# SBIR / STTR #DON27BZ02-NV014

Navy SBIR research for an autonomous anti-submarine warfare acoustic reasoning agent

**Buyer:** Navy
**Posted:** November 07, 2026
**Respond By:** January 06, 2027
**Identifier:** DON27BZ02-NV014
**NAICS:** 541715

The Navy is seeking Phase I SBIR research to develop an autonomous acoustic reasoning agent for anti-submarine warfare.
- **Government buyer:** Department of the Navy, under the Department of War’s SBIR program; the initial notice identifies the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
- **Opportunity:** Topic DON27BZ02-NV014, “Autonomous Multi-Intelligence Acoustic Reasoning Agent for Anti-Submarine Warfare.” The requested work is research and development, not an off-the-shelf product purchase.
- **Requested capability:** Fuse active and passive acoustic detections with maritime, environmental, and behavior data to generate explainable contact assessments, track and classification hypotheses, and recommended sensor-tasking or unmanned-maneuver actions.
- **Deployment considerations:** The software should support an Unmanned Surface Vehicle in constrained communications, power, and computing environments.
- **Work scope:** Phase I includes architecture, proof-of-concept demonstrations, and a performance assessment plan. The broader announcement describes Phase II follow-on development, typically including prototype software, simulation or replay demonstrations, and transition planning.
- **Requirements:** The notice lists CMMC Level 2 (Self). The topic summary also notes classified work and U.S. ownership, security-clearance, and facility requirements.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs, vendors, product models, part numbers, or hardware quantities are identified.
- **Performance period:** Phase I is generally 6–12 months under the broader SBIR announcement; Phase II is generally 24 months. Topic-specific award timing and duration are not provided in the available information.

### Description

This is a DoW SBIR 2027 BAA, Release 2 topic for Navy SBIR Phase I. The topic is titled “Autonomous Multi-Intelligence Acoustic Reasoning Agent for Anti-Submarine Warfare.” The source lists a question period of November 4–24, 2026, a topic pre-release period of November 4–December 2, 2026, and a response deadline of December 7, 2026. A CMMC Level 2 (Self) requirement is listed.

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