Weapons Effects Solicitation
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Navy, for work in Bethesda, Maryland. Due Nov 24, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5), 36 days left.
| Solicitation number | N0016727R3103 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Navy |
| Office | Nswc Carderock |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Engineering Services (541330) |
| Product or service code | R425 |
| Place of performance | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Posted | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 24, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5) (36 days left) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
This solicitation is related to Notice IDs: N00167-25-RFP-CD-66-001 and N00167-25-RFP-CD-66-001_Rev1. The contractor shall provide scientific and technical services with experts in UNDEX and AIREX analysis of undersea and surface vessels to develop and utilize specialized software codes that:
- Aid in the selection of live fire events and provide support to live fire test and evaluation programs;
- Simulate an underwater shock environment from a far field or near miss location;
- Simulate the response of Navy platforms to UNDEX and AIREX for far field, near miss, contact, and internally detonating weapon attacks;
- Check the integrity of computational models;
- Solve finite element models elastic-plastic response and reduced order engineering tools to UNDEX and AIREX events; and
- Simulate a nuclear underwater shock environment or nuclear air blast environment from a far field location.
This opportunity is for SEAPORT-NxG MAC HOLDERS ONLY- UNRESTRICTED. No other offers will be considered. Proposals submitted by non-MAC holders will not be evaluated.
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