CWMD Consortium

The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Consortium was formed in response to the government’s expressed interest to establish an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with an eligible entity or group of entities, to include industry, academic, and not-for-profit partners, for advanced development efforts to support agencies that have a need to prototype new technologies related to Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The Capability Program Executive Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CPE-CBRND) is always looking for innovative and effective solutions to counter weapons of mass destruction. The usage of an OTA allows government to partner with the CWMD to leverage cutting-edge R&D and develop prototypes. This gives agencies an agile and flexible way to develop CWMD prototypes using new and innovative technology.

The consortium focuses on the developing technologies such as radiation sensor, sonar, cargo X-ray, and chemical detection to stop attacks before they occur, technologies to gain situational awareness and understand the actions of adversaries, including technologies for detection, analytics, vulnerability assessments, and operational readiness, and technologies to protect individuals and groups, including ocular, respiratory, percutaneous, and materiel protection