Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for OTA Topics Open to UTIC Consortium Members

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Version Current Record Pre-Award Solicitation Details Classification Description Contact Information Attachments/Links Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for OTA Topics Open to UTIC Consortium Members

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Opportunity Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for OTA Topics Open to UTIC Consortium Members

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Notice ID UTIC-FY26-02

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Contract Opportunity Type Special Notice

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Inactive Dates Aug 15, 2026

Inactive Policy 15 days after response date

Response Date Jul 31, 2026 12:00 PM EDT

Published Date Jun 29, 2026 11:37 AM EDT

Department/Ind. Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier DEPT OF THE NAVY

Major Command NAVSEA

Sub Command 1, 2, 3 NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER

Office NUWC DIV NEWPORT

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Product Service Code AC33 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

NAICS Code 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport provides research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, analysis, and assessment, and fleet support capabilities for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive undersea weapon systems, and stewards existing and emerging technologies in support of undersea warfare.

NUWC utilizes prototype Other Transaction Agreements (OTA or Agreements) under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022 to partner with nontraditional and traditional defense contractors and non-profit research institutions to carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the DoD, or the improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces.

NUWC intends to advertise for competition at least eight separate OTAs via its Consortium OTA with the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) via Advanced Technology International (ATI).

For more information on these opportunities please see the below:

More information on the OTA process can be found here - https://www.underseatech.org/utic-ota/

More information on the UTIC membership can be found here - https://www.underseatech.org/join/ Primary Point of Contact Christopher J. Kenney

Email christopher.j.kenney10.civ@us.navy.mil

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Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Security and Defense.

Funding amount

This contract provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are due Jul 31, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• SME
• MidCaps
• Large Company
• Startups
• University
• Research Organization
• NGOs
• Public Authorities

Eligibility

No Set aside used

Agency

Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) for OTA Topics Open to UTIC Consortium Members is administered by Department Of Defense (DOD), listed via SAM.gov.