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

The Navy’s Undersea Warfare Center is seeking innovative, commercially‑ready sensor solutions that enhance situational awareness—particularly those that can be deployed on the seafloor in littoral regions and feed data to fleet systems. Offerors must submit a single, unclassified Solution Brief (maximum five pages, figures and diagrams included, hyperlinks permitted but not counted as official content) that describes the technology concept, its relevance to the Statement of Work, technical merit, feasibility, and any proprietary or data‑rights considerations. The brief must also identify the Navy’s standard oceanography models, data, tools, and USW simulation tools that will inform or be incorporated into the solution, indicate whether the effort is a pilot/demonstration of existing commercial technology or a development effort, and outline a maturation path for any new or adapted technology. Past performance (recency and relevance) and facilities are evaluated, with a rough order‑of‑magnitude price optional but not a scoring factor. Qualified briefers will be invited to Phase 2 to deliver a Pitch (up to two pages per key personnel, max three personnel) that expands on relevance, technical merit, company viability, proposed approach, cost estimate, notional production schedule, and data‑rights impact. The Pitch will be judged against the same criteria plus cost detail and schedule feasibility. The solicitation is conducted under Other Transaction Authority (OTA) (Agreement No. N66604‑FY‑9‑XXXX) with a total award ceiling of $10 million, a due date of 17 April 2026, 2 PM EDT, and eligibility for small‑business, non‑traditional, or traditional defense contractors meeting the stated cost‑share requirements.

Notice ID

4624df24bdcc402bbd8e2e62f9be515d

Solicitation Number

N66604-26-9-A00X

NAICS Code

541715

Classification Code

AC33