Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) : Tactical Oceanography Supporting Full-Spectrum Undersea Warfare

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center is issuing an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) solicitation that seeks innovative, commercial technologies to accelerate defense capabilities related to undersea warfare. The effort requires offerors to submit unclassified Solution Briefs (Phase 1) that describe the Navy’s standard oceanography models, data, tools, and USW simulation tools to be used or incorporated, identify whether the effort involves a pilot/demonstration of commercially‑ready technology or new development, outline a maturation path for any new or adapted technology, and flag any proprietary elements. Selected briefers will be invited to a Phase 2 in‑person pitch, which will be evaluated on relevance to the Statement of Work, technical merit and feasibility, company viability, compelling approach, cost estimate and production schedule, and potential data‑rights impacts. The pitch must include a detailed technical approach, a notional production schedule, a rough order‑of‑magnitude cost, identification of key personnel (up to three resumes, max two pages each), and recent past‑performance references (≤ 2 pages each, up to six pages total). Awardees will enter a prototype project (Phase 3) under an OTA agreement (e.g., N66604‑FY‑9‑XXXX) with a total ceiling of $10 million, subject to standard security, term, payment, and inspection clauses. Eligibility is limited to non‑traditional defense contractors, small businesses, traditional defense contractors with significant non‑traditional participation, non‑profit research institutions, or traditional contractors providing a one‑third cost share. Data‑rights assertions, intellectual‑property restrictions, and any proprietary aspects must be clearly identified throughout the submission.

Notice ID

2faa1d5944bf4ad089893f6de26e397e

Solicitation Number

N66604-26-9-A00X

NAICS Code

541715

Classification Code

AC33