The Department of the Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) is preparing to release a Naval Innovation Process Adoption (NIPA) Engagement Team Support IDIQ to drive implementation of its innovation initiatives across the Navy. This five-year, firm-fixed-price contract is expected to drop in June 2025, with an award expected in Q4 FY25.
Opportunity Summary
- Contract Name: NIPA Engagement Team Support
- Solicitation Status: Forecast Pre-RFP
- Estimated Value: Up to $50M (floor estimated at $7.5M)
- Solicitation Date: June 2025 (Deltek estimate)
- Award Date: September 2025
- Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price, IDIQ
- Competition: Full and Open
- Duration: 60-month base period (no options specified)
- NAICS: 541690 – Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Size Standard: $19M in annual receipts
- Place of Performance:S.-wide
Scope of Work
ONR requires professional services support to embed and scale innovation practices across the Navy enterprise. The selected engagement team(s) will help facilitate the adoption of the Naval Innovation Process Adoption (NIPA) methodology, which focuses on operationalizing innovation across missions, commands, and systems. While specific task areas are not yet released, likely services include:
- Innovation facilitation and process consulting
- Organizational change management
- Strategic engagement with Navy commands
- Analysis and feedback integration from innovation pilots
- Support for portfolio and performance tracking
- Deployment support for innovation tools, methodologies, and frameworks
This effort reflects the Navy’s emphasis on building a repeatable, scalable innovation ecosystem and integrating novel thinking into operational planning and acquisition.
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