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Next Generation Undersea Security Initiative (NG-USI)

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY
Location: Washington Navy Yard, DC
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Jul 2, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AC13

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Jul 2, 2026
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What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY
Location: Washington Navy Yard, DC
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

Synopsis: This is a solicitation for parties interested in participating in projects sought by the Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) for state-of-the-art technologies and capabilities for the Next Generation Undersea Security Initiative (NG-USI).

NG-USI is established to meet requirements in the following Focus Areas of Interest: Focus Area #1: Signal Mitigation – OPNAV/N975 Prototype technologies that may mitigate the generation, radiation, propagation, and scatter of a variety of signal types (acoustic, chemical, optical, electromagnetic, radiological, hydrodynamic, and cyber) associated with submarine and unmanned system operations, to include both peacetime and wartime operations.

Focus Area #2: Comprehensive Counter-Unmanned Systems (C-UXS) – Nuclear Weapons Surety (NWS) & OPNAV/N975 Prototype technologies to detect, track, identify, deny, and defeat unmanned systems across all domains (aerial, surface, underwater, and ground).

This area seeks scalable solutions for shore-based installations and afloat operations in Port, Harbor, Littoral, and Waterways (PHLW) and open ocean environments. (Examples include: kinetic/non-kinetic effectors, electronic warfare/jamming, and physical denial systems such as advanced netting or modular infrastructure shielding).

Focus Area #3: Defeating Adversarial Autonomy & AI – NWS Prototype technologies to effectively counter hostile Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities.

Solutions should focus on defeating autonomous swarms, disrupting AI-enabled Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) directed at nuclear facilities, and hardening strategic security networks against AI-driven cyber-physical attacks or spoofing.

Focus Area #4: Next-Generation Electronic Security Systems (ESS) & Sensor Fusion - NWS Pr...

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