Broad Request For Solutions (BRFS)

Special Notice N0016426SNB62

Agency: Department of the Navy

Office: Naval Sea Systems Command

Location: Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division

NAICS Code:  541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Science

PSC Code: AC13 – National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense

Anticipated RFS Release Date: May 2026

Request for Solutions:

Broad Request For Solutions (BRFS)

1.  PURPOSE

This special notice is to inform vendors of an upcoming Broad Request for Solutions (BRFS). The purpose of this BRFS is to solicit innovative proposals for Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research, prototype development, demonstration, test and evaluation, analytics, modeling and simulation to address current and future needs for the ten technology areas within the capability gap. The Government will evaluate the solutions with the intent of awarding a Project Order under the Expeditionary Missions Consortium (EMC2) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022.
 

1. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

1. 1. EMC2

Vendors interested in responding to this BRFS must be members of EMC2. Interested parties should visit emccrane.org for membership information. This project will be managed by a Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division Project Manager. The BRFS will be released through the EMC2 Members Only Site around May 2026.
 

1. 1. Technology Areas

1. Contested Logistics
2. Energy Resilient Smart Micro Grids
3. Technologies for Improved Water Resilience
4. Advanced Battery Technology
5. Weapons Performance Energy Demand Reduction
6. Shipboard Power and Propulsion
7. Energy Training and Education
8. Unmanned Persistence
9. Industrial Control Systems and Operational Technology for Power Infrastructure and Weapons Systems Protection
10. Supply Chain

In addition to this Special Notice on SAM.gov, the EMC2 consortium manager will notify all consortium members of the upcoming BRFS on or around the same time this notice is published to SAM.gov.  More detail will be provided regarding specific interest areas under each Technology Area.

Contracting Office Address:

300 Hwy 361
Crane, IN 47522
United States

Primary Point of Contact.:

Mark Dravet

mark.v.dravetciv@us.navy.mil

Phone: 812-381-7085