USSOCOM In Partnership with GovSignals Launches SOF RACER Consortium. * 4 hrs ago U.S. Special Operations Command's Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics directorate has launched the Special Operations Forces Rapid Acquisition Consortium for Emerging Requirements (SOF RACER), in partnership with GovSignals. Announcing the launch, SOF AT&L described the consortium as giving non-traditional commercial companies and defense contractors a fast track to deliver technology directly to USSOCOM, with a mission to rapidly field SOF-peculiar capabilities across every domain, from seabed to space. England fans in Miami ahead of England's World Cup quarter-final against Norway Capabilities span twelve key areas of interest including C4ISR, Cyber, Robotics, Drones / UAS, Logistics / Sustainment, Human Performance, Health, Energy, Maritime, Expeditionary Ops, Advanced Materials, and Data / AI. Consortium structures let a government sponsor issue a requirement once to a standing membership base and evaluate short solutions briefs rather than full proposals, compressing the time from requirement to award. "SOCOM sets the requirements and selects the winners. We built and operate the infrastructure that gets qualified companies in front of them," said Derek Hoyt, Chief Executive Officer of GovSignals. "Our platform supports SOCOM to accelerate vendors from application to production." SOF RACER is a modern consortium - completely free for vendors - backed by a platform that helps SOCOM get your technology through the valley of death. GovSignals operates within a FedRAMP High and IL5 authorization boundary. GovSignals, in partnership with BMNT, will host education sessions for prospective members and government stakeholders at SOFWERX on 20 August 2026, with in-person and virtual attendance. About GovSignals GovSignals is the AI system of work for government acquisition. Operating inside a FedRAMP High + IL5 authorization boundary, the platform covers the full lifecycle - pre-award intelligence and capture, proposal and cost-volume development, and post-award oversight - across federal, defense, and SLED markets. GovSignals maintains the market's most complete coverage of other-transaction vehicles and consortium activity. GovSignals is the partner behind SOF RACER, launched by USSOCOM's SOF AT&L directorate. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in New York. Media gallery

GovSignals partners with USSOCOM to launch the official SOF RACER industry portal. GovSignals July 26, 2026 · SOF RACER announcement GovSignals is partnering with U.S. Special Operations Command on SOF RACER, USSOCOM's new rapid acquisition consortium. GovSignals operates the official SOF RACER industry portal and will host a virtual Industry Day with BMNT. SOF RACER is designed to move relevant commercial technology toward special operations requirements in weeks, not fiscal years. It creates one front door for companies that can solve a SOCOM problem, whether they are established defense contractors or have never held a federal contract. A shorter path from requirement to solution. Traditional acquisition pathways can make it difficult for government teams to reach emerging technology and for commercial companies to understand where they fit. SOF RACER changes the starting point: * No fee to join or participate. * Requirements issued directly to members across every capability domain. * Short solution briefs instead of 200-page proposals. The objective is straightforward: make it easier for USSOCOM to see credible solutions and easier for industry to understand what the mission needs, how to respond, and what happens after a downselect. Virtual Industry Day. GovSignals and BMNT will host SOF RACER Industry Day virtually on Thursday, August 20, 2026, from 0900-1000. The session will cover what SOF RACER is, who is eligible, how to write a brief that survives downselect, and what happens next. The event is for companies with a capability relevant to special operations, including teams that have not previously sold to the federal government. A CAGE code or UEI is helpful, but it is not required to register interest. The GovSignals Consortium Network. SOF RACER is part of the GovSignals Consortium Network. GovSignals operates its official portal for membership and program communications in partnership with USSOCOM. The portal is the source for eligibility information, calls for solutions, deadlines, and the next steps available to members. There is no fee to join. Registration adds your organization to the official SOF RACER member list, and submitted information is used only for program communications. If you are building something SOCOM needs, start here. Join the member list and register for the August 20 Industry Day through the official SOF RACER page.