252-032FY26-NEW-SOFAR (Modular Bristlemouth Platforms to Support Autonomous Marine Platforms) (C)
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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Navy SECNAV Office of Naval Research
Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $2,000,000 to $7,500,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- N000142692201 Federal contract award held by Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc. Ends Jan 22, 2029 · Value with all options $501,473
- Anticipated award
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC
- Forecast number
- N00014-26-RFPREQ-Code 032-0125
Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Office of Naval Research is conducting a competitive recompete to advance long-endurance unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) capabilities by procuring modular Bristlemouth platforms that extend the functionality of existing autonomous marine systems. The solicitation is estimated to release on April 1, 2026, with award targeted for July 1, 2026. Work is classified as applied research and development in physical engineering sciences (NAICS 541715), performed under cost-reimbursement pricing as a competitive contract action under a broad agency announcement.
The estimated award value ranges from $2 million to $7.5 million. Place of performance is Washington, DC. The contracting office is the Office of Naval Research (N00014), with Code 032 (Ocean Battlespace Sensing) as the program office. No facility or personnel security clearances are required beyond unclassified.
The incumbent awardee is Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc., which holds Other Transaction Agreement N000142692201, valued at $501,473 with a ceiling of $501,473. That agreement, titled "Bristlemouth: Dissemination to Scale (Part 2)," was awarded on January 23, 2026, and extends through January 22, 2029, with performance in San Francisco, California. The incumbent's work focuses on development and scaling of the Bristlemouth open marine connectivity standard to expand adoption across oceanographic research and operational communities.
Forecast text
This program is advancing the science for long-endurance UUVs by creating versatile add-ons that extends the capability of a proven fleet.
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