NSWC Panama City Schedules C5ISRT Cybersecurity Pre-Solicitation Conference

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), an organization of the U.S. Navy, plans to host a virtual pre-solicitation conference on November 16, 2026, concerning its C5ISRT next-generation cybersecurity and information assurance requirement. The event gives eligible industry participants an opportunity to hear about the requirement before a solicitation is issued. The notice describes the conference as informational, so firms should not interpret it as an active request for proposals or an invitation to submit offers.

The conference is intended for small businesses holding a SeaPort MAC. That stated audience makes the event particularly relevant to eligible SeaPort contract holders assessing potential Navy work in cybersecurity and information assurance. For those firms, participating may help clarify the government’s requirement and inform early decisions about technical capabilities, teaming, and whether to monitor the opportunity for a future solicitation. The announcement does not provide a contract value, acquisition timeline beyond the conference date, or details about a subsequent solicitation.

Interested firms must email their attendance details by November 13, 2026, three days before the virtual session. The notice identifies Contract Specialist Ashley Majtyka and Contracting Officer Tommy Bushman as points of contact for attendance details and questions. Companies should follow the stated deadline and use the contacts provided to confirm participation; the source does not specify additional registration instructions or conference access information.

From a procurement-intelligence perspective, this is an early market-engagement signal rather than a bid opportunity. Small businesses with a SeaPort MAC can use the conference to gather information and prepare to track any later procurement activity, while recognizing that no proposal submission is being requested at this stage. Firms outside the stated audience should verify eligibility or participation options with the government contacts rather than assume the event is open to all vendors. The key near-term action is to submit attendee information by November 13 and watch for any follow-on solicitation or acquisition notice.

• Agency: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, under the U.S. Navy.
• Requirement: C5ISRT next-generation cybersecurity and information assurance.
• Event: Virtual pre-solicitation conference scheduled for November 16, 2026.
• Intended participants: Small businesses holding a SeaPort MAC.
• Attendance deadline: Email attendee details by November 13, 2026.
• Procurement status: Informational conference only; the announcement is not a request for proposals.
• Contract Specialist: Ashley Majtyka, ashley.a.majtyka.civ@us.navy.mil.
• Contracting Officer: Tommy Bushman, tommy.l.bushman.civ@us.navy.mil.
• Action for interested firms: Attend to learn about the requirement and monitor for any later solicitation; no proposal is requested by this notice.