RFP Number: 25-03
Release Date: August 22, 2025
Response Deadline: September 5, 2025
Contact Person: John Zappa, Senior Director of Product Management
Email: [email protected]
Overview
The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute is a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) funded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense under Agreement Number W911NF-17-3-0004, and part of the Manufacturing USA® network.
The ARM Institute is seeking proposals from qualified service providers to add functionality to its national workforce web-based platform, www.roboticscareer.org which currently offers a comprehensive, structured database of training and education programs offered by training providers in the United States that are aligned with the ARM Institute Robotics Competency Framework.
The existing content database was built and is managed manually and includes descriptions of almost 17,000 programs from over 2,400 training providers. The ARM Institute is seeking a solution provider to provide software services to deliver an advanced manufacturing website (Platform), modeled after the RoboticsCareer website.
This is work for hire; the source code will be owned by the ARM Institute, although we anticipate working with the Solution Provider for enhancements.
Project Goals
- A scalable Platform embodies multiple advanced manufacturing competency frameworks and includes an administrative interface to manage and extend the number of competency frameworks.
- A Platform that provides a single-entry point for advanced manufacturing: including multiple competency frameworks, selected workforce content from the ManufacturingUSA network.
- A Platform that mirrors the capabilities and functionality contained in the existing RoboticsCareer website.
- Ensure that data collected on the Platform can be easily exported and shared with other selected data dashboards.
Download the full RFP here
About the ARM Institute
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute is a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) funded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense under Agreement Number W911NF-17-3-0004 and is part of the Manufacturing USA® network. The ARM Institute leverages a unique, robust, and diverse consortium of 450+ members and partners across industry, academia, and government to make robotics, autonomy, and artificial intelligence more accessible to U.S. manufacturers large and small, train and empower the manufacturing workforce, strengthen our economy and global competitiveness, and elevate national security and resilience. Based in Pittsburgh, PA since 2017, the ARM Institute is leading the way to a future where people & robots work together to respond to our nation’s greatest challenges and to produce the world’s most desired products. For more information, visit www.arminstitute.org and follow the ARM Institute on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).