Humanoid Robotic Fleet Management

**Key Changes to Q&A:** 1. **Q1 Updated**: Now explicitly requires simulation to model the Foundation Robotics humanoid (if used in demo) and must demonstrate mixed-fleet coordination (humanoid + mobile + fixed), not single platform. 2. **Q2 Updated**: Clarified that auditable per-cycle records of task assignments and human decisions are required for T&E and after-action reviews, but NOT a formal safety certification requirement. 3. **Q3 Updated**: Lead contractor must personally meet the D2P2 military depot deployment requirement—teaming partner experience cannot satisfy this prerequisite. 4. **Q4 Unchanged**: Reaffirms Chinese-assembled platforms (e.g., Unitree) prohibited under FAR 25.7/DFARS. 5. **Q5 Answers Clarified**: Government provides facility + optional Fanuc cobot; offeror highly preferred to provide humanoid but can use Government's Foundation Robotics humanoid if simulation-tested first. Humanoid mandatory in physical demo. Platform-agnostic software is primary objective, not hardware development. Prior deployed autonomous system in active military depot required (lab/simulation insufficient). SBIR/STTR-funded prior work acceptable. Centralized monitoring + decentralized execution sought; human-on-the-loop control model. Any validated simulator acceptable. WR-ALC identified as transition partner.

Added 3 new Q&As: Q1 clarifies simulation requirements must cover mixed-fleet coordination; Q2 establishes need for auditable task-assignment and human-decision records; Q3 permits teaming partners to provide past-performance deployment experience while offeror develops software layer.

Updated A1 to explicitly prohibit foreign-origin robot platforms (including Unitree robots from China) due to FAR Subpart 25.7 and DFARS supply chain security requirements covering covered foreign adversarial countries.

Status changed from Pre-Release to Open

**Summary of Q&A Changes:** One new question added (Q1) asking whether non-U.S. humanoid robots (e.g., Unitree) can be used for D2P2 demonstrations as proof of concept. This question remains unanswered in the updated Q&A. All other 8 questions and their answers remain identical to the previous version.

All 8 questions received answers (previously pending). Key clarifications: Government provides facility and optional Fanuc cobot; humanoid robot required in demo (offeror-provided preferred, or use Government's Foundation Robotics humanoid); hardware-agnostic software is primary objective; prior work must show active military depot or equivalent heavy-industrial deployment (lab/simulation insufficient); SBIR/STTR-funded prior work acceptable; centralized monitoring with decentralized execution and human-on-the-loop control; any validated simulation framework acceptable; Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex identified as transition partner.

This Q&A clarifies critical ambiguities for applicants: the Government will NOT provide platforms/facilities (offerors must procure), humanoid robots are optional if fleet-management works across mixed types, prior SBIR/STTR work qualifies as feasibility evidence, and simulation framework is flexible—but leaves Phase II budget, timeline, and transition sponsor undefined.

New opportunity: Humanoid Robotic Fleet Management