Mastery of the Seas 8-18-26 announcement.docx

Mastery of the Seas Industry Office Hours Announcement Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport

OFFICE HOURS:

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) will be holding Mastery of the Seas Office Hours. During these office hours, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from the Mastery of the Seas Capability Focus Areas and other NUWC representatives will be available to discuss the strategic vision of the Center with a specific focus on how external industry partners can participate and contribute to the mission.

The next event will be Tuesday, August 18, 2026. At this event, Mr. David Pistacchio will be attending to discuss and answer questions regarding Platform Defense and Survivability.

The September 1, 2026 event is cancelled. The Industry Engagement Team will be available for networking and questions at the Defense Innovation Days hosted by SENEDIA at the Newport Marriott.

The September 15, 2026 event will feature Mr. Mark Vaccaro for Subsea and Seabed Warfare and Mr. Tom Merchant for Undersea Robotic and Autonomous Systems.

Please see the attached Capability Focus Areas (CFAs) for more information on the topics and subtopics that align with the NUWCDIVNPT’s Mastery of the Seas strategic vision.

This event is a Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) event. No land-lines phones are permissible. Guests must log in to the link provided as a guest. No forwarding of the link to anyone outside of your organization is allowed.

TENTATIVE AGENDA:

1200 EST – Welcome and Discussion 1300 EST– Event Concludes

Future events include:

Tuesday 18 AUG 2026-in-person and virtual

Mr. David Pistacchio- Platform Defense and Survivability

Tuesday 1 SEP 2026-cancelled

Tuesday 15 SEP 2026-in-person and virtual

Mr. Mark Vaccaro- Subsea and Seabed Warfare Mr. Tom Merchant - Undersea Robotic and Autonomous Systems

This event will be held the first and third Tuesday of every month. In-person and virtual options are available.

IN-PERSON EVENT: In-person office hours will be available at NUWC Building 80 Conference Room 208 (second floor). To attend the in-person event, please complete and return the attached Registration Form to maria.f.gregory.civ@us.navy.mil.

MS TEAMS PRESENTATION: A Teams link will be provided via email to registrants prior to the event. Please email maria.f.gregory.civ@us.navy.mil with a completed registration. A link to the Teams event will be provided no later than one-hour prior to the event. A new Teams link will be required for each day of participation. Please register each time to ensure the correct Teams link is provided.

REGISTRATION:

Each person interested in participating in the Office Hours must complete and submit the attached Registration Form prior to the Tuesday event. Please submit the completed registration form via email to maria.f.gregory.civ@us.navy.mil. Registration is required for both the in-person and online events.

QUESTIONS:

Questions are being accepted and should be submitted via email in advance of the office hours. Questions will be taken during the event.

GENERAL STIPULATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS:

Any information provided in response to this notice is not binding upon the Government. Industry will not be permitted to set up marketing material. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice; all costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the interested parties' expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future event. It is the responsibility of the potential interested respondees to monitor SeaPort for additional information pertaining to the upcoming office hours. There will be no fee to attend, however, industry participants will be required to preregister no later than the Friday prior to the Tuesday event.

POINT(S) OF CONTACT:

NUWC DIV Newport Security Office