Environmental and Ship Motion Forecasting (ESMF) system

The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock has issued solicitation N0016721R0004 for the Environmental and Ship Motion Forecasting (ESMF) system. This requirement involves engineering support to design, fabricate, install, and sustain existing and future iterations of the ESMF system. The system provides sea-based forces with critical environmental and ship motion forecasting data as input to the Common Operation Tactical Picture, enabling the prediction of windows of opportunity for moving personnel and material between or within ships. Support services include developing proof-of-concepts, identifying new applications for the technology, and improving both hardware and software designs.

The procurement is classified under NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and PSC 2040, Marine Hardware and Hull Items. Performance is located within the United States. Responses to this solicitation are due by June 15, 2021, and the primary point of contact is Daniel Deck.

The administrative record for this solicitation includes 32 attachments, featuring technical revisions to staffing plans, government labor hour templates, and responses to potential offeror inquiries. Recent updates issued via Amendment 0001 on June 3, 2021, and Amendment 0002 on June 9, 2021, incorporated several new attachments and revised previous exhibits to clarify requirements for the ESMF system, which supports both single ship and two-ship motion modeling and predictions.