DHS and the DoW seek solutions capable of reliably stopping non-compliant small watercraft.

New Solicitation Announcement

There is a new solicitation posted on our website. It is easy to respond with a 5-page paper or 15-slide slide deck. These limits are not requirements but are strongly recommended. Additional guidance about what we look for in a proposal is available here ( https://www.diu.mil/solution-brief-guidance?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com ). Our goal is to award an initial contract within 60-90 days of solicitation closure. Solicitation details and a link to the submission page are available below.

*Show Stopper: Non-Kinetic Disablement of Non-Compliant, Small Watercraft* *
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The use of small watercraft by our nation’s adversaries, including transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and state actors, to smuggle illicit cargo and aliens across the U.S.'s maritime borders presents a growing security challenge. These agile vessels, often operating in densely populated areas and under cover of darkness, require interdiction strategies that do not expose the suspect vessel’s operators, civilian bystanders, and law enforcement personnel conducting the interdiction to an undue level of risk.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of War (DoW) are seeking solutions capable of reliably stopping non-compliant small watercraft without placing undue risk to the DHS/DoW personnel conducting these interdictions, operators/passengers onboard the non-compliant vessel (NCV), and nearby innocent civilians on the water. *Learn more.* ( https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/submit-solution/PROJ00602?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com )

*Submission Deadline:*
30 September 2025
23:59:59 U.S. Eastern Time

Learn more ( https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/submit-solution/PROJ00602?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com )

Other open solicitations:

*Project G.I. Prize Challenge* ( https://www.diu.mil/work-with-us/submit-solution/PROJ00598?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com )
This solicitation closes on December 31, 2025 at 23:59:59 Eastern Time

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