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Navy opens a five-year rolling call for medium drone boats on the Drone Marketplace

Notice N0003926RR002 from the Navy's Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotics and Autonomous Systems seeks commercial or dual-use medium uncrewed surface vessels for MUSV Phase II integration and testing. It now runs as a call for solutions under the Drone Marketplace Commercial Solutions Opening W58RGZ26SC001, open for five years, with rolling assessments starting Nov. 16, 2026. Vendors will be judged on platform maturity, open-architecture autonomy compatibility, endurance, payload capacity and production scalability. The Navy plans Basic Ordering Agreements and prototype other transaction agreements, possibly followed by production awards, and approved boats join the maritime marketplace on drones.mil. Closes Sept. 23, 2031; SAM.gov lists a 10 a.m. deadline, so confirm the time zone on the official page.

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