Chainsaw OTA (C)
Solicited New Requirement Updated
See the pre-solicitation posted : Reuseable, Unmanned Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) Platform
- Agency
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Navy NAVAIR Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
Naval Air Warfare Center, Department of Defense
- Solicitation expected
- Not on record
- Estimated value
- $2,000,000 to $7,500,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- China Lake, CA
- Forecast number
- N68936-26-RFPREQ-D0AH300-0002
Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division is seeking collaborators through an Other Transaction Authority agreement to define and develop a reusable, unmanned developmental test and evaluation platform designed to accelerate air-launched munitions development, with an estimated award date of October 1, 2026. The effort addresses a documented critical shortfall in current DT&E capabilities that constrains the pace of weapons development and is essential to meeting future warfighting needs and enabling rapid insertion of new capabilities into the Fleet.
The estimated award value ranges from $2 million to $7.5 million under the OTA mechanism. Work will be performed in China Lake, Ridgecrest, California. NAWCWD is the contracting office managing the procurement on behalf of NAVAIR.
Forecast text
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) is seeking prospective collaborators to help define and explore solutions for a reusable, unmanned developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) platform that can accelerate the development of air-launched munitions. A recent assessment identified a critical shortfall in current DT&E capabilities that slows the pace of weapons development. Closing this gap is essential to meeting future warfighting needs and ensuring rapid insertion of new capabilities into the Fleet.
Solicitations
| Notice | Posted |
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| Pre-Solicitation |
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