms, with sources.
What it would take: the Navy or Army user, registrations, deadline, evidence gaps (up to three).
The next step, whether you use your own team or ours.

Who pays for this

Open calls for commercial technology run all year. Examples right now: the Navy Manufacturing Technology Program takes 5-page papers until July 15, 2027; Red River Army Depot takes 5-page briefs through September 30, 2027. Specific areas of interest can have earlier deadlines and their own submission instructions.

Dates checked October 29, 2026. The Navy's official opportunity guide gives July 15 for final papers.

If you want the paper written

We write the paper or brief with your engineers. You approve every technical claim and submit under your own name. Scope, dates and fee are fixed in writing before any paid work. If we miss the agreed final date through our fault, you do not pay the balance. No guarantee of selection or award.

See an anonymized writing assignment · Full service terms

See a dated research example (TI-27, October 2026)

See the work

How we assess a federal requirement

Public research example
2 Oct 2026

TI-27 advanced HPC systems. A question we submitted helped clarify the software route below. This extract shows how we connect published requirements to the evidence your team would need.

Example evidence map
Decision	What the source says	What we would ask your team for
Choose the route	Software supplied with new systems may be considered. Software for existing systems is excluded. FAQ, p. 6	For a software component: the proposed system provider, integration owner and product role.
Show the storage fit	Scratch storage and file-system services are in scope. Proposed unclassified and collateral-secret systems should integrate Hammerspace. FAQ, p. 4	An architecture diagram, relevant performance evidence and integration approach.
Support the test-system approach	The test system is generally expected to match production. Exceptions require scope collaboration. FAQ, p. 4	A production-to-test comparison and clearly identified exceptions.

Example: PARTNER

A software component supplier could pursue a defined role in a new-system team. Confirm the integration role and evidence before drafting. Administration and maintenance providers may also submit independently; the route depends on the offering.

Based on the official project notice and 29 September FAQ, reviewed 2 October 2026. A dated work sample, not a live-opportunity alert, client result or endorsement. Evidence requests are our recommendations.

Who it is for

Companies with a product or capability that works today, in the U.S. or abroad, selling or wanting to sell to defense facilities.

Who it is not for

Unbuilt products, lobbying, or anyone who needs a sales meeting before deciding.

FAQ

Common questions

Do I need a notice first?

No. Tell us what you build and we will find the notices that fit, then send a written pursue, partner or pass plan within one business day.

We are outside the U.S. Can we take part?

Often yes, sometimes only with a U.S. partner. SBIR and STTR awards go only to U.S. small businesses that meet the programs’ U.S. ownership rules; many Commercial Solutions Openings and Other Transaction calls also accept non-U.S. companies, subject to the notice’s own rules. The plan checks eligibility, registration and role restrictions first and says which applies.

What does it cost?

The plan is free, always. Writing is a fixed scope with the fee stated in writing before you decide.

We sell a component. Can you help?

We identify the partner type and evidence your role requires.

What if we have a capture team?

Yes. Your team can use the free decision itself, buy a Route & Evidence package, or get an independent Pre-Submission Review of a draft. We scope only the work you need.

Is this a lead-in to a sales call?

No. The plan and proposed scope arrive in writing.

What information do you need?

Public information first; existing material after our reply. No classified or controlled data by email.

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