Lethal Innovation Foundry Technologies (LIFT) Program

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), on behalf of Project Manager Soldier Lethality (PM SL), is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify interested and capable industry partners for the Lethal Innovation Foundry Technologies (LIFT) program. This program aims to explore new, innovative, and enabling technologies through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) to enhance the Army's portfolio of 6.8mm weapons systems, fire control/optics, and ammunition. The LIFT program is designed to create a collaborative environment where industry can submit innovative ideas and technologies for government assessment. The government may provide Government Furnished Property (GFP), such as 6.8mm ammunition and weapon systems, to CRADA partners to facilitate research. A CRADA is a written agreement between a private company and a Government laboratory for collaborative research and development, where the government does not provide funds to the non-federal partner. Suggested research areas of interest include 6.8mm weapons systems (weight reduction, signature reduction, barrel life, recoil mitigation), fire control & optics (automated target acquisition, real-time ballistic computation, network integration, low-SWaP power management), advanced ammunition (innovative projectile designs, advanced propellant, lightweight cartridge cases), and enabling technologies (advanced manufacturing, digital twin modeling, simulation software).