ONHS Report: N6523626S0001

NIWC Atlantic Rapid Capabilities Office Commercial Solutions Opening

Solicitation ID: N6523626S0001

Agency: Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic/RCO

Type: Special Notice

Deadline: 2028-11-04T17:00:00 ET

Eligibility: Maybe (OTA/Consortium)

Funding: No ceiling value; individual awards are not expected to exceed $100 million.

Doc Type: CSO

Clearance: No

Program Manager: N/A

Last Updated: 2025-11-24 13:03

Analyzed File: RCO_CSO_N6523626S0001.pdf

Eligibility Reasoning

Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 4022, NIWC Atlantic may award an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to vendors... AOIs will be written in broad terms... to allow for maximum participation from nontraditional defense contractors as defined in 10 U.S.C 3014 and interested parties (entities)entities)...

Note: This is an AI-generated summary...

Summary

The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) has issued a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), N65236-26-S-0001, to streamline and accelerate the prototyping and acquisition of innovative commercial technologies. This initiative, available from November 2025 to November 2028, will seek solutions through specific Areas of Interest (AOIs) in five technical domains: Battlespace Connectivity, Battlespace Command and Control (C2), Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Non-Kinetic Effects, and Decision Advantage (including AI/ML). The acquisition process involves a three-phase competition: an initial Solution Brief, an invitation-only Pitch, and a final full Proposal. Awards will be Firm Fixed Price or Fixed Price Incentive, with individual awards not expected to exceed $100 million. Potential award vehicles include FAR-based contracts, Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) for prototypes, and Bailment Agreements. Successful prototype OTAs may lead to follow-on production contracts without further competition.

Overall Technical Areas

Robotics and Autonomous SystemsAI / Machine LearningCommand and Control (C2) SystemsBattlespace Connectivity & NetworkingWireless Communications and WaveformsNon-Kinetic & Electronic WarfareCyber OperationsDecision Support & AutomationUnmanned Systems (UxV) IntegrationOptical & Quantum CommunicationsSpectrum Management & OperationsCommunications Security & EncryptionML Operations (MLOps)Counter-Unmanned Systems

Probable LBNL Areas

BSACSAEESAESAETALDPSA

Focus Areas

Example Priorities:

Assured communications and transport across all domains and platforms for all payloads/sensors.
Solutions are necessary across all aspects of communications and networking including but not limited to the following: wired communications and protocols; wireless communications, protocols, and waveforms across all bands (including optical and quantum) and topologies; data encryption, in-transit communications security, and zero trust;
capabilities reducing the vulnerability or detectability of communications; spectrum monitoring (including emissions control (EMCON)), orchestration, and resilience;
antennas; modular and/or reprogrammable capabilities across all form factors; and systems spanning all domains from shore, undersea, surface, airborne, and space.

Specific Technical Skills:

Network EngineeringWireless CommunicationsOptical CommunicationsQuantum CommunicationsData EncryptionZero Trust ArchitectureSpectrum ManagementRF EngineeringSystems EngineeringWaveform Design

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Alp Sipahigil	0.71	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
Boubacar Kante	0.71	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics
John Wu	0.71	CSA \| Scientific Networking (ESNET) \| Tech Adv and Engagement
Inder Monga	0.70	CSA \| Computing \| Scientific Networking (ESNET)
Meriam Gay Bautista-Jurney	0.70	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Stijn (Stan) Wielandt	0.70	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Wei Liu	0.69	PSA \| ATAP \| BACI
Neel Rajeshbhai Vora	0.69	PSA \| ATAP \| BACI
Zhao Hao	0.69	EESA \| EG \| Geochemistry Dept
Andre Santos	0.68	EESA \| CESD \| Integrated Ecosystem Sciences

Example Priorities:

integrated and interoperable C2 systems within and across echelons and Services;
common operational, tactical, and intelligence pictures;
applications to provide decision support (i.e. battle management aids), manage employment of kinetic and non-kinetic effects, enable cross-domain transfer of data, and automate C2 processes and legacy systems;
innovative solutions for C2 and operations center resiliency, reconstitution, and augmentation; and constructive and virtual C2 training environments.

Specific Technical Skills:

Systems IntegrationC4ISR SystemsData FusionBattle Management AidsDecision Support SystemsProcess AutomationSystem ResiliencyModeling and SimulationInteroperability StandardsSoftware Development

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Sean Peisert	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Shawn Tornga	0.70	LD \| LD \| ONHS
Oluwamayowa Amusat	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Gregory Lemieux	0.69	EESA \| CESD \| Earth System Sciences
Sufi Kaur	0.69	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Gazi Mahmud	0.69	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Alexander Sim	0.69	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Jessica Granderson	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems
Sy-Toan Ngo	0.68	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Anand Krishnan Prakash	0.68	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept

Example Priorities:

C2, autonomy, and communications of unmanned across all domains for any mission.
integrate beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) situational awareness and control of RAS, including automation capabilities to ease the burden on users operating many vehicles;
Communications and networking capabilities for unmanned systems;
Multi-vehicle autonomy and tactical decision making for unmanned systems;
Methods and tools to test, evaluate, verify, and validate (TEVV) unmanned and autonomy capabilities.

