FMS LCS Working Group

The Naval Sea Systems Command's Naval Surface Warfare Center - Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) is procuring Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Working Group services focused on the Isotta-Fraschini 1708C2ME8 diesel engine used in the LCS Freedom Variant. The procurement will be awarded as a sole source task order to FMSNA via existing Basic Ordering Agreement N64498-23-F-4304 on a firm-fixed-price basis. Key requirements include conducting 24 formal working group meetings over twelve months (12 Technical Working Group meetings and 12 Provisioning Working Group meetings), developing and revising maintenance standards for engine components, designing rigid piping solutions to replace flex hoses, creating 8000-hour maintenance replacement parts kits, developing and testing a Water-in-Fuel sensor, and analyzing prototype fuel lines tested operationally. The statement of work specifies that all deliverables become government property upon request or at task order completion, and the contractor must prepare agendas, minutes, and maintain an Action Item Register for all meetings. The due date for this pre-solicitation notice is March 31, 2026, with the Technical Point of Contact being Stephen Kovacs and the Contracting Officer's Representative being Lauren Markey.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and represents a continuation of work with the incumbent contractor FMSNA under their existing basic ordering agreement. The task order requires completion of six major technical inputs including development of an Engine Exhaust System Maintenance Standard with three revision cycles, revision of four existing maintenance standards with two cycles, feasibility evaluation and design of rigid piping with Engineering Change Plan preparation, and completion of all analytical work within the twelve-month period of performance. All meetings will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams with each session lasting approximately one hour, and the contractor must distribute agendas one day prior to meetings and finalized minutes within one day of completion. While specific award values are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, all costs including travel are to be incorporated into the firm-fixed-price proposal submitted by the contractor.