Naval Strategic Systems Programs

The Department of the Navy Strategic Systems Programs, a major command within the Department of Defense's Navy acquisition hierarchy, manages contract procurement for the Navy's strategic deterrent systems, including sea-launched ballistic missiles and supporting weapons systems and infrastructure. SSP is the contracting authority for weapons programs, facility operations, technical services, and logistics across Strategic Weapons Facilities Pacific and related naval installations.

SSP has awarded 15,579 federal contracts cumulatively since 1990, with combined potential value of $61.71 billion and combined dollars obligated of $69.83 billion. Award activity has accelerated recently: 343 awards in 2022, 409 in 2023, 379 in 2024, 519 in 2025, and 189 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on 13 September 2026. The 3,143 distinct prime contractors awarded across the portfolio indicates a fragmented competitive landscape, though the by-count and by-value concentrations reveal different leaders.

By award count over the last five years, the top five primes account for 19 percent of recent awards. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC leads with 175 awards totaling $584.8 million in combined potential value, followed by Paragon Micro Inc. with 96 awards ($32.6 million) and Carahsoft Technology Corp with 30 awards ($9.8 million). By combined potential value, the top five primes hold 21 percent of recent dollar volume: Lockheed Martin Corporation dominates with 10 awards valued at $10.35 billion, General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc. follows with 24 awards ($1.17 billion), and National Security Technology Accelerator Inc. holds 12 awards ($683.6 million). Competition is moderately concentrated; the disparity between by-count and by-value rankings reflects Lockheed Martin's outsized per-award value relative to higher-count vendors.

Set-aside activity is minimal. No set-aside designations apply to 13,507 awards (87 percent of the portfolio). Total Small Business set-asides account for 1,721 awards (11 percent). 8(a) sole source and competitive 8(a) combined represent 244 awards (2 percent). Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone, HBCU/MI, and women-owned small business designations together total fewer than 50 awards (under 1 percent).

Recent contract opportunities span weapons-system sustainment, facility services, and operational support. SSP posted a Pre-Solicitation notice (P278) on 15 October 2026 for 2027 US and UK Weapon Control System Spares and Special Support Equipment (due 20 October 2026). The agency issued a Notice of Intent to Award a sole-source contract for Industrial Base Analytics and Integration (IBAI) Software-as-a-Service and Analytical Support Services (Special Notice posted 6 October, due 7 October 2026). Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station posted a sources-sought notice (N62841-27-SIMACQ-SPP-0001) on 28 September 2026 for boat maintenance services on five small vessels as a firm-fixed-price requirements contract (RFI due 5 October 2026, NAICS 336611). Pre-Solicitation notice N0003026JV001 (posted 25 September) seeks sources for Travel Management Office and Mail Management Center technical and administrative support services, set-aside for Total Small Business, with a firm-fixed-price level-of-effort term contract anticipated from 10 May 2027 through 9 May 2032 (sources-sought due 13 October 2026). Additional recent solicitations address composite marine camel cleaning and structural inspection services (Total Small Business set-aside), mooring line and thimbles for Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (Total Small Business), SCBA gear and maintenance for Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, prefabricated modular in-plant classroom procurement and installation at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor (Total Small Business), and Microsoft 365 data migration from legacy Access databases. A sole-source Notice of Intent targets Lockheed Martin Corporation (CAGE 7X6A9) for facilities engineering and warhead planning support of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) Program, with anticipated award in September 2026 and primary performance at Titusville, Florida.