Unmanned Maritime Systems Support (UMSS)

The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Unmanned Maritime Systems Support (UMSS). The services contemplated under this effort will provide the Navy with specification and design, fabrication, development, integration, assembly, installation, test, evaluation, demonstration, fielding, operations, maintenance, training, logistics, documentation, administration, configuration management (CM), and program management (PM) of both hardware and software in support of unmanned maritime systems. The scope of this contract is intended to cover current systems being supported, as well as any future waterborne and underwater systems and technologies in various maritime system mission areas, including explosive ordnance disposal, mine countermeasures, force protection, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and other specialized undersea and surface unmanned systems applications. Key aspects of the contract include: • Support for current and future unmanned maritime systems • Various maritime system mission areas, such as explosive ordnance disposal and mine countermeasures • Specification and design, fabrication, development, integration, assembly, installation, test, evaluation, demonstration, fielding, operations, maintenance, training, logistics, documentation, administration, configuration management, and program management of both hardware and software • Security classification ranging from Unclassified to Top Secret/Incidental Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) classification