Special Notice: Call for Proposals for Participation in the 2019 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX)

The purpose of the below amended announcement is to address classified submissions. NOTE THE DIFFERENT DUE DATES FOR CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED PROPOSALS. This notice is further amended to account for the later due date for classified proposals. Special Notice: Call for Proposals for Participation in the 2019 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport announces a call for proposals to participate in the 2019 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX). This year's event will be conducted as a collaboration between NUWC NPT, and the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA), a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation. Exercises will be conducted throughout the 2019 fiscal year, with specific dates and venues to be coordinated with the individual participant(s), and a culminating exercise showcase event will be held during the week of 26 - 30 August 2019 in Newport, RI. All domestic participants who conduct exercises, regardless of execution date, will be invited to showcase their results at the culminating event. Under the authority of the Partnership Intermediary Agreement between NUWC Division Newport and SENEDIA, signed 6 October 2016, "SENEDIA provides assistance, counseling, advice and otherwise cooperates with small business firms, institutes of higher and educational institutes that need or can make productive use of technology-related assistance from a Federal laboratory." SENEDIA collaboration is provided to encourage participation by small business and academic institutions , but participation is not limited to these organizations, nor is the need to be a member of SENEDIA implied. The Commander, Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) is providing its Gulf of Mexico (GOM) location as a satellite operating venue opportunity for domestic and foreign participants. Participants may elect to conduct an in-water exercise either at CNMOC's operating area near Stennis Space Center, MS or at NUWC's Narragansett Bay Test Facility (NBTF) in Newport, RI. (Locations may be recommended by the review panel based on technical and/or logistics requirements. See below for criteria.) Foreign government, industry, and academic institution developers from Australia, Canada, France, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom who wish to participate in ANTX must indicate CNMOC Gulf of Mexico location on their ANTX submissions and identify which country you represent. Events for CNMOC ANTX will occur over the summer and fall of 2019, with a culminating event to include pier side demonstrations occurring fall/winter 2019 on a date to be determined. ANTX is a recurring event that was created for the U.S. Navy to see the future of naval technology in action today. Warfare Centers, other Navy commands, academic institutions, and industry are invited to showcase their technologies and capabilities during this event. This event provides an opportunity to test autonomous systems (both in motion and at rest) and related technologies, while gaining access to the ranges, facilities and the civilian and military staffs of NUWC NPT NBTF and of the CNMOC GOM operation area (OPAREA). ANTX provides a low risk environment where scientists, engineers, and sailors can evaluate technological innovations at the research & development level before they become militarized and interfaced within Navy operations. The theme for ANTX 2019 is "Prepare For Battle: Undersea Security" or "US 19" for short. Key tasks include identifying science, technologies, and future concepts that explore and interact with the maritime domain, connecting assets from the seafloor to space and ensuring their security, in order to bring data home. Desired exercise construct, or capabilities that enable a portion there of: Survey, analyze, and explore the maritime domain Enhance the understanding of the operational environment using improved geophysical sensing capabilities Locate, analyze, and identify relevant maritime domain features Capabilities to install and maintain systems, from the seafloor to the ocean surface Capabilities to work together with systems, from the seafloor to the ocean surface Security of maritime assets Monitoring, anticipating, recognizing, and responding to changes in the maritime domain Securing and preserving maritime assets Areas to be considered include, but are not limitd to: Undersea Security warfighting concepts Mobile, expeditionary, and fixed sensors (all domains and spectrums) Ocean observing and surveying systems Wide area search and surveillance Change detection Threat monitoring Data analytics, fusion, and distribution Security of maritime assets Swimmer defense Counter-Unmanned Systems (Counter-UxS) Seafloor system emplacement, interaction, and maintenance Underwater data and power transfer and generation Unmanned and autonomous undersea vehicles Tactical Decision Aids (TDAs) Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) environments Potential participants in this year's ANTX event are asked to submit a proposal for participation by filling out the "ANTX 2019 Proposal Quad Chart". Please be sure to select which in-water execution location is preferred and the earliest date an exercise can be executed. Foreign candidates must select CNMOC. Multiple proposals (quads) may be submitted. The intent is to select the most relevant and promising technology for Navy observation. A panel of government subject matter experts will review each proposal and select exercise participants. Selection criteria will include how the technology addresses the theme (value to the Navy), uniqueness of the technology (not likely to be duplicated elsewhere), confidence the technology will be available for the exercise, ability to execute at NBTF or GOM OPAREA and potential for collaboration with other participants (both government and non-government). All selected US participants at the CNMOC site will take responsibility to insure to the ANTX organizers that their Intellectual Property (IP) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) controlled technology is identified in advance and cleared for release to Australia, Canada, France, NATO, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom if working collaboratively with foreign representatives. This year ANTX will help facilitate both UNCLASSIFIED and CLASSIFIED (up to SECRET) exercises. Technologies or exercises that are deemed classified shall be handled appropriately by developing and submitting the "ANTX 2019 Proposal Quad Chart" via the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet). Technologies or exercises that are deemed classified shall be planned and executed independently from the ANTX 2019 Planning Schedule below. Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) proposals shall NOT be submitted for ANTX. The separate and independent ANTX 2019 Classified Theme is classified collateral Secret. A formal request for this Classified Theme must be requested by providing a valid Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) email address in a digitally signed email to contact@example.gov with subject line "Request ANTX 2019 Classified Theme." Proposers are required to submit this request no later than December 4, 2018 to allow for adequate time to provide access to the material. Proposers with proper clearance who do not have access to SIPRNet are invited to view materials during the following designated viewing time and location. Date: December 4, 2018 Time: 0900 to 1300 Eastern Time Zone Location: Naval Undersea Wrafare Cennter Division Newport, 1176 Howell Street, Newport RI 02841, Building 80 POC: Visitor Control, +1 (555) 000-0000 A visit request must be submitted by November 15, 2018 to allow for processing in time for the designated viewing day. Visit requests must adhere to the requirements identified at the following link and contain the Specific Purpose of Visit as "ANTX 2019 Classified Theme, Classification SECRET": https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/Contact-Us/Visitor-Information/ Access to NUWC Division Newport will not be granted under any circumstances without a valid visit authorization request on file. Use transmission, classification, handling, and marking guidance provided by previously issued Security Classification Guides (SCG), the DoD Information Security Manual (DoDM 5200.01, Volumes 1 - 4), and the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, including the Supplement Revision 1, (DoD 5220.22-M and DoD 5200.22-M Sup. 1) when submitting information classified as Confidential and/or Secret. Submitters are responsible for clearly and appropriately marking information that is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S. C. Sec 2751, et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, Title 50, U.S. C., App. 2401 et seq. Submissions containing International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) restricted information must have the cover page and each page containing such information clearly marked. Proposals received will be marked and handled for government use and distribution only. All proposal information will be protected as commercial proprietary information. All UNCLASSIFIED proposals are due by 30 NOVEMBER 2018. All CLASSIFIED proposals are due by 11 DECEMBER 2018. Division Newport intends to announce selections by 21 December 2018. Potential participants shall submit UNCLASSIFIED proposals electronically to: contact@example.gov Potential participants may submit appropriately marked Classified (up to SECRET) proposals electronically to: contact@example.gov Classified proposals may also be submitted on a closed Compact Disc via the following method: Mailed via U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Registered Mail or USPS Express Mail. All Classified information will be enclosed in opaque inner and outer covers and double wrapped. The inner envelope shall be sealed and plainly marked with the assigned classification and addresses of both sender and addressee. The inner envelope shall be addressed to: Commander Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport ATTN: Peter Hardro 1176 Howell St Newport, RI 02841 The outer envelope shall be sealed with no identification as to the classification of its contents and addressed to: Commander Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport ATTN: CIC 1176 Howell St Newport, RI. 02841 For planning purposes, all costs for Division Newport and CNMOC range, pier, and boat services for selected participants will be covered by Division Newport and CNMOC, to include general base transportation costs and general labor costs to assist with equipment handling. Division Newport will assist with approvals for required land, water, or air space use and will assist with logistics during the event. Neither Division Newport nor CNMOC will provide any funding for any other costs, including proposal preparation and submittal. Selected participants are responsible for the remainder of expenses, including support for the planning phase (such as providing additional data on their technology for safety/environmental evaluations and the like), mobilizing (shipping to Newport), setup of their equipment, operation of their equipment for demonstration, and demobilization. Selected participants are required to enter into a Special Purpose (SP) Navy Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Division Newport and / or CNMOC. The SP-CRADA enables ANTX participation. If the required NBTF onsite support exceeds what is designated for ANTX execution as defined in the SP-CRADA, Division Newport will negotiate in good faith the appropriate agreement that will enable participants to provide funding to Division Newport to obtain resources forthose additional in-water activities. You must document the resources you believe will be required at the NBTF and the CNMOC OPAREA to conduct your proposed operations in the "ANTX 2019 Proposal Quad Chart". For planning purposes, the ANTX 2019 Planning Schedule is as follows: 1 November 2018: Announcement to Government, Industry, and Academia 30 November 2018: Participant Unclassified proposals due 11 December 2018: Participant Classified proposals due 21 December 2018: Participants selected and announced 30 January 2019: Initial planning meeting at NUWC Division Newport (all participants) *10 April 2019: Mid planning meeting at NUWC Division Newport *19-20 June 2019: Test Readiness Reviews at NUWC Division Newport 24 July 2019: Execution meeting at NUWC Division Newport (all participants) 26-30 August 2019: ANTX 2019 (Includes ANTX preparation, in-water exercise days, and showcase event. Further details to be provided at Initial planning meeting). *NOTE: As in water exercises will be conducted throughout the fiscal year, as participants identify themselves as being ready, planning meetings and Test Readiness Reviews will be conducted prior to execution on an agreed upon date that may be prior to the dates identified above. The appropriate partnership agreement must be in place prior to any in-water events. As further information on the event becomes available this announcement will be updated accordingly.