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Command Wide Broad Agency Announcement for Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation

Department of Defense · DEPT OF THE NAVY · Solicitation · N39430-26-S-5000

posted 15 June 2026 · closes 14 June 2027 · NAICS 5417 · PSC AJ11

Summary

The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) issued a Broad Agency Announcement to fund research, development, testing, and evaluation of technologies that improve expeditionary construction, logistics over the shore, waterfront and undersea facilities, shore energy, cybersecurity, and related areas. The notice outlines nine topic areas covering advanced materials, modular structures, automated systems, microgrid control, and cyber‑security for naval infrastructure, but provides no further detail beyond these categories.

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