DON26BZ01-NV005ActiveSBIR

Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

Department of DefenseNAVY

AI Overview

The Navy seeks a low-cost, multi-frequency dipping sonar transducer combining anti-submarine and mine countermeasure capabilities for helicopter deployment. This unified system reduces costs, logistics complexity, and mission coverage gaps while maintaining compatibility with existing naval aircraft platforms.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Release Date
March 2, 2026
Due Date
June 3, 2026

Official Description

The United States Navy has long utilized dipping sonar systems on aircraft for Air ASW. The most recent sonar systems continue to show dominance in the Air ASW role with the ability to cover larger and larger areas of ocean. Simultaneously, various configurations of acoustic, electro-optic and electromagnetic sensor systems have been used in AMCM operations, with the newest remaining fielded systems offering limited mission coverage. As the Navy looks to new maritime strike future vertical lift ...

Change History

Q&A UpdatedMay 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM

Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

**Q1 received detailed answer:** Clarifies offerors are NOT responsible for cable/winch system; focuses solely on in-water sensor assembly design. Explains how drop/recovery rates (70 ft nominal drop, 6.5-9 m/s recovery) depend on sensor hydrodynamic stability, orientation, buoyancy, and weight—key design factors for offerors.

Q&A UpdatedMay 19, 2026 at 8:44 PM

Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

This content addresses equipment responsibility and operational specifications for deep deployment operations, specifically clarifying liability for cable and winch systems and requesting expected performance metrics for deployment and recovery rates.

Status ChangedMay 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM

Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

Status changed from Pre-Release to Open

Date ChangedApr 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM

Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

Close Date changed from 2026-04-22 to 2026-06-03

Date ChangedApr 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM

Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

Open Date changed from 2026-03-25 to 2026-05-06

Status ChangedApr 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM

Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

Status changed from Removed to Pre-Release

Opportunity RemovedMar 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM

Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

Opportunity DON26BZ01-NV005 no longer available

Opportunity AddedMar 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM

Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

New opportunity: Low-Cost Multi-Mission Dip Sonar for Mine Warfare and Anti-submarine Warfare (Inner/Middle Zone)

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