Combined Synopsis/Solicitation: Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NXSSR)

The draft solicitation issued by the U.S. Coast Guard’s C5I Division 3 Portsmouth seeks industry input for the procurement of a Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NXSSR) system intended to modernize and replace existing radars across multiple cutter platforms and Vessel Traffic Service sites. The effort aims to establish a 10-year, single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum value of approximately $49 million, supporting the Coast Guard’s collision avoidance, navigation, and situational awareness capabilities. The procurement emphasizes compliance with numerous military and maritime standards, including IMO certification, MIL-STD, IEC, and Coast Guard-specific standards, ensuring interoperability, environmental resilience, and cybersecurity. The scope includes detailed technical specifications, performance work statements, and logistics requirements, such as lifecycle management, software development, and system sustainment, with a focus on reducing size, weight, power, and cooling (SWaP-C). Respondents are encouraged to demonstrate their current technological capabilities, experience, and qualifications through commented versions of the draft documents, including technical specifications, performance work statements, and logistics plans. The solicitation emphasizes strict security and personnel requirements, including U.S. citizenship, security clearances (Tier 1, Tier 3), and adherence to DHS and USCG security policies, encryption standards, and interconnection agreements. Offerors must submit their responses via email by December 15, 2025, including detailed accessibility compliance documentation such as VPATs and test plans to meet Section 508 standards. The contract will involve performance at the Coast Guard’s Portsmouth facility and potentially worldwide locations, with deliverables subject to inspection and acceptance based on compliance with established standards and contractual requirements. The procurement process is structured to prioritize technical merit, lifecycle logistics, and cybersecurity readiness, with evaluation factors likely based on a trade-off approach considering technical support, risk mitigation, and system sustainment capabilities.