Open RFPCommercial Maritime Test-Platform and Event-Support Services
Description: The U.S. Army seeks a commercially operated maritime platform and event-support services for Government-directed research, development, test and evaluation, training, and rehearsal involving autonomous and uncrewed maritime systems. Requested support includes vessel and crew operations, temporary reversible mission configuration, launch and recovery, deck handling, power and communications, event planning, instrumentation, data collection, and reporting. The Government anticipates a firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract with a $500,000 guaranteed minimum and a $49,999,999 ceiling, and requests solution briefs by November 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern; this is a competitive Call for Solutions, not a grant.