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CLASS ACT - Sensors and effectors countering unmanned system in maritime environments
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The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking nontraditional defense contractors to provide advanced sensors and effectors designed to counter adversarial unmanned systems across air, surface, and underwater maritime environments. Priority is placed on technologies capable of long-range passive detection beyond 60km, the ability to track swarms of hundreds of unmanned vehicles at distances over 5km with a focus on Group 3 systems, and effectors that reduce the cost per kill. Eligible offerors must be nontraditional defense contractors without a current or previous facility clearance and must provide solutions at TRL 7 or higher. Financial requirements include at least 10 million dollars in equity financing and annual revenues exceeding 2 million dollars, provided the funding is not from adversarial sources. Additionally, key management personnel must be U.S. citizens. Interested parties should refer to solicitation HQ084526SC002 on sam.gov before the October 14, 2026 deadline.
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DIU is expanding the availability of TS-cleared nontraditional defense contractors that provide sensors (passive and active) and effectors to defeat adversarial unmanned systems (UxV) in and around maritime environments.
Of specific interest are capabilities or technologies for long-range (60km+) passive detection across domains and UxV sizes, assured active detection and tracking of swarms (100s of UxVs at distances greater than 5km) across domains and UxV sizes (with emphasis on Group 3 systems), and effectors that lower the cost per kill compared to currently available systems.
**Eligibility Requirements** This list is not exhaustive and offerors should refer to the Bridge Program CLASS ACT Solicitation HQ084526SC002 on sam.gov (Do not refer to Defense Innovation Unit Commercial Solutions Opening)
Must not have a current or previously held facility clearance
Must qualify as nontraditional defense contractor
Must offer a sensor or effector
Solution must be TRL 7+ (prototype demonstrated in operational environment)
Raised at least $10m in equity financing
Booked annual revenue of $2,000,000+, not backed by adversarial capital
Key management personnel (as defined by DCSA) must be U.S. Citizens
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