Technology Operational Experimentation Events (TOEE) 26 Experimentation Campaign focused on Emerging Technologiesview on SAM.gov

Description REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Department of the Navy (DON) Office of Naval Research-Global (ONRG) The Technology Operational Experimentation Event (TOEE) 26 experimentation campaign will focus on emerging technologies to support operational objectives related to the following three operational areas listed below: 26.1 Wave Breaker: Counter Unmanned Systems (UxS) Swarm 26.2 Battle Box: Containerized Payload for Unmanned Surface Vehicles 26.3 Virtual Vanguard: Decision Superiority from the Maritime Operations Center (MOC) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Purpose The U.S. Department of the Navy (DoN) issues this Request for Information (RFI) on behalf of the DoN Office of Naval Research – Global (ONRG). This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. This is NOT a Request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists, and the Government may or may not issue a formal solicitation because of the responses received to this RFI. The Government will not pay for any response or demonstration expenses. All costs incurred responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense (the Government may transport company material to CONUS locations for the Advanced Capability Experiment (ACE) if required). Failure to respond to this RFI will not preclude participation in any future solicitation. Any information received will become the property of the U.S. Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or sensitive information. Government technical experts drawn from staff within DoN and other Federal agencies may review responses. I. Introduction TOEEs are a series of events designed to provide decision-quality information to Naval Research & Development Establishment (NR&DE) leadership informing future Science and Technology (S&T) investments (further development, transition, or divestiture) through live force experimentation executed in operationally relevant scenarios and environments. Past events have focused on Expeditionary Sustainment, Maritime Reconnaissance and Counter-Reconnaissance, Small Boat Payloads in support of Littoral Maneuver, Expeditionary Medicine, and Subsea and Seabed Warfare. These events provide a broad range of technology providers with an opportunity to experiment in operationally relevant conditions under scenarios designed by warfighters. Technology experts from the NR&DE assess the technology performance and outputs from these events, and their feedback is used to inform future S&T programs. For TOEE 26 series, the Office of Naval Research Global, Experimentation and Analysis (ONRG E&A) planned and collaborated with the Naval operational forces, OPNAV, and ONR to develop the following operational topics to be addressed in FY 26. Counter Unmanned Systems (UxS) Swarm: Defeat of UxS swarms by Naval forces to include Marine Corps Stand i…