Specifications include, but are not limited to: Subject matter expertise and support services related to Military Individual to Squad Level Weapons, Optics, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). MilTech seeks vendors with experience in all the following areas to provide subject matter expertise and support assistance related to the research, development, and integration of Military Individual to Squad Level Weapons, Optics, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Tasks to be performed may include, but are not limited to, those detailed below: Market Research and Technology Scouting, such as the following: Provide preliminary, high-level market research and competitor analysis for Infantry centric technology, using customer-defined report templates or guidelines. Research and identify potential commercially available competing technologies, including identifying technology strengths or weaknesses in features. Identify and provide estimates for the commercial application of the technology including potential markets and market indicators. Provide summary, conclusions, and recommendations for future actions with emphasis on mission effectiveness, risk, priority, cost, and timeline. Provide information that assists identification of potential licensing partners. Document research methodology used to derive the findings. Design Evaluation and Support, such as the following: Provide design support, including designing methods for integration with existing military equipment. Provide design recommendations, based on operational use of the weapon, optics, or personal protective equipment in an operational military environment.