SAM #N61331-26-SN9-0001

Consortium Management for SLAM2ER OTA: Advanced Maritime and Expeditionary Technologies

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), under the Department of Defense, is seeking a Consortium Manager for the SLAM2ER OTA Consortium focused on advanced maritime and expeditionary technologies. - Government Buyer: - Department of Defense - Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) - Opportunity Overview: - Establishment of the SLAM2ER OTA Consortium for Seabed-Subsea, Littoral, Asymmetric-Autonomous, Mining and Mine Hunting, Expeditionary, and Robotic technologies - Competitive selection of a single Consortium Manager (CM) to oversee consortium operations, research, prototype projects, and follow-on production contracts - Estimated contract value: $100M–$500M over ten years - Products/Services Requested: - Consortium management services, including membership recruitment, proposal processing, and compliance oversight - Unique/Notable Requirements: - CM must recruit both traditional and non-traditional defense contractors and commercial entities - Compliance with phased Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and facility clearance requirements - Ten-year period of performance with potential option periods - No specific OEMs, vendors, products, or part numbers are identified at this stage; the focus is on consortium management and technology development in the specified domains

Description

This is to post the Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Consortium Request for Proposals (RFP)

Seabed-Subsea, Littoral, Asymmetric-Autonomous, Mining and Mine Hunting, Expeditionary, Robotic (SLAM2ER)                  Consortium for N61331 - Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Panama City Division (PCD)

This opportunity notice has a total of three attachments: 

Main Document - OTA Solicitation for CM

Attachment (1): NSWC PCD Technology Areas

Attachment (2): DRAFT NSWC PCD OTA Base Agreement for Consortium Manager

The Government is releasing this draft solicitation and agreement for a two-week industry comment period. Please submit all feedback, questions, and recommendations on the draft solicitation and agreement documents by 2pm Central Standard Time (CST) Thursday 2 July 2026. Following the feedback window, the final solicitation will be published. Any comments/feedback on the agreement may be taken under advisement during negotiations or upon award of the successful offeror.

Proposal Submission Deadline: Proposals will be due 45 days after the draft solicitation and the opportunities notice is posted in SAM.GOV.  Proposal submission is due no later than 2:00 pm CST 3 August 2026.

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