Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G-TEAD) Marketplace

The U.S. Army is launching the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G-TEAD) Marketplace, a flexible acquisition vehicle and innovation platform designed to accelerate delivery of operationally ready equipment and software to the Army and U.S. Army Service Component Commands (USASCCs) and allied/partner nations. The G-TEAD Marketplace merges Prize Challenge events and DEEP submissions through open call announcements to create a competitive, compliant, and scalable acquisition framework. Vendors who qualify will have their capabilities added to the G-TEAD Marketplace and remain eligible for rapid follow-on contracts or Orders without the need for further competition. • The G-TEAD Marketplace is an ASA(ALT) initiative to accelerate testing and experimentation directly aligned with the warfighter to provide capability at the speed of war. • The marketplace will incorporate contracting and innovative acquisitions strategies in a platform enabling U.S., NATO, and partners to acquire TRL 6+ solutions rapidly through pre-competed vendor onboarding tied directly to direct user feedback and exercises. • Vendors selected through xTech Prize Challenge competitions are onboarded into the G-TEAD Marketplace for future contracts/orders. • Foreign companies can participate, subject to export and security compliance, and provided they are not from a Foreign Country of Concern (FCOC).