NSWC-PHD MATAC OTA Request for Solutions: MK 41 VLS MK 430 Mod 0 Status Panel Tech Refresh
Funds a Navy technical refresh solution for the MK 41 VLS MK 430 Mod 0 Status Panel through the MATAC consortium, for eligible consortium members only.
⚑ MATAC membership required to respond · Technical Data Package access restricted by CMMC Level I/II certification · Defense-related OT project under 10 U.S.C. 4022 · Federal contract-style applicant restrictions; not a broad university grant competition
This is a Navy technical refresh for a weapons system status panel, centered on engineering, manufacturing, and defense contracting rather than the team’s social-science work on risk perception, warnings, climate, or policy behavior. The only overlap is a broad national-security theme, but it is not the kind of PI-level research this group would typically pursue.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 45 partial | technical depth: central; funds technical assistance (capped) |
| IPPRA | 40 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds technical assistance, not research (capped); university can only partner, not lead; capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
Request for Solutions: MK 41 VLS MK 430 Mod 0 Status Panel Tech Refresh PURPOSE: This special Notice is issued to provide awareness of the release of a Request for Solutions(RFS) for an other transaction project in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 4022. The MK 41 VLS MK 430 Mod 0 Status Panel Tech Refresh has been issued as part of the Maritime Advanced Technology Consortium (MATAC) managed by Advanced Technology International (ATI) and administered by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division. Vendors interested in responding to this RFS must be members of MATAC. Interested parties may visit MATAC.org for membership information. Background and summary: The Navy requires a technical refresh of the obsolete MK 41 VLS MK 430 Mod 0 Status Panel for the Vertical Launching System (VLS). Please note, Exhibit 4, Technical Data Package, can only be downloaded by members with a CMMC Level II (Self) certification and is “view only” for members with a CMMC Level I certification.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY / DEPT OF THE NAVY.
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