Carderock BAA

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: January 15, 2026

Archive date: March 29, 2026

Close date: February 27, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361153

Opportunity number: NSWCCD-26-S-0001

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: NSWC - Carderock - N00167

Agency code: DOD-ONR-SEA-NSWFCRD

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $500,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Cooperative Agreement
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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  • category_of_funding_activity:science_and_technology_and_other_research_and_development
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
  • funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

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

Carderock BAA
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
[Forecasted] Carderock BAA
Forecasted
NSWC - Carderock - N00167
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
2026-01-15