Fund high-value accelerated procurement and fielding of innovative technologies
- Objective
- Bring a prototype into use
- Family / instrument
- Acquisition, transition and contract finance · Transition & scaling
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense; Secretaries of military departments participate in proposal review
- Executor · routing lead
- Warranted contracting officer and program manager
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Cost-effective merit selection; required data-collection plan submitted to Congress before funding.
Use authorized underlying contracts, cooperative agreements, OTs or other appropriate process.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Expressly subject to appropriations; authorizing a program does not show a live solicitation or funds for a project.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
FY26 minimum $10m and ordinary maximum $50m per selected proposal; greater amount needs Secretary of Defense/designee approval.
- Solicitation/participant restrictions and 30-day award notice apply.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.