Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USW-DSS) FY27 MAC IDIQ

The Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), on behalf of the Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems Undersea Systems (PEO IWS 5.0), is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to conduct market research and gather industry input on potential programmatic and system engineering support in the areas of integrated undersea sensors and sonar processing for submarine and surface ship combat systems as well as integrated Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) command and control systems for surface ships and aircraft carriers. The scope of this RFI includes, but is not limited to the following functional areas:

1. Program Management and Systems Engineering Support


2. Software/Hardware Development and Integration


3. USW Tool Set / Command and Control (C2) Software Development


4. USW DSS Special Development Items


5. Test and Evaluation


6. Training


7. Installation Support


8. Procurement of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Products


9. Administrative and Program Support

Pursuant to FAR 52.215-3, this RFI is for planning purposes only and is issued solely for conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any comments and questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice. This does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal. The Government is NOT seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. This notice shall not be construed as a contract, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind by the Government. Specific responses will not disqualify or have an impact on participation and evaluation on future solicitations. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and interested parties must comply with that announcement. It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor SAM.gov for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Any small businesses that believe they can accomplish this entire requirement should indicate their small business status (see FAR Part 19) in their response.

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing using the form contained in Attachment 1. Attachment 1 shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer’s email addresses by 21 October 2025 no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Verbal questions will not be accepted or answered.

Questions shall not contain classified information.

See Attachment 2 for full draft SOW.