Fabrication, inspection, testing, and delivery of up to fifty (50) Electronic Throttle Control Units (ETCU) and its Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) spare components

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
N6449826R0509
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19112, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, under the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, is seeking qualified contractors to fabricate, assemble, inspect, test, and deliver up to fifty (50) Electronic Throttle Control Units (ETCU) and associated Line Replaceable Unit spare components, including switch assemblies, capacitor assemblies, power supply assemblies, and sled assemblies. The ETCU serves as a critical subcomponent of the Generation 2 Propulsion System Test Device installed on Virginia-class submarines. Contractors must demonstrate capability across the complete production lifecycle, encompassing material procurement, electrical and mechanical fabrication, quality control and assurance, incoming and in-process inspections, and comprehensive testing including first article inspection, environmental stress screening, and acceptance testing. The Pre-Solicitation Notice does not specify evaluation criteria, as this notice is intended for planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal Request for Proposal. The Pre-Solicitation Notice was posted on January 13, 2026, with a Pre-Solicitation response deadline of February 5, 2026, allowing potential offerors a window of approximately three weeks to express interest and submit capability statements.

This procurement involves no set-aside designations and will be unrestricted. Raytheon currently manufactures these units under Contract N6449824D4000 and serves as the incumbent contractor. The contract will be structured as an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity agreement with Firm-Fixed Price terms, spanning an anticipated performance period of up to five years. The procurement targets contractors within NAICS Code 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) and PSC Code 5963 (Electronic Modules). No specific budget range or award value has been disclosed in this Pre-Solicitation Notice, and interested parties should monitor updates as the formal RFP is expected to be released in the coming weeks.

Notice text

Scope – The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) is seeking sources to provide all aspects of the production, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, and delivery processes of up to fifty (50) Electronic Throttle Control Units (ETCU) and its Line Replaceable Unit spare component (known as the Sled Assembly). The ETCU is a subcomponent of the Generation 2 Propulsion System Test Device (Gen 2 PSTD), a propulsion train monitoring and test device installed on Virginia (SSN 774) class submarines, and is comprised of the following Line Replaceable Units (LRU): a switch assembly; a capacitor assembly; a power supply assembly; and a sled assembly.

All aspects of the production, fabrication, and/or assembly, as well as, inspection, testing and delivery processes will be required. This includes the following: material purchasing, electrical and mechanical fabrication, fabrication testing and assembly, facilities, electrical and mechanical tooling, quality control, quality assurance, incoming inspections in-process inspections, final inspections, component testing, and system testing. Testing will also include: first article inspection (FAI), testing of the fabricated products, environmental stress screening (ESS) and acceptance testing.

Incumbent – These units are currently being manufactured and delivered to the NAVY by Raytheon via Contract N6449824D4000.

Contract Type – An Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract is anticipated.

Period of Performance – The performance period is expected to span up to five (5) years.   

Set-Aside/Additional Sources – The RFP is anticipated to be unrestricted. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334419.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL OR ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SOLICITATION.  The requested information is for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued nor will the Government pay for the information solicited.  All information and data received in response to the sources sought marked or designated as corporate proprietary information will be fully protected and held in strict confidence.

Responses:  Responses to this Pre-Soliciation/Synopsis are due no later than close of business on 05 February 2026. Unclassified responses shall be submitted via e-mail to the primary and secondary points of contact listed on this announcement. Verbal questions will not be accepted.  Accordingly, questions shall not contain any classified information.  The Government does not guarantee that questions submitted after 05 February 2026 will be answered.  

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
This notice Latest pre-solicitation Pre-Solicitation
PD-54-0281 Electronic Throttle Control Units Original Pre-Solicitation

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