NIWC Atlantic Rapid Capabilities Cell Commercial Solutions Opening
NIWC Atlantic will fund innovative commercial products or services, typically through future areas of interest posted under a continuously open commercial solutions opening for rapid prototyping and capability delivery.
⚑ This is a continuously open CSO; responses are not accepted to the base notice itself, only to individual Areas of Interest posted later. · Federal procurement/Other Transaction context under 10 U.S.C. 4022; emphasis is on commercial products/services and rapid prototyping, not standard research grants. · Potential production OT may result from the CSO. · Public release/dissemination and DD254/security requirements may apply to specific AOIs.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 60 good | funds commercialization; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 60 good | technical depth: central; funds commercialization (capped) |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topics: cybersecurity, national_security_defense; social/behavioral work is minor; funds commercialization — not a research fit |
Description
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic?s mission is to conduct research, development, prototyping, engineering, test and evaluation, installation, and sustainment of integrated information warfare capabilities and services across all warfighting domains with an emphasis on Expeditionary Tactical Capabilities and Enterprise IT and Business Systems in order to drive innovation and warfighter information advantage. To achieve these mission imperatives, NIWC Atlantic has established the Rapid Capabilities Cell (RCC) to act as a change agent to rapidly assess and accelerate the delivery of capabilities to address emergent fleet needs. To accelerate the adoption of advanced technology, curate solutions to technology gaps, and lead rapid prototyping NIWC Atlantic issues this RCC Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 4022 for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services through the use of a general solicitation. Interested parties with new/developmental technological solutions are highly encouraged to follow this CSO (N65236-26-S-0001) in Sam.gov that will be used to post future Areas of Interest (AOI) for which the Government seeks solutions. Please note that responses against this continuously open CSO announcement will not be accepted. Individual Areas of Interest will be posted against this CSO that interested parties can submit technical solutions against. Update 0003 adds enclosures 1 through 5 to the CSO for Command Focus Area level DD254s. Update 0004 adds Public Release and dissemination guidance for the CSO, adds Vulcan as the platform for AOI Postings and proposal submissions and adds clarifying information regarding Production OTs that may result from this CSO.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY / NIWC ATLANTIC.
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