Specific Technical Skills:

Autonomous SystemsRoboticsUnmanned Vehicles (UxV)BLOS CommunicationsSwarm AutonomyTactical Decision MakingTest, Evaluation, Verification, and Validation (TEVV)System AutomationCommand and Control (C2)Situational Awareness Systems

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Douglas Black	0.66	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt
Anand Krishnan Prakash	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Alex Newkirk	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Shawn Tornga	0.66	LD \| LD \| ONHS
Sunhee Baik	0.66	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Energy Markets & Policy
David Blum	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
John Wu	0.66	CSA \| Scientific Networking (ESNET) \| Tech Adv and Engagement
Donghun Kim	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Marco Pritoni	0.66	ETA \| Building Technology & Urban Systems \| Bldg Technologies Dept
Emil Rofors	0.65	PSA \| NSD \| ANP

Example Priorities:

EMSO, C-C5ISRT, Cyber, and counter unmanned through the detection, collection, deception, decoy and exploit/attack of information.
NIWC Atlantic has a history of developing non-kinetic capabilities on and concurrent with multi-function electronic warfare hardware and software platforms from early prototype experimentation to Joint exercises to operations, maintenance and sustainment.
NIWC Atlantic recognizes the need for new NKE capabilities that are integrated with Naval Command, Control and Communications (C3), are fully integrated into the Joint Planning and Execution cycle, and support trusted autonomous decision making at the edge.

Specific Technical Skills:

Electronic Warfare (EW)Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO)Cyber OperationsCounter-Unmanned Systems (C-UAS)Information OperationsSignal ProcessingMulti-function RF systemsEdge ComputingAutonomous Decision MakingC5ISRT

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Stijn (Stan) Wielandt	0.68	EESA \| EG \| Geophysics Dept
Oluwamayowa Amusat	0.68	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Shawn Tornga	0.67	LD \| LD \| ONHS
Edward Bethel	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Sean Peisert	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Andre Santos	0.67	EESA \| CESD \| Integrated Ecosystem Sciences
Nicola Falco	0.67	EESA \| CESD \| Integrated Ecosystem Sciences
Gazi Mahmud	0.67	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Alexandre Moreira da Silva	0.67	ETA \| ESDR \| Energy Storage & Dist Dpt
Alexander Sim	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research

Example Priorities:

Warfighter-centric solutions within AI/ML, enterprise, tools/dashboards, etc.
Digital Decision Support backed by self-healing and sustaining systems that can be rapidly reconfigured to support new mission needs and deliver decision advantage to the warfighter.
Software Modernization and ML Operations are transformative initiatives that will impact multiple mission areas.
This requires collaboration across the Naval ecosystem to align requirements, technology development, modern practices and infrastructure to deploy digital decision support to the tactical edge to close the kill chain.

Specific Technical Skills:

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningML Operations (MLOps)Data ScienceSoftware ModernizationDigital Decision SupportTactical Edge ComputingData VisualizationEnterprise ArchitectureUI/UX Design

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Gazi Mahmud	0.73	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Sufi Kaur	0.72	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Sarah Poon	0.71	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Samuel Williams	0.70	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Danielle Svehla Christianson	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Shreyas Cholia	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Drew Paine	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Hannah Cohoon	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Edward Bethel	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Shawn Tornga	0.70	LD \| LD \| ONHS

Potential LBNL PIs (Overall)

Note on PI Matching: These suggestions are generated through an AI-driven semantic analysis of LBNL staff profiles.

Name	Score	Organization
Talita Perciano Costa Leite	0.75	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research · AI / Machine Learning
Erhan Saglamyurek	0.74	CSA \| ESNET \| Tech Adv and Engagement · Optical & Quantum Communications
Anna Giannakou	0.74	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · ML Operations (MLOps)
Bruce Mah	0.74	CSA \| ESNET \| Tech Adv and Engagement · Battlespace Connectivity & Networking
Arpit Gupta	0.73	CSA \| ESNET \| Tech Adv and Engagement · Spectrum Management & Operations
Alexandre Bayen	0.73	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Command and Control (C2) Systems
Claire Tomlin	0.72	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Unmanned Systems (UxV) Integration
Stijn (Stan) Wielandt	0.72	PSA \| Engineering \| Electronic Engineering · Wireless Communications and Waveforms
Abdelilah Essiari	0.72	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Communications Security & Encryption
Steven Hofmeyr	0.72	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Cyber Operations

Fundamental Research Exemption (FRE)

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