Carderock BAA

1. Digital Ecosystems: • High speed, intelligent, data-driven decision making for complex operations • Data discovery, information and knowledge management • Rapid adaptable policy and enforcement for digital environments 2. Hydrodynamics: • Computational hydrodynamic tools • Seakeeping and loads in extreme seas • Maneuvering and control • Maneuvering in waves • Cavitation • Hull-propulsor interaction • Hydrodynamic modeling of operations: in an ice slurry; multi-body interactions; propulsor hull system optimization; appendage characterization and scaling; near-surface and near-shore maneuvering and control modeling development 3. Naval Platform Integrity: • Naval metals and alloys; structural composites; corrosion resistant materials; and/or high-temperature ceramics • Manufacturing, including additive and other advanced manufacturing, and the relationship between processing, microstructure and materials properties, including Modelling & Simulation • Structural assessment and monitoring • Weapons effects and ship protection • Non-destructive testing and/or inspection • Maritime lethality • Structural reliability • Ship environmental treatment systems, management, and safety • Bio-fouling and bio-fouling hydrodynamic effects • Development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to advance naval platform integrity • Battery development and safety • Naval platform energy and power 4. Ship and Submarine Design: • Ship/Submarine design tools • Ship/Submarine design processes and methods • Design evaluation/assessment capabilities • New and non-traditional platforms • Novel ship/submarine designs and missions 5. Signature Management: • Underwater and topside signatures • Mobile sensors 6. Unmanned Systems: • Low-cost perception and situational awareness systems • Autonomy and AI/ML decision making and computations • Swarming capabilities