On June 13, 2024 the Department of the Navy issued the pre-release of its 24.4 Open Topics BAA which will open to receive proposals on August 1, 2024, and close to proposal submission September 4, 2024 at 12:00pm ET.
Some unique features of this Open Topics opportunity includes:
- Seeking commercial solutions to meet specific mission critical Naval needs
- No customer memorandums of understanding required
- A small business concern may only submit one (1) proposal to each open topic.
- Phase I approach to adapting commercial solution (4-months, $75K; 6-month Option, $100K)
- to fill a capability gap
- improve performance, or
- modernize an existing capability
- Phase II
- competitive selections based on results of Phase I and initial Phase II proposal
- tailored awards to transition technology
- Eligibility for NAVY's transition programs to facilitate technology transition
Ask Me Anything (AMA) Event
On June 26, 2024 the Navy held a free AMA HYBRID
event which provided the opportunity to learn about the Open Topics as well as participate in Q&A directly with the Systems Commands (SYSCOM) sponsoring the topics.
These included: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).
This hybrid AMA event was broadcast live and also offered as an in-person event at two locations:
- NavalX Southern Maryland Tech Bridge at TechPort, 44185 Airport Road, California, MD 20619 (11:30 AM EST)
- NavalX Tech Hub, Austin Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St., Suite 150, Austin, TX 78701 (10:30 AM CST)
- On-Line (11:30am - 1:15pm EST)
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