Accelerate Innovative Technologies Procurement - APFIT FY26 Submission Briefing

Submission Briefing Deck Instructions Place Your Organization Logo Here Formatting Instructions Submit this briefing at the necessary classification level that allows the greatest amount of context and impact to be discussed Delete this slide upon submission Replace all instructional text (italicized blue text) throughout the deck with your own content Place your organization logo/badge in the top right corner of each slide, replacing the dashed circles DO NOT change the slide size from the standard 4:3 format Feel free to adjust slide layout and formatting (e.g. font size, picture size/placement, etc.) Not all fields may be required depending on your system/capability. Tailor slides to your needs For a briefing containing information above Unclassified, please mark slides, to include portion markings, as per the CUI Handbook and/or DoD Manual 5200.01 Volume 2 (https://www.archives.gov/files/cui/documents/20161206-cui-marking-handbook-v1-1-20190524.pdf) (https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/520001m_vol2.pdf) Content Instructions DO NOT change the order of the slides, but DO complete each slide The slides are purposely ordered to tell the story of your capability (i.e. there currently exists XXX problem/gap, to which this capability is the solution. Here is how the capability meets warfighter needs and how APFIT investment would poise the company in question to become a DoD provider at scale. Lastly, here are the contract and delivery details) If at any point you need clarification or guidance for preparing this briefing, please reach out to your APFIT portfolio manager or email osd.apfit@mail.mil 1

CUI Place Your Organization Logo Here Accelerate the Procurement & Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) FY26 Submission Briefing Name of Briefer Title (Proposal name should be self-explanatory: i.e. does not need to be clever, not the name of the partnered company, doesn t have to be the internal organization project name) Submitting Organization Date Controlled by: OUSD(R&E) Controlled by: MDJO/APFIT Category: Controlled Technical Information (CTI) Distribution: FEDCON POC: Distribution Statement C: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors (FEDCON). Other requests for this document shall be referred to the Program Manager of APFIT, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, 3030 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3030

Operational View Place Your Organization Logo Here Problem Statement/Operational Gap: Introduce the current problem or operational gap. Replace with an OV-1 or similar graphic Solution: Briefly discuss how the proposed system/capability is a solution to the problem statement/operational gap defined above. 3

APFIT Procurement Overview Place Your Organization Logo Here Capability Description System/capability description System/capability description (KSAs, etc) System/capability is currently at TRL X. Replace with an image of the system APFIT Product Deliveries APFIT funding will outfit/provide XXX organizations/warfighters with ## ______ systems. Breakout # of unique systems/kits if they differ among user groups Replace with an image of the system Deliverable Quantity Vendor Purpose in Procurement Name of full system Key component Replace with an image of the system Support equipment Support documentation Add l components/ support items Requesting $XXM to procure # ____ NAME systems. 4

Warfighter Impact Place Your Organization Logo Here Current CONOPS Describe the current operational situation without this system fielded, whether a legacy system is currently in use, or no capability exists in the solution space. Improved CONOPS with ______ Describe the improved warfighter functions/CONOPS with the implementation of this capability. This capability is a key enabler for O-PLAN XXX Highlight quantifiable improvements, (e.g. increases data speeds from XX to YY; reduces XX process/task from X days to Y hours) Brief Endorsements/Quotes from Warfighter(s)/Operational User(s) E.g. Commander NORTHCOM is strongly endorsing the requested time machine capabilities for accelerated procurement and fielding. The time machine s capabilities will significantly increase our ability to provide decision advantage and situational awareness to decision makers. I encourage your office to select the time machine for APFIT funding. If selected for APFIT, my command will support the program s efforts to deliver this capability into the hands of warfighters. 5

APFIT Impact to Company Place Your Organization Logo Here Company Information Provide the name of the company, their HQ location (city, state), and location of where the work will take place (city, state) Identify the business category: Small business AND/OR Non-traditional contractor Briefly describe the company s area(s) of expertise and technological specialties and explain why this company is best suited to provide the DoD with this capability APFIT Impact Is this the company s first/only product? Does the company s ability to remain a viable supplier depend on immediate funding? [Company name] will expand from x manual production lines to y automated production lines. Throughput capacity will expand from X to Y as a result of APFIT funding. Will funding allow the company to hire more personnel, make supply chains more robust? (Provide actual metrics; i.e. number of employees before and after APFIT funding) 6

APFIT Alignment Place Your Organization Logo Here Provide the development backstory Highlight when it graduated from development to a production ready capability I.E. SBIR/STTR awards or graduation from other feeder programs Identify interest from all acquisition transition organizations (ideally Program Offices) Org 1 Org 2 Describe the out-year funding situation of those all-acquisition transition organizations What is preventing them from buying the systems now? Describe the plan to obtain out-year funds for procurement after APFIT APFIT will procure XX systems. The total anticipated need is ## across all user groups. Breakout # of unique systems/kits if they differ among user groups Funding Organization Funding Type FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 OUSD(R&E) APFIT PROC XX.XXX e.g. RDT&E e.g. O&M 7

Schedule and Delivery Information Place Your Organization Logo Here Milestone and Delivery Schedule Summary of Major Tasks, Milestones, & Deliverables Estimated Start Date Estimated Completion Date Task 1: QX FYXX QX FYXX Task 2: QX FYXX QX FYXX Task 3: QX FYXX QX FYXX Unit Cost Information Deliverable LRIP Unit Cost (Cost to APFIT) FRP Unit Cost (Cost In Out-Years) Cost Savings Name of full system $XX M $XX M $XX M Key component $XX M $XX M $XX M Support equipment $XX M $XX M $XX M Support documentation $XX M $XX M $XX M Add l components/ support items $XX M $XX M $XX M Total $XX M $XX M $XX M (% Reduction) 8

Project Information Place Your Organization Logo Here TRL Can accept MIPR Can accept proc. funds Contracting Path Estimated Obligation DoDAAC Cage Code (SBIR Ph III/Prod OTA/ Conventional FAR-based) (Mon/YR) (Y/N) (Y/N) POCs Name(s) NIPR Email(s) Unclass Phone(s) Program Manager(s) Technical Program Manager(s) Financial Manager(s) Transition Officer(s) APFIT Funding Breakout Description of Work/Sub-System $ M Allocated Vendor 1 (Prime) $XX M Vendor 2 (sub-contractor) $XX M Vendor 3 (sub-contractor) $XX M Contract Passthrough Fee $XX M Total $XX M (Total APFIT Request) 9

Backup Slide(s) Place Your Organization Logo Here Provide any additional information the selection panel should know about, such as the following: Success stories Technical details Detailed use case/mission CONOPS info Graphics depicting the system in use Warfighter endorsement(s)/testimonial(s) from operational users here Other Letters of Support (send the document(s) separately) 10