The U.S. Navy has set the stage for sweeping changes in the coming years. With a reinvigorated focus on science and technology, a detailed plan for cyber operations and new ideas for its organizational structure, the Navy is on track for a major transformation.
Dive into the Navy’s most important initiatives at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Navy Summit on August 15. At the event, experts from both the Navy and industry will come together to share their thoughts on the service branch’s top challenges and priorities. To view the full speaker lineup and secure your spot, visit the event page on the Potomac Officers Club website.
A common theme across these goals is collaboration, and Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, a 2024 Wash100 awardee, has highlighted “the brainpower and the muscle of industry and academia” as an important part of the service branch’s push for technology development.
One way the Navy is reaching out to commercial partners is through contracts. Keep reading to learn about three notable contract opportunities and their role in Navy modernization.
Intelligence Exploitation and Targeting Systems
To set a direction for technological progress, the Navy released its 2024 Naval Science and Technology Strategy in April. The plan repeatedly emphasizes collaboration as a means for the service branch to achieve its research and development goals, and many of its contract opportunities target technology goals.
One of these opportunities is the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s upcoming Intelligence Exploitation and Targeting Systems, or IETS, contract, which has an expected value of $100-250 million. Managed by the unit’s Research and Development Group, the contract aims to drive the development and fielding of IETS and create prototypes associated with future systems or the sustainment of current systems.
Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy
Another Navy technology development initiative is the Submarine Tethered Expendable Buoy system, known as STEB. This project is managed by the Naval Sea Systems Command, and the related contract has a potential value of over $70 million. The submarine-launched STEB will provide data to support:
- Communications
- Situational awareness
- Collision avoidance
Upon selection, the contractor will assume the responsibilities of developing, integrating, testing, producing and installing the system. Proposals for this contract are due on September 23.
Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract 2.0
Joint operations are a top priority across the Department of Defense, and successfully carrying out these activities requires strong support for U.S. forces stationed across the globe. Through the Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract 2.0, the Naval Supply Systems Command aims to support the Global Combatant Command’s joint operations, coalition partners and additional government agencies. The contract covers a wide range of areas, some of which include:
- Base operations
- Force protection
- Communications
- Medical services
It has a potential value of $1.4 billion.
How Can You Get Involved?
The Navy is consistently releasing new contract opportunities, offering numerous ways for your company to support a variety of current and future initiatives.
To learn more about upcoming contract opportunities with the Navy, check out this informational packet put together by the Potomac Officers Club team. Click here to register for the 2024 Navy Summit and gain key insights from Navy officials and industry leaders.
