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Commercial Maritime Test-Platform and Event-Support Services

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CALL FOR SOLUTIONS Commercial Maritime Test-Platform and Event-Support Services Call Reference Number: W900KK-27-D-SSV2 Army Open Solicitation Reference: W9128Z-25-S-A002 Issuing Contracting Office: ACC-APG-Orlando Solution Brief Due Date/Time: 12 NOV 26, 11:59 PM Eastern Questions Due Date/Time: 2 NOV 26, 11:59 PM Eastern Submission Method: Email Contracting Point of Contact: deleon.j.kelly.civ@army.mil; kurt.l.kleinlein.civ@army.mil; Christopher.l.crouch.civ@army.mil; 1. NOTICE This is a competitive Call for Solutions issued under the Army Open Solicitation. The Government seeks commercially available maritime test-platform and event-support services to enable Government-directed research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E), training, and rehearsal events involving autonomous and uncrewed maritime systems. The Government anticipates award of one commercial-services indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Government anticipates negotiating an initial task order with the selected awardee for a min of three-month period of performance beginning January 2027. This Call for Solutions is intended to identify commercially available capabilities and determine which respondent(s) offer the most promising solution. Detailed pricing is not required at this stage. The Government may invite one or more respondents to provide oral presentations, demonstrations, site visits, additional technical information, and/or a detailed technical and price proposal for negotiations. The Government may select one or more respondents for further consideration, establish a competitive range, negotiate final scope and terms, make one or more awards, or make no award. The Government is not obligated to reimburse respondents for costs associated with preparing or submitting a response. 2. MISSION NEED The Government requires access to a commercially operated maritime reference platform and associated support services to conduct time-sensitive, Government-directed experimentation, integration, developmental test, training, and rehearsal activities involving autonomous and uncrewed systems. The desired solution must provide a safe, configurable, event-driven at-sea platform capable of supporting activities beyond fixed shore infrastructure. The platform will support temporary integration of Government-furnished systems and equipment; launch and recovery; deck handling; onboard power; communications; instrumentation; data collection; and other maritime support activities required for scheduled Government-directed events. The Government seeks a commercially available solution that can achieve operational readiness in time to support an anticipated initial task order beginning in January 2027. 3. ANTICIPATED CONTRACT STRUCTURE 3.1 IDIQ Contract The Government anticipates awarding one commercial-services IDIQ contract(s) with the following parameters: Ordering Period: 1 JAN 27 � 30 DEC 27 Guaranteed Minimum: $500,000 Maximum Contract Value/Ceiling: $49,…