Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Support for the Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering (CCSE)
This solicitation funds RDT&E support for the Naval Research Laboratory’s Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering under a total small-business set-aside.
RESTRICTED TO: SMALL BUSINESS SBIR STTR
⚑ Federal contract solicitation, not a grant. · Total small-business set-aside. · Proposal deadline was updated to 2026-11-17 after prior posted deadlines. · Questions were due 15 days after publication; monitor amendments/attachments for updated documents.
This is a Navy RDT&E contract centered on corrosion science and engineering, which is a materials/applied engineering effort rather than the team’s social-behavioral risk, policy, energy-acceptance, weather, or education research lines. It has essentially no plausible PI-level fit for IPPRA, aside from very distant environment or national-security context.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-11-06
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 90 strong | SBIR/STTR — core Hub pipeline (faculty founders + small-business partners); funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topics: national_security_defense, environment; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; university can only partner, not lead; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
Description
This is a Request for Proposals. Please see attached Solicitation and all attachments. Questions are due to the contract specialist no later than 15 days from the publication date of this announcement. UPDATE 10/23/2026: DUE TO SYSTEM ISSUES NRL WILL POST ANSWERS TO VENDOR QUESTIONS DURING THE WEEK OF 10/26/2026. IN THE MEANTIME, NRL CONSIDERS THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE OF 11/6/2026 LISTED ON SAM.GOV AS SUPERSEDING THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE OF 10/26/2026 ON THE SF-33. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS POSTING FOR ALL UPDATES TO THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. UPDATE 11/5/2026: Due to ongoing system issues internal to NRL the proposal submission deadline has been extended to 11/17. NRL intends to provide answers to vendor questions and updated documents as necessary on 11/6/2026. Please continue to monitor this posting for all updates to the Request for Proposals.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY / NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY.
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