{
    "id": "sam:3455778122784ecc9bd267ec1131fae6",
    "url": "https://outfortender.com/tender/sam-3455778122784ecc9bd267ec1131fae6",
    "official_notice": "https://sam.gov/opp/3455778122784ecc9bd267ec1131fae6/view",
    "title": "Request for Information (RFI) / Containerized Payload Capabilities",
    "titles": {
        "en": "Request for Information (RFI) / Containerized Payload Capabilities"
    },
    "description": "REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Containerized Payload Capabilities 1. PURPOSE The Department of the Navy (DON), Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (DRPM RAS), is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to conduct market research regarding containerized payload capabilities. The purpose of this RFI is to: Identify the realm of the possible for containerized payload capabilities that will provide operational utility to the Fleet; and Characterize the physical, electrical, data, communications, thermal, and other interfaces required by those capabilities to inform future approaches for simplifying payload integration across Naval afloat / ashore enterprise. The Government is intentionally not prescribing specific payload capabilities or detailed performance requirements through this RFI. DRPM RAS seeks industry’s perspective on what is possible, including capabilities the Government may not currently be considering. The Government is interested in existing products, adaptations of existing technologies, and technically feasible concepts that could be demonstrated, produced affordably, and delivered at scale on an accelerated timeline. Information obtained through this RFI will inform Fleet engagement, budgeting, experimentation, demonstrations, prize challenges, prototyping efforts, follow-on market research, requirements development, and potential future acquisition activities. 2. BACKGROUND Robotic and autonomous systems have the potential to increase the reach, persistence, capacity, and distribution of naval capabilities while reducing risk to personnel and high-value platforms. The Department of the Navy is pursuing opportunities to accelerate the development, integration, acquisition, and fielding of RAS capabilities responsive to Fleet operational needs. A key opportunity is the ability to rapidly add, exchange, and scale mission capabilities without requiring each payload to be designed around a single purpose-built platform. Containerized payloads may provide a means to separate mission capability from the underlying host platform, enabling the DON to more rapidly integrate new technologies, interchange capabilities among suitable platforms, and increase operational capacity through distributed employment at scale. DRPM RAS is therefore seeking industry’s perspective on the breadth of capabilities that could be delivered in a containerized form factor. The Government seeks to understand not only what is commercially or operationally available today, but also what could reasonably be adapted, developed, or demonstrated on an accelerated timeline. The Government also seeks to better understand the host-platform interfaces and services required to support a broad range of containerized capabilities. Understanding common requirements for power, data, communications, thermal management, mechanical interfaces, and other services—as well as existing commercial, maritime, and military interface standards—may enable the Government to simplify future integration and reduce platform-specific engineering. DRPM RAS intends to use the information received to develop a broad portfolio of potential capabilities for consideration by Fleet stakeholders. Fleet interest may subsequently inform more focused technical exchanges, RFIs, demonstrations, prototyping activities, requirements development, and acquisition efforts. Of particular interest are capabilities that can be produced affordably and at scale on an accelerated timeline, with the objective of enabling delivery of meaningful quantities. 3. DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS / GUARDRAILS The Government is particularly interested in containerized payload concepts that, to the greatest extent practicable: Utilize a standard 20-foot and/or 40-foot ISO container form factor; Are platform agnostic, minimizing platform-specific integration and enabling employment from multiple suitable host platforms; Support remote operation and Modular Open Systems Approach…",
    "description_language": "en",
    "buyer": "NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS, Dept of Defense",
    "country": "US",
    "country_name": "United States",
    "procedure": "Sources Sought - No Set aside used",
    "published": "2026-09-10",
    "deadline": "2026-09-25T17:00:00-07:00",
    "status": "closed",
    "source": "sam"
}