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Autonomous Control
of invasive species
Prize Challenge

Controlling Guam’s Brown Tree Snake Through Advanced Technology

Powered by Tech Grove in collaboration with Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (HQMC), Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program / Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (SERDP/ESTCP), and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Virtual Demo Day will be conducted August 28th, 2026.

Submissions will be accepted through August 10th, 2026.

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Focus Areas

Innovative technologies and approaches that lead to the control of Guam's invasive Brown Tree Snake population.
Solutions leveraging artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, robotics, sensors, drones, advanced analytics, environmental technologies, or novel operational concepts.
Individual or integrated team solutions addressing one or more aspects of the challenge.
Concepts with the potential to scale across Guam's complex terrain and operational environments.

Who Should Compete

• Startups and emerging technology companies
• Universities and research institutions
• Defense contractors and system integrators
• Drone, robotics, and autonomous systems manufacturers
• Sensor and surveillance technology providers
• Environmental technology innovators
• Government laboratories and non-traditional defense innovators
• Multi-organization teams with complementary capabilities

$550K in Prizes

Potential for follow-on opportunities such as Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), and others.

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Follow-on activities

This Open Call Announcement is considered to have potential for further efforts that may be accomplished via FAR-based contracting instruments, Other Transaction Authority (OTA) for Prototype Projects 10 USC 4022 and Research 10 USC 4021, Prizes for advanced technology achievements 10 USC 4025, and/or Prize Competitions 15 USC 3719. If a prototype OTA is awarded and considered successfully completed, follow-on production may be pursued in accordance with 10 USC 4022(f). The public open call announcement made at https://centralfloridatechgrove.org/ is considered to satisfy the reasonable effort to obtain competition in accordance with 10 USC 4025(b), 15 USC 3719(e) and 10 USC 4022(b)(2). Any FAR-based actions will follow announcement procedures per FAR 5.201(b) accordingly.