Team Submarines (AUKUS AI&S, PMS 435) released a competitive Area of Interest for Low Profile Mast (LPM) and Rotational Module (RM) components to address key operational needs and accelerate prototyping. The Navy intends to use Other Transaction Authority under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 and may award one or more prototype projects. The AOI includes nine attachments, some containing CUI; restricted documents are releasable only to eligible U.S., U.K., and Australian-owned businesses, while non-AUKUS foreign-owned firms may participate through teaming with such a business. Interested companies must complete Attachment 1: TOU, request access to restricted CUI documents in SAM, and may submit questions via Attachment 8; Phase I White Papers and Placemats must be submitted through encrypted DoD SAFE, with Phase II invitees potentially receiving classified TLRD annexes. Recent updates include the 10.6.2026 addition of Attachment 10 (CUI) LPM-RM AOI Q&A Release and the 9.23.2026 update to Attachment 1: TOU to correct the listed PCO.

Team Submarines, Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS), International & Systems, Submarine Electromagnetic Systems Program Office (PMS 435) released a competitive Area of Interest for the Low Profile Mast (LPM) and Rotational Module (RM) component. The effort seeks innovative technologies to accelerate prototyping through the Other Transaction Authority pathway, with potential award of one or more prototype projects. An update dated September 23, 2026, corrected the PCO in Attachment 1; the AOI includes nine attachments, some containing Controlled Unclassified Information or restricted documents. Companies must complete the Terms of Use Agreement to access restricted documents, and previous LPM/RM Industry Day TOU submitters must submit a separate TOU for this AOI. Eligibility for restricted access is limited to US-, UK-, or Australia-owned businesses, though foreign-owned firms may team with eligible businesses; questions may be submitted using the provided form, and Phase I White Papers/Placemats must go through encrypted DoD SAFE.

Team Submarines (AUKUS) PMS 435 released a competitive Area of Interest for Low Profile Mast and Rotational Module components to accelerate prototyping of innovative technologies addressing key operational needs. The effort will use Other Transaction Authority under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 and may result in one or more prototype project awards, with the Government not obligated to award and not reimbursing respondents. The AOI includes nine attachments, some CUI/RESTRICTED, requiring interested companies to execute a Terms of Use Agreement and request SAM access to restricted documents. Eligibility for key restricted documents is limited to U.S., U.K., or Australian-owned businesses, though foreign-owned firms may submit as part of a teaming arrangement with such businesses. Companies may submit questions using the provided form, and Phase I White Papers and Placemats must be sent through encrypted DoD SAFE with requested links; hard copies or other channels will not be accepted, and Phase II invitees may receive classified TLRD annexes.