UNACORN Tactical Edge: Decentralized Federated Learning and Real-Time Data Assurance
NIWC (Naval Information Warfare) · NIWC PACIFIC
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N6600126SC002-A002 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
NOTICE OF ACTIVE CALL FOR AREA OF INTEREST (AOI) 26-A002 PARENT SOLICITATION NUMBER: N66001-26-S-C002CSO TITLE: UNACORN Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)CALL NOTICE ID: 26-A002CALL TITLE: UNACORN Tactical Edge: Decentralized Federated Learning and Real-Time Data Assurance1. PURPOSENaval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, is officially issuing Area of Interest (AOI) Call Notice 26-A002 under the parent Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) N66001-26-S-C002. Interested commercial entities are invited to submit Phase 1 Solution Briefs in response to this specific technical area.2. SUBMISSIO… (show all)
N LIMITS and FORMATVendors may submit their Phase 1 Solution Brief in EITHER of the following formats:* A text document (Maximum of 5 pages, 12pt font, 1-inch margins) OR* A slide deck (Maximum of 15 briefing slides)3. IMPORTANT DATES and DEADLINES* Issuance Date: 27 AUGUST 2026* Phase 1 Submission Deadline: 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 at 15:00 PST4. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONSPhase 1 Solution Briefs must be submitted via EMAIL to Lee Anderson at richard.l.anderson4.civ@us.navy.mil in strict accordance with the specific instructions detailed within the AOI Call Notice 26-A002 PDF attached to this posting.
Who won similar work
150 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NIWC (Naval Information Warfare)), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $SAIC | 6 | $214.2M + 2 shared | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index Entry not found in index | 5 | $483.6M + 1 shared | Jun 28, 2025 |
| PERATON INC. | 4 | $118.0M + 2 shared | Jun 1, 2026 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. · $GD | 3 | $128.4M + 1 shared | Jun 1, 2026 |
| PRESCIENT EDGE CORPORATION | 3 | $59.3M + 2 shared | Jun 1, 2026 |
| LEIDOS, INC. · $LDOS | 3 | $13.0M + 2 shared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC · $BAH | 3 | $10.7M + 1 shared | Sep 24, 2026 |
| KRATOS DEFENSE & ROCKET SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. · $KTOS | 3 | $4.9M | Jul 20, 2026 |
| SERCO INC | 3 | – + 3 shared | Jun 10, 2026 |
| VT MILCOM INC. | 3 | – + 3 shared | Jun 10, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Oct 15, 2026JKEYS LLC$69KKVM MOUNT FABRICATION
- Oct 14, 2026SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$8.0MN66001-26-F-9336 Fair Opportunity Exception
- Oct 14, 2026SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$5.4MN66001-26-F-9257 Fair Opportunity Exception
- Oct 7, 2026Lockheed Martin Corporation$145.0MTowed Array Production and Sustainment
- Sep 28, 2026CONNECTIVE DESIGN INC$247KCable Assemblies
- Sep 25, 2026WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC$838KAward to World Wide Technology LLC
- Sep 24, 2026SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION$7.1MN66001-21-D-0074_N66001-25-F-0984
- Sep 24, 2026BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$7.5MSynopsis of Task Order Award and Justification of Fair Opportunity Exception
- Sep 23, 2026LUXIUM SOLUTIONS, LLC$458KAward Notice // N66001-26-P-6308 // Luxium Solutions, LLC
- Sep 21, 2026TRUSTED SOLUTIONS LLC$143KSENTINEL Secure Chat Server
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (10 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $888K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 1 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 5 of the past winners are listed companies
- 1 insider buys and 19 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.