US Ignite, Inc. (US Ignite) is seeking IoT solutions from technology partners that provide, deploy, and maintain Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) sensors for the Heat Risk Management (HRM) project as part of the Smart Installation and Community Dashboard (SICD) Program in support of the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Moore (FMGA).

US Ignite released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the demonstration of an Installation Operations Tool. This RFQ is a separate procurement. This RFQ is intended to secure modernization and integration support services for a “NEPA Portal” system to integrate with the Installation Operations Tool. US Ignite is requesting an aggressive schedule for completion.

The Installation Management Enterprise does not currently have a standard Garrison Common Operating Picture (COP) across installations, preventing rapid and accurate decision-making and operations among garrison commands and directorates. To help the Army fill that gap, US Ignite is managing an ‘Installation Operations Tool’ (IOT) project to develop the requirements and provide a live demonstr…

The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office announces a collaboration between PAWR platform POWDER and industry innovator Mavenir to test a first-of-its-kind O-RAN 5G SA network deployment with millimeter Wave (mmWave) spectrum. The solution is powered by Mavenir’s open radio unit (O-RU), open distributed unit (O-DU), open centralized unit (O-CU), and 5G core. The team has successfully completed “first call” with the setup and is prepared to begin extensive testing and evaluation against a variety of user devices.

US Ignite seeks proposals from vendors to supply and install ruggedized electronic equipment in emergency vehicles at Fort Moore (FMGA) in support of installation modernization efforts on the base.

US Ignite is releasing this Request for Information (RFI) to collect feedback from industry about the available technologies and key considerations for demonstrating an Installation Operations Tool live at Fort Moore, GA.

Three winners are taking home $8,000 in competition prizes in the AFAR challenge. This is first in a series of new drone competitions that AERPAW will host.