NATO Business Opportunity: Task Force X Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) Fleet
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IFIB-ACT-SACT-25-23
- Agency
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Bureau of Industry and Security
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Norfolk, Virginia 23551, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) has issued an Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) for a maritime autonomous systems (MAS) fleet contract. The Special Notice seeks contractor support to assemble Task Force X, a fleet designed to augment NATO's maritime capabilities with unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater systems. This solicitation is specifically targeting international contractors from NATO member nations who can provide comprehensive maritime autonomous system services. The contract will be a firm fixed price deliverables agreement, focused on developing a sophisticated, multi-component maritime autonomous fleet. The opportunity is categorized under the Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing NAICS code.
The primary objective of this contract is to create a versatile MAS fleet capable of supporting NATO maritime operations, with a specific work package planned for the Baltic Sea in June 2025 and an optional package in Portugal in September 2025. Contractors must submit proposals by March 26, 2025, at 9:00 AM ET, with technical questions due by March 5, 2025. Strict eligibility requirements mandate that all personnel supporting the contract must be citizens of NATO member nations, and HQ SACT will not accept proposals generated using artificial intelligence tools. The contract requires bidders to provide a minimum of two MAS units per component type, including unmanned aerial systems, surface vessels for patrolling and interception, underwater vessels, and potentially attritable surface vessels. The selection will be based on a best value evaluation, with a 70% technical and 30% price weighting, emphasizing the technical capabilities and innovative approach of potential contractors.
Notice text
Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) has issued an Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) for contractor support to the Task Force X Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) Fleet.
The intention is to assemble a fleet of MAS, to be designated as Task Force X, to augment existing NATO maritime capabilities. This includes surface, underwater, and aerial systems. Optionally there is a requirement to establish a smaller fleet, that includes attritable MAS, to participate in the NATO Dynamic Messenger exercise. Industry will provide full services, including but not limited to the MAS, logistical support, operation, maintenance, and transportation.
All personnel supporting this contract must be a citizen of a NATO member nation.
This is a firm fixed price deliverables contract.
HQ SACT will not accept supplier proposals prepared, in whole or in part, by means of generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools, including and without limitation to chatbots, such as Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (Chat GPT), or other language generating tools. HQ SACT reserves the right to screen applications to identify the use of such tools. All applications prepared, in whole or in part, by means of such generative or creative AI applications may be rejected without further consideration at HQ SACT’s sole discretion, and HQ SACT reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate
Bids shall be received at HQ SACT no later than 26 March 2025, 9:00 am, ET. No bids shall be accepted after this time and date. No hard copy proposals will be accepted.
In lieu of a bidders’ conference, HQ SACT invites bidders to submit initial technical questions no later than 05 March 2025.
BIDDING DOCUMENTS
Please see attached.
BIDDING PROCEDURE
A Declaration of Eligibility is NOT required for this opportunity. Do NOT submit your proposal to the Department of Commerce. Please submit your proposal directly to HQ SACT using the contact information provided in the IFIB.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| IFIB-ACT-SACT-25-23 price proposal.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| IFIB-ACT-SACT-25-23.pdf |
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