Drop-In Autonomy Kit (DIAK)
| Location: | Federal |
|---|---|
| Posted: | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Due: | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
| Category: |
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| Solicitation No: | SCO-PS-25-07 |
| Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
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- Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
- Original Published Date: Sep 23, 2025 09:56 am EDT
- Original Response Date: Oct 15, 2025 05:00 pm EDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Oct 16, 2025
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code:
-
NAICS Code:
- 541330 - Engineering Services
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Place of Performance:
USA
The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) has identified a need to develop a scalable, modular kit that can quickly, and cost effectively convert widely available vessels, with commercially available components, into autonomous systems capable of completing mission objective.
To address this need, SCO is conducting market research to identify traditional and non-traditional sources capable of converting vessels of opportunity to autonomous vessels using a Drop-In Autonomy Kit.
Due to the Controlled Unclassified Information of this effort, please email DIAK_RFI@sco.mil with the following information to obtain a copy of the Request for Information document:
- Full (Legal) Name
- Title
- Full SSN
- Company Name
- Company UEI number
- Company Cage Code
- Unclassified Email Address
- Unclassified Phone Number
If Items 1-8 are not provided, no further RFI details will be released.
- STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE 1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON
- WASHINGTON , DC 20301
- USA
- DIAK Team
- DIAK_RFI@sco.mil
- Sep 23, 2025 09:56 am EDTSources Sought (Original)
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