The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state of the art in lean design and modeling, simulation and analysis (MS&A) tools and processes to assess current system design and identify opportunities for alternative designs and insertion of advanced technologies that support improved system performance and manufacturability, and reduce acquisition, maintenance, and sustainment costs over a product’slife cycle. Using a specific Navy weapon system as a surrogate, this proof of concept will analyze and recommend potential alternative designs, process improvements, capital investments and other initiatives that improve whole ship, and subsystem development, manufacturability, and sustainment.

Specific focus areas will include:

• whole ship design architecture
• notional power and propulsion system architectures
• cloud-based computer aided design tools accessible by all shipbuilder and industry partners
• a wide array of system and subsystem advanced technologies identified for potential insertion into the system’s design.

If you feel your organization has the technical capabilities and would like to be considered for this project, please complete the form below and upload your organization’s technical capabilities statement.

Interested Submissions Due by 5/21/25.

We encourage participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), including Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs).