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Defense Opportunity Scan

When the founders activate Phase 3: specific open solicitations and upcoming re-compete opportunities for US and NATO-ally defense data annotation work. Updated quarterly. Dormant until the decision is made.

3.2 · Defense and NATO Liaison · artifact id: defense-opportunity-scan-v0.html · 2026-05-28 · v0 format stub
Dormant artifact. This role activates only if SmartOne pursues a firewalled structure for US or NATO-ally defense data. Explicit on the May 15 call: this is not the focus of work ahead. This stub is filed for later reference, not for immediate use.

What this scan covers (when activated)

A quarterly scan of open and upcoming US DoD, NATO-ally MoD, and Five Eyes defense data-annotation solicitations. The scan covers:

Scan format (when activated)

Open opportunities table (quarterly)
Program Buyer Status Close date Clearance required SmartOne eligibility Recommended action
[Program name] [Agency / MoD] [Open / Upcoming / Awarded] [Date] [None / Secret / TS-SCI] [Eligible now / Eligible with entity / Requires cleared subsidiary / Not eligible] [Monitor / Bid / Sub to prime / No action]
Immediate-action opportunities (entity-ready)

The one section that may be relevant before the US cleared subsidiary is built: Canadian DND solicitations (eligible with Canadian CCPC entity, no FOCI required) and French DGA sub-opportunities (eligible via SMARTONE EU SAS, no US cleared entity required). These are filed in the scan but could activate as soon as the Canadian and French entities are operational.

The prerequisite before this scan is useful

Prerequisite decision tree. This scan becomes an action document only after: (1) alignment session decides to pursue defense channel, (2) legal counsel engaged for FOCI mitigation scoping, (3) entity formation plan approved. Until those three gates clear, this scan is background research, not a to-do list.