MISSION SOLUTIONS
We break down recurring barriers by building operational solutions.
PIZ builds and operates DoD-ponsored programs that reduce recurring barriers between mission needs and commercial deep-tech capability.
MISSION SOLUTIONS
We break down recurring barriers by building operational solutions.
PIZ builds and operates DoD-ponsored programs that reduce recurring barriers between mission needs and commercial deep-tech capability.
FOUR RECURRING BARRIERS. FOUR PURPOSE-BUILT PROGRAMS.
Different barriers. One operating principle.
PIZ identifies recurring barriers and sources of friction for mission success, then builds the solution to address it.
BARRIER 01
Awareness
& access
PIZ SOLUTION
OnRampHub
Educate, connect and validate first-time commercial entrants.
BARRIER 02
Competitive
readiness
PIZ SOLUTION
APEX PIA
Improve small-business competitiveness in full-and-open procurements.
BARRIER 03
Authorization
deadlock
PIZ SOLUTION
COLOSSEUM
Enable commercial software testing using CUI in a CMMC Level 2 enclave.
BARRIER 04
Contested
logistics
PIZ SOLUTION
VERITY
Move distributed biomanufacturing closer to the point of need.
Reduce the barriers to entry and competition.
AWARENESS + ACCESS
Defense Innovation OnRampHub
Funded by Defense Innovation Unit
Recurring barrier:
Small and first-time commercial entrants often lack awareness of DoD requirements, acquisition pathways and relevant mission partners.
PIZ solution:
Educate commercial innovators, connect them with mission partners and help validate the relevance of their capabilities.
Result:
More innovators become credible, prepared participants in the defense industrial base.
COMPETITIVE READINESS
APEX PIA
Funded by Air Force Research Laboratory under prime contractor Parallax Advanced Research
Recurring barrier:
Full-and-open federal procurements place small and non-traditional businesses in competition with larger, more resourced prime contractors.
PIZ solution:
Operate regional programs that improve competitive readiness and measurable success in full-and-open procurements.
Result:
A stronger and more geographically distributed defense industrial base.
ACCELERATE SOFTWARE EXPERIMENTATION UNDER REAL MISSION CONDITIONS
Break the software ATO catch-22.
RECURRING BARRIER
THE AUTHORIZATION CATCH-22
Commercial software must demonstrate performance using relevant CUI—but access to CUI ordinarily requires the authorization that the testing is intended to support.
PIZ SOLUTION
POWERLAB / COLOSSEUM
Funded by Office of Naval Research
Under POWERLAB, PIZ built COLOSSEUM: a CMMC Level 2 secure enclave that enables commercial software applications to be tested using CUI data
CMMC LEVEL 2 ENVIRONMENT
SECURE CLOUD ENCLAVE
COMING IN 2027: HYBRID HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTE FOR AI TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Operational result: Developers and sponsors can generate credible technical evidence for authorization and fielding decisions.
IMPROVE MANUFACTURING AND REPAIR RESILIENCY UNDER CONTESTED CONDITIONS
Powered by locally sourced biomanufacturing technology.
RECURRING BARRIER
THE INDO-PACIFIC TYRANNY OF DISTANCE
Contested and extended logistics place centralized production and conventional supply chains at risk.
PIZ SOLUTION
IPAM / VERITY
Funded by Office of Naval Research
Managed by Air Force Research Laboratory, funded by OUSD(R&E) Manufacturing Technology
Through IPAM, PIZ is building Verity: a distributed manufacturing solution for contested logistics powered by biomanufacturing.
Operational result: Critical production can move closer to the point of need, increasing resilience when traditional logistics are disrupted.
STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
AI-POWERED TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGES FOR THE FORWARD WARFIGHTER
PROTOTYPED: UNMANNED SYSTEMS, BALLISTIC STRUCTURES, SHAPED CHARGES
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