NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT - Quartermaster AI SmartMast EO/IR Cameras
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00244-26-Q-0057
- Agency
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Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- Place of performance
- San Diego, California 92136, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego issued a Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract to Quartermaster AI, Inc. for a 12-month Data-as-a-Service subscription to the SmartMast Maritime Sensor system, with a July 27, 2026 deadline for capability statement submissions. The procurement is restricted to Quartermaster AI as the exclusive developer and intellectual property owner; the Government asserts no other source can meet the mandatory August 10, 2026 installation and integration threshold required to support scheduled fleet operations.
The SmartMast system will be installed on the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel "Sea Hunter" to support Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron One and Carrier Strike Group One pre-deployment work-ups, training, and operational missions. The contract includes a 5-month optional subscription extension and custom software engineering services to integrate SmartMast sensor data streams into the Navy's Minotaur C2 architecture. The system fuses electro-optical/infrared cameras, AIS, and RF detection with onboard edge-AI processing for automated target recognition, providing 360-degree maritime domain awareness at detection ranges of 5 nautical miles (threshold) and 10 nautical miles (objective).
Deliverables encompass hardware installation, satellite data transmission, secure web portal access, programmatic API delivery, training, and hardware retrieval. The estimated contract value is $312,500, spanning August 10, 2026 through August 9, 2027 with optional extension to February 10, 2027. Interested sources may submit capability statements by July 27, 2026 at 08:00 a.m. PST to yesica.l.burrill.civ@us.navy.mil; the Government will consider submissions only to determine whether to conduct competitive procurement, with final decision at the Government's sole discretion.
Notice text
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (FLCSD) intends to award a commercial Sole Source contract to Quartermaster AI, Inc. (CAGE Code: 9K6Q6, UEI: HCFJASF32YV3).
This requirement is for the procurement of a 12-month commercial subscription-based Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) model for the SmartMast Maritime Sensor system, to be installed onboard the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) "Sea Hunter" in support of Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron One (USVRON-1) and Carrier Strike Group One (CSG-1) pre-deployment work-ups, training, and operational missions. The requirement also includes a 5-month optional subscription extension and custom software engineering services to integrate the proprietary SmartMast sensor data streams directly into the Navy's Minotaur C2 architecture.
The contractor shall provide all hardware installation, satellite data transmission, secure web portal access, programmatic API delivery, training, and subsequent hardware retrieval as defined in the Requirements Statement.
The Quartermaster AI SmartMast is a highly specialized, proprietary sensor platform that fuses EO/IR cameras, AIS, and RF detection with onboard edge-AI processing (Automated Target Recognition). Due to its proprietary software code, API architecture and existing pre-approved integration with the Minotaur ecosystem, Quartermaster AI, Inc. is the sole developer and intellectual property owner of this technology. It represents the only source capable of completing the mandatory installation and integration by the critical threshold date of August 10, 2026, to support scheduled fleet operations.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. However, responsible sources may identify their interest and submit a capability statement in response to this notice. Capability statements must be submitted by July 27, 2026, 08:00 a.m. PST via email to yesica.l.burrill.civ@us.navy.mil, and will be considered by the agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOI to Sole Source.pdf | ||
| JA NAVSUP FLCSD Justification for Sole Source_KO.pdf | ||
| PWS.pdf |
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