Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for OTA Topics Open to UTIC Consortium Members
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- UTIC-FY26-02
- Agency
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Newport, Rhode Island 02841, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport is advertising Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) prototype opportunities restricted to UTIC Consortium members, with proposals due July 31, 2026. NUWC intends to issue at least eight separate Other Transaction Agreements under 10 U.S.C. 4022 to support undersea warfare research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support capabilities for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive undersea weapon systems. The OTA vehicle targets both traditional and nontraditional defense contractors and non-profit research institutions to carry out prototype projects that enhance military mission effectiveness or improve platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces. Participation is restricted to members of the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC), managed by Advanced Technology International (ATI). Additional details on the OTA process and UTIC membership eligibility are available at https://www.underseatech.org/utic-ota/ and https://www.underseatech.org/join/.
Notice text
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport provides research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, analysis, and assessment, and fleet support capabilities for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive undersea weapon systems, and stewards existing and emerging technologies in support of undersea warfare.
NUWC utilizes prototype Other Transaction Agreements (OTA or Agreements) under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022 to partner with nontraditional and traditional defense contractors and non-profit research institutions to carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the DoD, or the improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces.
NUWC intends to advertise for competition at least eight separate OTAs via its Consortium OTA with the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) via Advanced Technology International (ATI).
For more information on these opportunities please see the below:
More information on the OTA process can be found here - https://www.underseatech.org/utic-ota/
More information on the UTIC membership can be found here - https://www.underseatech.org/join/
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