Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA)
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is issuing a solicitation for the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) program. The scope of the effort includes the design, fabrication, and testing of the MEDUSA systems, which are intended to provide advanced maritime mining capabilities with long-range offensive mining functions. The solicitation will be released electronically via the PIEE system, and interested parties must comply with the announcement. Key dates include a proposal due date of December 19, 2023, and an anticipated award in June 2024. Potential offerors will need to request access to the solicitation documents, including classified addenda, through SAM.gov or PIEE.
This solicitation is not set-aside for any specific business size or type. The NAICS code is 332994 - Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing, and the PSC code is 1095 - Miscellaneous Weapons. The government anticipates making a single award, but has not provided any details on potential award values or budget ranges. The place of performance is not specified in the notice.
N0002423R6315 Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command
9/29/23, 2:02 PM Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) Draft RFP
The Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) plans to issue a full-and-open, competitive solicitation for the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023. The scope of the anticipated research and development effort includes design, fabrication, and testing of the MEDUSA systems and risk reduction activities. The draft solicitation documents, Bidder's Library, and communications with industry will contain controlled information, requiring respondents to have Defense Security Service (DSS) issued SECRET facility clearance, SECRET personnel clearances, and SECRET safeguarding capability.
List of services and products to be provided by the contractor:
Design of the MEDUSA systems
Fabrication of the MEDUSA systems
Testing of the MEDUSA systems
Risk reduction activities
Compliance with Defense Security Service (DSS) issued SECRET facility clearance, SECRET personnel clearances, and SECRET safeguarding capability requirements.
N0002423R6315 Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command
8/31/23, 4:17 PM Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) Request for Information
Only one response is necessary for this announcement.
This notice is for market research purposes only and does NOT constitute a request for proposal. This notice shall not be construed as a contract, a promise to contract, or as a commitment of any kind by the Government. The Government is NOT seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. Failure to respond to this Request for Information (RFI) does not preclude participation in any future Request for Proposal (RFP), if any is issued. If an RFP is issued, it will be synopsized on https://www.beta.sam.gov.
This Sources Sought/RFI notice is issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants, Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406). PMS 406 is developing a Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) to meet future submarine delivery of payloads requirements. MEDUSA will be a tactical clandestine mining system, with an expendable Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) capable of being torpedo tube launched from US Navy submarines. The MEDUSA system will consist of the MEDUSA medium-class UUV, supporting equipment, and payloads.
The Navy is requesting industry’s feedback on development of the MEDUSA system in consideration of the TLRs and MEDUSA program goals within the notional schedule. Respondents should assume the following information:
Notional Schedule (notional schedule within the controlled technical data). Note that responses to this Request For Information (RFI) will influence schedule details with the exception of four (4) prototype deliveries required by Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.
FY 2023 – Q4 – Risk Reduction, Prototype Design, Fabrication, and Test Award
FY 2026 – Q4 – Delivery of 4 Prototype Units
Require compliance to 10 U.S.C. Section 7309, which prohibits construction of major component of the hull or superstructure of the MEDUSA in a foreign facility.
MEDUSA UUV shall conform to the Unmanned Maritime Autonomy Architecture (UMAA).
The Contractor is responsible for meeting the interface requirements for the payloads, provided as part of the RFP (when released), and will be provided surrogate payloads as Government Furnished Property for testing.
The complete RFI posting contains controlled technical data that cannot be posted to Government Point of Entry and will only be made available to U.S. Department of Defense contractors cleared for Distribution D (DoD and DoD Contractors only). For those interested, contact the NAVSEA Contracting Officer listed below for a Distribution D (DoD and DoD Contractors only) set of questions and additional information.
Primary Point of Contact:
Eric Dieges, NAVSEA Contracting Officer, eric.dieges.civ@us.navy.mil
Secondary Point of Contact:
Cristina Vega, NAVSEA Contract Specialist, cristina.a.vega5.civ@us.navy.mil
Respondents should provide the following information:
Companies must request access and provide the information under Block 6 of a DD Form 254 (APR 2018) via electronic mail to POCs above. This information shall included the following or the company will be deemed nonresponsive:
A completed Terms of Use form
Company name, address, and ZIP code
Company CAGE code
Cognizant Defense Security Service (DSS) Security Office name, address, and ZIP code
Business Website
Two Points of Contact with Name, Title, Phone Number, Email Address
N0002422R6314 Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command
4/25/22, 12:51 PM Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) Award
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded a $58,067,733.00 contract to GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. for the design, development, and prototyping of the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) system. The contract includes a risk reduction asset, prototype systems and software, a physical configuration audit and technical development package, integrated logistics products, ashore support equipment, provisioned item ordering, engineering support, and other direct costs in support of the Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants, Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office (PMS 406).
N00024-24-C-6315 Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command
10/21/24, 12:21 PM Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA)
The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded a contract (N0002424C6315) to General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. for the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) system. The contract, valued at $15,973,911.97, focuses on system design and risk reduction for an unmanned submarine asset, with the award formally issued on September 27, 2024. This defense-related procurement appears to involve the development of a specialized underwater maritime technology, specifically an expendable submarine system designed for potential mining or reconnaissance operations. The contract was not set aside for any specific type of business, indicating it was open to general competition among qualified defense contractors.
N0002424C6315 Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command
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