# Pentagon seeks industry sources for Navy biological agent identification subsystem The public notice summary calls for a backward-compatible replacement for the Joint Biological Point Detection System Identifier. Responses are due Dec. 7. Published 2026-11-06 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/11/06/pentagon-seeks-industry-sources-for-navy-biological-agent-identification/ The Department of War is seeking industry sources for a biological warfare agent identification capability for the Navy’s Enhanced Maritime Biological Detection (EMBD) system.[1] The request for information was posted Nov. 6, with responses due at noon Eastern on Dec. 7.[1] ## Why it matters The public notice summary describes the EMBD Identification Subsystem as a backward-compatible replacement for the Joint Biological Point Detection System Identifier.[1] It would automatically provide confirmatory identification of biological warfare agents in liquid samples.[1] The summary describes samples gathered externally by the EMBD Collector and routed to the subsystem through the EMBD Fluid Transfer System.[1] ## Sources 1. SAM.gov opportunity record (API)