DIU NATIONAL ONRAMP REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Office of the Secretary of Defense, serves as the principal liaison between the Department of Defense and individuals and entities in the national security innovation base, including entrepreneurs, startups, commercial technology companies, and private capital sources. DIU is exploring the possibility of developing a cooperative agreement to support its National OnRamp to enable non-traditional, dual-use, and/or commercial technology companies to rapidly support warfighter needs. DIUs National OnRamp strategy is predicated on a robust presence across the US, to include Flagship DIU offices, a physical presence via a distributed team, OnRamp Hubs, and other relationships with the academic, startup and commercial sectors. This could, in the future, include