Notice ID: MTEC-24-01-MPAI
Related Notice: MTEC-23-MPAI
Description
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is excited to post this summary announcement for the Request for Project Proposals (RPP) to solicit current MTEC members for a broad range of medical prototype technological and knowledge solutions related to the Focus Areas of Interest (also called “Focus Area(s)”) listed below. Proposed solutions may include medical techniques, knowledge products, and materiel1 (medical devices, drugs, and biologics). Military relevance is a key feature of this RPP, especially is it relates to the USAMRDC’s Combat Casualty Care Research Program (CCCRP), Military Infectious Diseases Research Program (MIDRP), and Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP), as well as the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Awards resulting from this RPP are expected to be made under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022 (Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects).
TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREAS:
FOCUS AREA 1 – COMBAT CASUALTY CARE: Because battlefield conditions impose severe constraints on available manpower, equipment, and medical supplies available for casualty care, there is a need for medical interventions that can be used within the battle area or as close to it as possible, before or during medical evacuation. This Focus Area prioritizes technologies that are easily transportable (i.e., small, lightweight, and durable in extreme environments and handling), easy to use and require low maintenance.
FOCUS AREA 2 – MILITARY INFECTIOUS DISEASES: This technology area focuses on vaccines, drugs, vector detection assays, and novel therapeutics to treat multidrug‐resistant organisms in combat wound infections, as well as vector control measures for insect vectors that transmit naturally occurring endemic diseases with demonstrated or potential capability to decrease military operational effectiveness. This area specifically focuses on solutions for prolonged care scenarios, where wound infection poses a significant threat to operational readiness and effectiveness, as well as solutions enhancing medical readiness in response to infectious diseases encountered by Service members during deployment that can significantly impact performance…
