Architect-Engineer (A-E) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC)

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), under the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, is conducting a sources sought notice to identify qualified Architect-Engineer (A-E) firms capable of providing multidiscipline professional services across three functional areas: General A-E Services, Industrial A-E Services, and Mechanical A-E Services. The services will support projects at NSWC IHD in Indian Head, Maryland and Naval Base Stump Neck Annex, as well as various NSWC detachments nationwide. Interested contractors must submit a capabilities statement of no more than eight single-sided pages (or four double-sided pages) demonstrating successful A-E services performance within their applicable discipline over the past five years, positive past performance evaluation ratings, and capacity to perform the full spectrum of A-E services through in-house resources or strategic teaming. While evaluation criteria for this sources sought notice are not formally established, the government will assess contractors' qualifications, experience, and capacity to support the anticipated IDIQ contract vehicles. The submission deadline is 2:00 PM EST on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, with responses directed to Brooke Norris at erin.b.norris.civ@us.navy.mil; this is a sources sought notice for informational purposes only and does not constitute a request for proposal or invitation for bid.

The notice does not employ any set-aside designations at this time, though the government reserves the right to establish a 100% small business set-aside based on responses received and will publish any determination via SAM.GOV. No incumbent contractors are identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The resulting IDIQ contracts will be competitive, Firm-Fixed-Price vehicles with an aggregate value of up to $98,000,000 to be shared among all contract holders, with the government intending to award five to eight contracts under each of the three MATOC categories. Each contract will feature a five-year ordering period consisting of a two-year base period plus three one-year option years. The applicable NAICS code is 541330 (Engineering Services) with a small business size standard of $25.5 million, and small business firms participating as prime contractors are subject to FAR 52.219-14 limitations on subcontracting, restricting non-similarly situated subcontractor payments to no more than 50% of government payments.