Area of Interest (AOI): Cyber Resource and Engineering Workforce (CREW)
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
AI Contract Overview
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) has issued an Area of Interest (AOI) under Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) number N0003925S0001, seeking white papers and solution briefs from industry to enhance its cyber workforce through commercially sourced talent. This initiative aims to develop an agile, standardized, and modern approach to augment the cyber resource and engineering workforce. This AOI is part of the first phase of the CSO process and is not a formal solicitation or request for proposals. Interested vendors must review the overarching NAVWAR CSO guidelines before submitting their response and use the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation module to submit their solution briefs. Questions regarding the AOI are due by June 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM PDT, though not all questions may be addressed. Answers will be made available on the NAVWAR CSO website, and direct inquiries can be sent to NAVWAR_2.7_CSO@us.navy.mil. The official response deadline for submissions is July 2, 2026, at 9:00 PM. The contract falls under NAICS code 541330 and is managed by the Naval Information Warfare Systems Office located in San Diego, California. Primary contact for the opportunity is Sabine Besler, reachable via email or phone. This effort reflects the Department of Defense’s strategic focus on strengthening cyber capabilities through innovative and commercially driven solutions.
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This is an Area of Interest (AOI) issued under Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) number N0003925S0001. Vendors interested in responding to this opportunity should first review the NAVWAR CSO N0003925S0001, which can be found here: https://sam.gov/opp/a606b587755240e1a0b4f7d1e8d557bc/view. This AOI solicits white papers/solution briefs (phase 1 of CSO) from industry. This is not a formal solicitation or request for proposals.
Questions due: 25 June 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT
The Government may not address all questions received. Questions and Answers will be posted on NAVWAR CSO Website: https://www.navwar.navy.mil/Work-With-Us/Open-CSO-Calls/.
Contact information for questions and technical/submission issues: NAVWAR_2.7_CSO@us.navy.mil
For this AOI, the Government is seeking an agile, standardized, and modern approach to augment our cyber workforce with commercially sourced talent. Please see the attachment titled “CREW_AOI_20260610_HQCA-2026-A-059” for more details. Vendors interested in submitting a response to this AOI must submit their solution brief via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation module link provided in this posting. If you have any questions regarding submission, you may contact NAVWAR_2.7_CSO@us.navy.mil.
