Engineering and Technical Services in Support of the Prototype, Manufacturing and Test Department (PMTD) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, NJ

Naval Air Systems Command through the Naval Air Warfare Center is soliciting engineering and technical services in support of the Prototype, Manufacturing and Test Department at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, New Jersey, with proposals due May 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. Only SeaPort-NxG MAC holders are eligible for award. Amendment 0001 was posted on May 4, 2026, extending the proposal deadline and revising the Statement of Work and Sections L and M; questions are due ten calendar days after RFTOP issuance.

Place of performance is Lakehurst, New Jersey, with approximately 80 percent of work at the government site (Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst) and normal core hours 0830 to 1500 Monday through Friday, with compressed work schedules (5/4/9 or 4/10) permitted with Contracting Officer's Representative approval. All contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens and hold DoD security clearances (Secret or Top Secret as specified by labor category) within 60 days of task order issuance; contractor access includes classified information and Controlled Unclassified Information at government facilities and, where required, access to classified information at overseas locations including Yokosuka, Japan. The contractor must maintain CMMC Level 1 certification and comply with NISPOM and Operations Security requirements.

The requirement covers Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment systems testing, including Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, Advanced Arresting Gear, Advanced Recovery Control, and related programs. The period of performance is five years—one 12-month base year plus four optional 12-month periods—estimated at 258,000 total direct labor hours across multiple labor categories including senior and journeyman engineers, technicians, quality assurance staff, software engineers, production controllers, analysts, and program managers. The estimated labor cost is a minimum of $24.5 million with $400,000 in Other Direct Costs ($325,000 travel, $15,000 materials); labor rates are benchmarked to New York-Newark-Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area May 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data with 3.9% minimum annual escalation. The contract type is Cost Plus Fixed Fee at the task order level. NAICS 541330, Engineering Services; PSC R425, Support Professional Engineering/Technical. The incumbent contractor is NDI Engineering Company with subcontractor Probus Test Systems under contract N68335-16-D-0020.

Evaluation weighs Technical (Understanding of Work/SOW Approach and Key Personnel Resumes—equally weighted, pass/fail on resumes) and Past Performance (within five years, relevancy and quality assessed) more important than Cost/Price. Small Business participation and CMMC Level 1 Self-Assessment are material conditions of award and not subject to tradeoff. The Government anticipates award without discussions. Procurement specialist is Kieran Connolly (240-577-5900; kieran.m.connolly2.civ@us.navy.mil); Contracting Officer is Shannan Germond (240-577-8421; shannan.m.germond.civ@us.navy.mil).