NavalX Subs Grand Challenge Industry Day

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NavalX Subs Grand Challenge Industry Day

July 30, 2025

0900-1100 EDT and 1300-1500pm EDT

Free Event

Special Notice

NavalX, the innovation organization for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corp, the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and NAVSEA’s Team Subs invite existing and potential industry partners to learn about the U.S.
Navy’s current needs in design, development, and demonstration of submarine hull inspections while the submarine is waterborne during a two-hour classified briefing in Washington, DC on 30 July 2025.

The event will include a CLASSIFIED briefing by NavalX and Team Subs. An overview will be provided of the operational problems that are being considered within the larger strategic context.

Other agenda items will be announced as amendments to this SAM.gov announcement as the event nears.

To accommodate as many attendees as possible, NavalX and Team Subs will host two sessions (0900-1100 EDT and 1300-1500pm EDT), each covering the same material.
Follow-on Interaction

Navy anticipates subsequent opportunities for one-on-one conversations with industry partners and to explore relevant capabilities in more detail at later dates; however, those follow-on programs,
schedules, and timelines are in development and subject to change.

These events will also be subject to the disclaimer detailed at the end of this special notice.

Any additional opportunities to engage with NavalX will also be announced via SAM.gov. Participation in this July 2025 event is not required for future participation in those events or other related activities.

Registration
This CLASSIFIED event may include information classified up to the SECRET level. ATTENDEES MUST POSSESS AT LEAST A SECRET CLEARANCE. ONLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH VALIDATED SECURITY
CLEARANCES AND UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP WILL BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND. Audio or visual recordings of any kind are prohibited.

Visitors must also present a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or another acceptable form of

identification listed below for entry:
- Valid U.S. Passport or Passport Card.
- Valid U.S. Government Common Access Card (CAC), U.S. Military Identification Card, Personal
Identification Verification Card, or Military retiree or Dependent ID card.
- Valid Foreign Passport.
- Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551).

Attendance will be limited to two people per company (one primary attendee and a plus-one). If capacity is reached, plus-ones will be asked not to attend to allow additional companies to be
represented. Registration will close on 18 July 2025 at 1200 EDT, or when we reach max capacity,

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whichever comes first. To register for the event, use the following link (may require accessing from a personal computer): https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/EyWCpB12Y4 )

The Government will provide confirmation and additional logistical information to attendees via email within two (2) business days of registration.

The event location will be supplied upon confirmation of proper clearance.

Questions
Submitted questions about the event must be UNCLASSIFIED. NavalX will provide no classified information prior to the event. All questions and responses should be UNCLASSIFIED. NO CLASSIFIED
MATERIAL SHALL BE SUBMITTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. Questions should be emailed to both RayShepard (ray.a.shepard.ctr@us.navy.mil) and Will Keim (william.c.keim2.ctr@us.navy.mil).

Disclaimer
NavalX and Team Subs are not resource sponsors. Respondents are advised that support contractors may assist the Government in their review of responses and questions received under this notice.
Submitting materials or questions in response to this notice constitutes consent that the Governmentmay disclose such materials to the aforementioned contractors, and that the aforementioned
contractors may access such materials, for the purposes of reviewing the materials in support of Government requirements.

This notice is not a request for proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation; it does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a
solicitation in the future. This special notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Navy is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept
unsolicited proposals. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided. The technical data provided for this special notice is preliminary and
does not reflect approved Government specifications. The Government will not reimburse the cost of any submission or other expense in response to this special notice – the entire cost of any submission or
other expense will be at the sole expense of the source submitting the information.

The information obtained from submitted responses may be used in development of a future solicitation.

Failure to respond to this special notice does not preclude participation in any future engagements or solicitations, if any are issued. If a solicitation or engagement is issued, it will be synopsized on
https://www.sam.gov. The information provided in this special notice is subject to change and is notbinding on the Government. It is the responsibility of potential respondents to monitor SAM.gov for
additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The information requested by this special noticewill be used within the U.S. Navy to facilitate decision making and may be used in the development of the acquisition strategy and any future solicitations. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of this special notice is voluntary.
Proprietary information, if any, must be clearly marked. To aid the Government in its review andevaluation, please segregate proprietary information.

Please be advised that all submissions become

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Government property and will not be returned. Respondents shall mark any data included in its submissions that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose.

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