Electro-Optical Sight Systems (EOSS)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0016426SNB91
- 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
- Indiana 47522, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Naval Sea Systems Command issued a Special Notice on July 8, 2026, announcing an open Request for Solutions to replace the MK20 MOD 1 Electro-Optic/Infrared Sight System aboard Navy and Coast Guard vessels; responses are due by August 7, 2026. Participation is restricted to current members of the Expeditionary Missions Consortium (EMC2); interested vendors must verify membership via emccrane.org. The Government intends to award a Project Order under the EMC2 Other Transaction Agreement in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 4022. The replacement EOSS must address obsolescence risks and current architectural limitations affecting Gun Weapon Systems across multiple ship classes. Updated performance criteria must incorporate Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) standards, and Motion Industry Standards Board (MISB) compliance. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division will manage the project. The RFS was released July 7, 2026, via the EMC2 weblink at emccrane.org.
Notice text
- PURPOSE
This special notice is to inform vendors of an existing Request for Solutions (RFS). The purpose of this RFS is to solicit proposals for the replacement of the MK20 MOD 1 Electro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) Sight System (EOSS). The Government will evaluate the solutions with the intent of awarding a Project Order under the Expeditionary Missions Consortium (EMC2) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022.
- BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
- EMC2
Vendors interested in responding to this RFS must be members of the (EMC2). Interested parties should visit emccrane.org for membership information. This project will be managed by a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division Project Manager. The RFS released via the weblink listed above for EMC2 on 7 July 2026.
- PROJECT OVERVIEW
The US Navy and US Coast Guard currently have several classes of ships with Gun Weapon Systems (GWS) using MK20 MOD 1 Electro-Optical Sight Systems (EOSS). The current EOSS imposes obsolescence risks and issues which are exacerbated by the limitation of sources and current architecture. Updated performance criteria are needed for incorporation including Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), and Motion Industry Standards Board (MISB) standards.
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