NIWC Atlantic Rapid Capabilities Cell Commercial Solutions Opening   5

Background
The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic is focused on conducting research, development, prototyping, engineering, test and evaluation, installation, and sustainment of integrated information warfare capabilities across all warfighting domains. Their mission emphasizes Expeditionary Tactical Capabilities and Enterprise IT and Business Systems to drive innovation and enhance the warfighter's information advantage.

To support this mission, NIWC Atlantic has established the Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), which aims to rapidly assess and deliver capabilities to meet emergent fleet needs. This RCO Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is authorized under 10 U.S.C. 3458 for acquiring innovative commercial products or services through a general solicitation. The CSO encourages interested parties with new or developmental technological solutions to respond to future Areas of Interest (AOI) that will be posted on Sam.gov.

Work Details
The CSO seeks innovative commercial solutions in several key areas:
1. **Battlespace Connectivity**: Solutions must ensure assured communications and transport across all domains for various payloads/sensors. This includes wired and wireless communications, data encryption, in-transit communications security, spectrum monitoring, interference filtering, and modular capabilities across all form factors.
2. **Battlespace Command and Control (C2)**: Focus on integrated C2 systems that enhance joint operations through decision support applications, automation of C2 processes, and resilient operations centers.
3. **Robotics and Autonomous Systems**: Development of capabilities for unmanned systems including situational awareness, multi-vehicle autonomy, communication networks for unmanned systems, and testing methodologies for autonomous capabilities.
4. **Non-Kinetic Effects**: Emphasizing Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) to enhance operational effectiveness through detection, collection, deception, and exploitation of information.
5. **Decision Advantage**: Solutions that leverage AI/ML technologies to provide digital decision support tools that can adapt rapidly to changing mission requirements.

Place of Performance
The geographic locations for performance are not explicitly stated but are likely to include various military installations or operational environments relevant to the Navy.