SCEMS Eng Support_SSN_45-0002.docx

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N64498-26-RFPREQ-PD-45-0002

Prototyping, Integrated Logistics, and Shipboard Verification Test Support for Hull Mechanical & Electrical Submarine Communication and Electromagnetic Systems (HM&E SCEMS)

Scope: The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) anticipates a Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirement to provide support for the engineering, design, fabrication, and testing of prototype equipment; integrated logistics support (ILS); Shipboard Verification Test (SVT) support; program management; financial; and administrative support associated with these functions on all HM&E Submarine Communication and Electromagnetic Systems (HM&E SCEMS). These services shall be completed at the Contractor’s Facility and at the Government Site.

The NAICS: Primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541330.

Contract Type: A Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) is anticipated.

Period of Performance: The anticipated ordering period will span 5 years (60 months) beginning at the time of award. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued in January of 2027.

Incumbent: NDI Engineering Company; Contract No. N6449822D4014 Submission of Responses: It is requested that all interested parties respond with a Capability Statement of a maximum of 7 pages.

Requirement Summary: The Propulsion, Power, & Auxiliary Machinery Department (Code 40) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), provides services to perform various engineering, logistics, programmatic, administrative, and financial functions for Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Submarine Communication and Electromagnetic Systems. Furthermore, Code 45 is responsible for Submarine Sail & Deployed Communication HM&E engineering, providing prototyping, integrated logistics, engineering and shipboard verification test support.

This requirement is for the contractor to provide required support for the engineering, design, fabrication, and testing of prototype equipment; integrated logistics support (ILS); Shipboard Verification Test (SVT) support; program management; financial; and administrative support associated with these functions on all HM&E Submarine Communication and Electromagnetic Systems (HM&E SCEMS).

Requirements shall include the following subject areas:

· Engineering Service Support

· Program Management Support

· Logistics Support

· Prototype Fabrication Support

· Test Site and Environmental Qualification Support

· Administrative and Financial Support

· Engineering Shipboard and Waterfront Testing Support

· Logistics Support for Shipboard and Waterfront Testing, Installation and Modernization

· Prototype Fabrication in Support of Shipboard and Waterfront Testing

· Test Site Support in System Verification Testing (SVT) and Material Receipt Inspection

· Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) Support

· AIT/OSIC Submarine Modernization Services This requirement will also have the following Special Requirements:

· Quality Management System

· Risk Management

· Contractor shall obtain SUBSAFE and Level I technical guidance from NSWCPD as needed, and shall provide recommendations for local Ships, Squadrons, and Maintenance Activities during inspections; maintenance and repair of SUBSAFE and or Level I components; and systems located within the work zone as requested.

· The Contractor is required to have and maintain a SECRET clearance, with the ability to TOP SECRET/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) level if required on an as-needed basis at the order level.

The Capability Statement shall succinctly address the following item to demonstrate the Contractor’s capability to perform the requirements (see Requirement Summary above):

(1) The Contractor’s capacity, or potential approach to achieving capacity, to conduct the requirements of the tasking. For the purposes of this Capability Statement, capacity shall refer to matters such as the magnitude and technical knowledge/ability to complete the tasking described above.

Demonstrated capacity may include citing and describing the same or similar relevant performance, but does not limit the interested Contractor’s approach to demonstrate capability.

Response Date: 15 days after SSN posting NOTE: Only information provided in the written Capability Statement shall be considered.

Capability Statements shall be submitted via e-mail to: jenny.e.tomeo.civ@us.navy.mil by 06:00PM EST 12 March 2026.

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A TASK ORDER AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.