NSWCCD-26-S-0001
Carderock BAA
Key Facts
Deadline
Fri, March 13, 2026
Posted
Thu, January 15, 2026
Award Range
— – $500,000
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Synopsis
1. Digital Ecosystems:
• High speed, intelligent, data-driven decision making for complex operations
• Data discovery, information and knowledge management
• Rapid adaptable policy and enforcement for digital environments
2. Hydrodynamics:
• Computational hydrodynamic tools
• Seakeeping and loads in extreme seas
• Maneuvering and control
• Maneuvering in waves
• Cavitation
• Hull-propulsor interaction
• Hydrodynamic modeling of operations: in an ice slurry; multi-body interactions; propulsor hull system optimization; appendage characterization and scaling; near-surface and near-shore maneuvering and control modeling development
3. Naval Platform Integrity:
• Naval metals and alloys; structural composites; corrosion resistant materials; and/or high-temperature ceramics
• Manufacturing, including additive and other advanced manufacturing, and the relationship between processing, microstructure and materials properties, including Modelling & Simulation
• Structural assessment and monitoring
• Weapons effects and ship protection
• Non-destructive testing and/or inspection
• Maritime lethality
• Structural reliability
• Ship environmental treatment systems, management, and safety
• Bio-fouling and bio-fouling hydrodynamic effects
• Development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to advance naval platform integrity
• Battery development and safety
• Naval platform energy and power
4. Ship and Submarine Design:
• Ship/Submarine design tools
• Ship/Submarine design processes and methods
• Design evaluation/assessment capabilities
• New and non-traditional platforms
• Novel ship/submarine designs and missions
5. Signature Management:
• Underwater and topside signatures
• Mobile sensors
6. Unmanned Systems:
• Low-cost perception and situational awareness systems
• Autonomy and AI/ML decision making and computations
• Swarming capabilities
Source: Simpler.grants.gov