# Navy asks industry to price a 24-month submarine rescue design phase A request for information explores narrowing two design vendors to one builder at critical design review. Published 2026-11-03 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/11/03/navy-asks-industry-to-price-a-24-month-submarine/ The Navy is asking industry for rough-order-of-magnitude pricing for a planned 24-month design phase for its next-generation submarine rescue system.[1][2] The request for information (RFI) describes a hypothetical down-select from two design vendors to one build vendor at critical design review.[2] The planned design phase would end at that review.[2] The notice was posted Nov. 3.[1] Responses are due by 3 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 16.[1] For production, the RFI envisions a contract under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for three to four operational systems.[2] The RFI also asks how to enable an award earlier than September 2027 without compromising proposal quality or technical safety.[2] It asks how to achieve initial operational capability earlier than September 2033.[2] ## Why it matters Suppliers are being asked to price design work with a possible down-select to one builder at the end of the phase.[2] The notice is market research and commits the government to neither a solicitation nor an award.[1] ## Sources 1. Navy notice N00024-27-R-6116, NextGen Submarine Rescue System Post-Industry Day Informational Packet and RFI 2. RFI questions attachment