# SAM #USSOCOM_Open_Call_for_Technical_Experimentation_27_1_SOF

USSOCOM SOF Experimentation 27-1: Combat-Diving and USV Maritime Awareness Technologies

**Buyer:** U.S. Special Operations Command
**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** October 22, 2026
**Identifier:** USSOCOM_Open_Call_for_Technical_Experimentation_27_1_SOF
**NAICS:** 334511, 541715

USSOCOM is inviting technology-experimentation nominations for SOF Experimentation 27-1, scheduled in Key West, Florida.
- **Agency:** U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Technical Experimentation.
- **Focus areas:** SOF combat-diving technologies, including diver communications, propulsion, underwater interfaces, augmented vision, navigation, and threat awareness; maritime situational-awareness sensing integrated with unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
- **Experimentation topics:** Autonomous USV sensing, AI analysis, targeting, and battle-damage assessment.
- **Schedule:** Nomination packages are due October 22, 2026, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time. The event is December 7–11, 2026; proposed experiments may run from half a day to four days.
- **Demonstration expectations:** Invited demonstrations are generally expected to involve technology at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5–7.
- **Commercial scope:** This is an R&D experimentation opportunity, not a purchase of specified hardware. No manufacturers, products, part numbers, or purchase quantities are identified. Respondents cover their own submission, travel, technology, and experiment costs.

### Description

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