Digital Engineering and Data Management Hub for Integrated Combat Systems
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Navy, in support of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), has issued an Open Call for Solutions via a Special Notice for a Digital Engineering and Data Management Hub for Integrated Combat Systems (ICS). This initiative seeks to identify and qualify solutions for inclusion in the CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace, with the potential for a prototype project award under Other Transaction Authority (OTA). Video pitch submissions are due by May 31, 2026.
Purpose & Problem
The ICS program currently faces significant challenges due to fragmented data management practices, with critical technical information and models dispersed across disparate platforms and siloed applications. Data is often trapped in static formats, hindering efficient access, correlation, and dynamic analysis. The Navy urgently requires a centralized, interactive "Hub" digital environment to serve as the authoritative system of record for all ICS information, transforming static data silos into a dynamic, model-based ecosystem to improve program oversight, accelerate development, and enhance lifecycle management.
Desired Solution Capabilities
Solutions must address four key criteria:
- Defining the Problem: Demonstrate understanding of the ICS data management challenges and outline a general approach.
- Accelerating the Mission: Provide a centralized, interactive, model-based environment to manage and visualize hardware/software configurations and technical data. Solutions must ingest and normalize diverse data sources, enable configuration management (traceability, version control), leverage COTS cloud-native products, interface with existing systems, provide program transparency with role-based access controls, and process various data types (structured, unstructured, scanned) into searchable formats.
- Advancing the State of the Art: Serve as a "single source-of-truth" for comprehensive data across US Navy surface combat systems, managing data beyond core hardware to encompass the full program lifecycle. Solutions must integrate into Government-owned Impact Level 5 (IL5) and 6 (IL6) cloud environments, facilitate data extraction/import between these levels, be intuitive, and compartmentalize performer-specific data.
- Business Model: Ensure robust data governance, quality, accuracy, and integrity, with capabilities for automation, analysis, and tailored reporting.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Special Notice / Open Call for Solutions (leading to potential OTA prototype)
- Set-Aside: None specified
- Video Pitch Due: May 31, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
- White Paper Due (if requested): June 30, 2026
- Published: May 6, 2026
Evaluation & Selection
Evaluation is a two-phase process:
- Phase 1 (Video Responses): Video pitches will be assessed against the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace Assessment Rubric and the criteria in this notice. Favorable solutions will be entered into the Marketplace as "Awardable."
- Phase 2 (White Paper Responses): "Awardable" vendors may be invited to submit white papers. These will be evaluated on meeting desired capabilities, data rights assertions, significant non-traditional/small business participation or cost share, and proposed ROM price. Successful prototypes may result in a sole-source follow-on production contract.
Submission Instructions
Submissions must be made via the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace Page. New or returning users must create/access an account. Video pitches must adhere to TSM guidelines, select "Navy IWS Special Topic" for Strategic Focus Area, and title submissions starting with "Navy IWS:" followed by the specific title. The submission process involves a video pitch, assessment, and potential invitation for a white paper.
Additional Notes
Respondents must comply with International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), and Department of Commerce Export Regulation. Any resulting prototype agreement will comply with all applicable law and policy.