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The Defense Innovation Unit is partnering with commercial technology companies to develop the DOD Digital OnRamp platform in collaboration with organizations across the Department

Companies and academic institutions will soon be able to match their technologies and products to real Defense Department business opportunities using the latest generative artificial intelligence tools in a secure platform.

For the department, this means platform users can discover commercial and academic capabilities that meet their mission needs in one digital location.

The Defense Innovation Unit is partnering with commercial technology companies to develop the DOD Digital OnRamp platform in collaboration with organizations across the department, including service members, acquisition professionals, research scientists and the innovation community.

Leveraging the latest advancements in AI and large language model technologies, the OnRamp tool will be a single sign-on platform that simplifies and enhances the process of matching private sector capabilities with defense opportunities.

“As a matching tool for commercial technology and the department, we are seamlessly and securely integrating data sets to help the commercial sector find the best fit for their technology matched to a defense need with the training and support needed while also making commercial and academic solutions visible to department employees trying to solve a mission problem,” said Cheryl Ingstad, DIU deputy director of digital platforms and developer ecosystem.

The goal is to ease the burden of navigating the disconnected ecosystem of websites that serve as entry points to DOD solicitations. It is a key step in how the department is providing a low-barrier-of-entry capability for the private sector to discover defense opportunities. Rapid and frictionless discovery of opportunities, aligned with training resources, will accelerate the adoption of commercial technologies at scale.

As a single navigation point, the platform will also push opportunities to innovators versus relying on them to conduct independent searches at the exact release time of an opportunity. The platform will maintain a real-time repository of private sector capabilities within its secure database that government users can search. This capability enhances the conduct of due diligence activities in a secure environment.

DIU is evaluating user experience surveys and technical data from a December 2024 technology demonstration to develop requirements for the next phase — delivering the minimum viable product later this year.

“DIU, in partnership with the greater Defense Innovation Community of Entities, is excited to bring speed and scale through this digital platform to the commercial innovators across America,” Ingstad said.

Signups are available here for those interested in becoming a test user.