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361 topics, open or in pre-release, read from DSIP and SBIR.gov on Nov 12, 2026.

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CMMC requirements: Level 1 15Level 2 (Self) 95 what do the levels mean?
Level 1
Basic protection of Federal Contract Information: the 15 requirements of FAR 52.204-21. You assess yourself every year and post the result in SPRS.
Level 2
Protection of Controlled Unclassified Information: the 110 requirements of NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2. "Self" means you assess yourself every three years; "C3PAO" means an accredited third-party assessor certifies you every three years. Both need a yearly affirmation.
Level 3
Level 2 certification plus 24 selected requirements of NIST SP 800-172, assessed by the government (DIBCAC) every three years.

CMMC is the Defense Department's cybersecurity certification; a topic that lists a level expects it by the time of award. This is a summary: the solicitation and 32 CFR Part 170 govern.

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NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Lightweight, Energy-Efficient Portable Nitrogen Generator for Expeditionary Operations
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV007 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop and demonstrate a man-portable, self-contained nitrogen generator capable of producing high-purity (equal to or less than 99.5%) nitrogen at 1,800 to 3,500 pounds per square inch (PSI), operating strictly within a 120-volt, 25-Amp ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Distributed Multispectral Event-Driven Integrated Sensing and Communications
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV009 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop a distributed multispectral event-driven integrated sensing and communications capability that can timely provide robust detection of a wide range of objects and integrate into existing onboard sensors to expand operational ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Low-cost Mid-wave Infrared Focal-Plane Array (FPA) Fabrication through Direct-bond Interconnection
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV011 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop a focal-plane array (FPA) fabrication process based on wafer-scale 3D-heterogeneous integration that enables a mid-wave infrared (MWIR) III-V detector epi-layer wafer to be directly bonded to a Silicon-based read-out integrated ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
“Self-Replicating Evolutionary Agentic SI Swarming Force” with Autonomous Embedded SI Guardrail Enforcers
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV012 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

1- Develop a platform agnostic fully autonomous Agentic SI swarm system suitable for multidomain naval operations (i.e., Sea, Air, Space, Land, and Cyber) with self-awareness for rapid operationally scalable response, namely ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Electro-Optical/Infrared Tactical Decision Aid
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV013 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop an Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Tactical Decision Aid (TDA) for surface and air sensors in maritime, littoral, and inland environments.

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Autonomous Multi-Intelligence Acoustic Reasoning Agent for Anti-Submarine Warfare
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV014 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop an autonomous Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) reasoning agent that fuses passive and active acoustic detections with non-acoustic maritime situational data, environmental acoustic propagation context, and platform/target behavior ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
High Sensitivity Tunneling Magnetoresistive Magnetometers
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV015 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Modernize United States capabilities to produce ultra-low size, weight, power, and cost (SWAP-C) tunneling magnetoresistive magnetometers with industry leading sensitivities.

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Improved Ionosphere D-region Specification for High Frequency Propagation
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV016 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop tools and/or techniques to improve characterization of the D-region ionosphere sufficient for skillful ionosphere model specification and forecast over climatology and that demonstrate the impact of improved methodology on ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Expeditionary Water Quality Sensors
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV017 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop simple-to-use water quality test kits or electronic sensors that require minimal training to enable personnel in the field to rapidly meet Technical Bulletin Medical 577 (TB-MED 577) requirements to certify potable water without ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Navy Shipboard Gas Turbine Rotating Detonation Combustor Operation with Diesel Fuel
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV019 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop and demonstrate a scaled high density Rotating Detonation Combustor (RDC) that uses NATO F76 diesel fuel (MIL-DTL-16884R) and perform thermodynamic analysis on developed Navy RDC equipped shipboard gas turbine concepts to determine ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Rapid Imagery Creation for Navy Training
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV020 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop technology to use historic real-world satellite imagery and then rapidly (10 minutes or less) modify it to reflect a training scenario order of battle (aircraft, ships, vehicles, etc.) to allow imagery analysts to practice their ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
SI-Enabled “Just-in-time” Knowledge Delivery for Naval Maintainers
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV021 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop an SI-enabled maintenance associate that delivers interactive, expert-level guidance for complex diagnostic and repair tasks at point of need, provides technicians historical context on specific vehicles or components being ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Collapsible Fixed-Wing Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial System for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Missions
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV022 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop a collapsible, low-cost, fixed-wing Group 1 small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS) capable of autonomous intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions with a flight endurance of over one hour.

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Attritable Turbine for Low-Cost Attack Systems (ATLAS)
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV023 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Design, develop, and prototype a low-cost, limited-life gas turbine engine producing 150-300 lbf of SLS thrust with an estimated engine life expectancy of 10-15 hours, leveraging advanced design and manufacturing techniques to ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Zero-Retrofit Robotic Ammunition Handling for the MK 45 Mod 4, 5-Inch Gun Magazine
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV024 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop a zero-retrofit robotic prototype capable of identifying, lifting, and loading 70-pound, 5-inch projectiles within the unmodified physical constraints of a DDG 51 class ships’ MK 45 Mod 4 ammunition magazine during Sea State 5 ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release SBIRITARCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Innovative Shortwave Infrared High Energy Laser Source and Coupled Imager
Topic # DON27BZ02-NV025 · DoW SBIR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop and demonstrate a compact, ruggedized high-energy laser source operating at the 1.9-2.5 micron wavelength with variable Continuous wave and pulsed output [zero to kilowatt kW class average powers] with a time-coupled imaging range ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release STTRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) for Advanced Cryocooled Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Sensors
Topic # DON27TZ02-NV001 · DoW STTR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop and demonstrate innovative Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) architectures and integration techniques for advanced cryocooled Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems that significantly reduce the number of electrical wirebonds ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release STTRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Field-Friendly Super Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems
Topic # DON27TZ02-NV002 · DoW STTR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop an Super Intelligence/Machine Learning (SI/ML) method that achieves the high-performance accuracy of modern Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) while mitigating their limitations.

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release STTRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Growth and Production of As2S3 Waveguides
Topic # DON27TZ02-NV003 · DoW STTR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Determine and demonstrate how thin film deposits of As2S3 can be grown on an appropriate cladding material and etched to form a low loss waveguide for photonic applications of the Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) non-linearity in ...

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027
NAVY Pre-release STTRCMMC Level 2 (Self)
Compact Unmanned Aerial System for Marine Species Monitoring
Topic # DON27TZ02-NV006 · DoW STTR 2027 BAA · released 2026-11-04

Develop an inexpensive, compact, and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)-compliant Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) – optimized for marine mammal monitoring.

Opens Dec 2, 2026 Opens in 20 dayscloses Jan 6, 2027