Opportunity

PIEE #N0016727R3103

Navy UNDEX and AIREX Weapons-Effects Analysis Services

Buyer

NUWC Carderock

Posted

October 16, 2026

Respond By

November 24, 2026

Identifier

N0016727R3103

NAICS

541330, 541715

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, seeks specialized analysis services for explosion effects on Navy vessels. - Government buyer: U.S. Navy — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWC Carderock). - Services requested: Scientific and technical services for underwater explosion (UNDEX) and air explosion (AIREX) weapons-effects analysis. - Support live-fire event selection and test and evaluation programs using specialized software codes. - Simulate underwater shock environments and Navy platform responses to far-field, near-miss, contact, and internal detonations. - Verify computational models, solve finite-element elastic-plastic response models, and develop reduced-order engineering tools. - Simulate nuclear underwater shock and far-field nuclear air-blast environments. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or commercial products are identified in the provided information. - Quantities and part numbers: No product quantities or part numbers are specified; the requested work is services.

Description

This solicitation is related to Notice IDs: N00167-25-RFP-CD-66-001 and N00167-25-RFP-CD-66-001_Rev1. The contractor shall provide scientific and technical services with experts in UNDEX and AIREX analysis of undersea and surface vessels to develop and utilize specialized software codes that: 1) Aid in the selection of live fire events and provide support to live fire test and evaluation programs; 2) Simulate an underwater shock environment from a far field or near miss location; 3) Simulate the response of Navy platforms to UNDEX and AIREX for far field, near miss, contact, and internally detonating weapon attacks; 4) Check the integrity of computational models; 5) Solve finite element models elastic-plastic response and reduced order engineering tools to UNDEX and AIREX events; and 6) Simulate a nuclear underwater shock environment or nuclear air blast environment from a far field location. This opportunity is for SEAPORT-NxG MAC HOLDERS ONLY- UNRESTRICTED. No other offers will be considered. Proposals submitted by non-MAC holders will not be evaluated. Please note the Navy has transitioned from the legacy SeaPort portal to the PIEE Solicitation Module for the submission of offers, proposals, and awards under SeaPort-NxG. SeaPort MAC holders will need to register for PIEE accounts in order to receive solicitations and submit proposals/offers. Please reference the official Department of Defense registration guide for vendors on how to set up accounts in PIEE:https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf.Provision L-215-H006 (c) states that all questions shall be submitted via email to the Primary and Secondary Solicitation Managers identified in the Solicitation Module HOWEVER all questions shall be submitted via the PIEE Solicitation Module Question and Answer Function. Responses will be posted within the PIEE Solicitation Module. The solicitation will be amended to reflect the correct submission procedures for questions.

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