Installation Fiber Optics Networking Support Services

Closed Solicitation Posted

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Solicitation number
N6893625R0026
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at China Lake, California, are procuring Installation Fiber Optics Networking Support Services through a competitive solicitation. The contractor will provide Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to execute network designs, fiber builds, infrastructure mapping, and networking solutions outside the scope of the Naval Enterprise Network (NEN), while the government provides engineering support. Key contract requirements include trained and certified fiber optic networking support contractors and an adequate accounting system due to the cost reimbursement nature of the contract. The solicitation will be evaluated based on factors including key personnel qualifications, past performance, labor category rates, and compliance with business systems requirements. The proposal due date has been extended to January 7, 2026, with the solicitation posted on the PIEE Solicitation Module website, and all offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.

This procurement is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) with a $34 million size standard. The incumbent contractor is Empower, AI, Inc. The contract is structured as a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) arrangement with a 5-year period of performance consisting of a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods, with estimated annual Other Direct Costs of approximately $1.9 million for travel and materials and approximately 105,000 total labor hours. Primary work will be performed at DITAC offices in China Lake and Point Mugu, California, with potential deployment to multiple locations across the United States, including Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia.

Notice text

3 versions

Update #3 · Latest ·

The purpose of this amendment is to answer vendor questions. Proposal closing date is extended from 05 January 2026 to 07 January 2026.

Update #2 ·

The purpose of this amendment is to answer vendor questions and to update attachment L-8 Vol 5 CA-1 Business Systems Status. The proposal closing date is extended from 23 December 2025 to 05 January 2026.

Update #1 ·

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), China Lake, CA, intends to procure, on a competitive basis, Installation  Fiber Optics Networking Support Services. The impending service contract will be a cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) contract for a 5-year period of performance (a base period of 1-year and (4) 1-year options). The procurement will be competed as a small business set-aside under NAICS 541512 with a size standard of $34M.

This effort is to provide NAWCWD, NAVAIR and the user community with value added, cost effective, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for support services. The Government will provide Engineering and the contractor shall provide Installation.  All fiber optic networking support services shall execute network designs, fiber builds, infrastructure mapping, and networking solutions, which currently are not provided by, or are outside the framework of the Naval Enterprise Network (NEN) which encompasses the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN), and Block II (BLII)/ONE-NET, as well as provide both trained and certified fiber optic networking support contractors to the NAWCWD community.

The solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted in Contract Opportunities on the PIEE  Solicitation Module website at https://piee.eb.mil/on or about 17 November 2025. For more information see solicitation in PIEE.

All responsible sources must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the following website:  https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.

Offers and responses to the solicitation shall be submitted using the instructions in Section L of the solicitation.  If the solicitations Section L instruction to offerors state the PIEE Solicitation module will be used for electronic proposal submission, Contractors are required to register in PIEE to obtain access to the solicitation module.  To register in PIEE, go to https://piee.eb.mil/, and click Register. Otherwise written responses and offers should be submitted to Erika Martin at Erika.m.martin6.civ@us.navy.mil

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). 

IF ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE DESCRIPTION IS CUI, POST AS A SEPARATE ATTACHMENT OR ENSURE ALL CUI HAS BEEN REMOVED.  Insert the following text in the description field.

Contractors must be certified through Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) in order to access Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or Export Controlled Information. Access to CUI is limited, to a single point of contact (POC) per CAGE code, who is listed as the Data Custodian on the DD 2345 and approved by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The DD 2345 must be approved prior to requesting access to CUI in SAM.gov. Contractors are responsible for coordinating with their CAGE code’s Data Custodian POC to request access to CUI. For additional information, visit the DLA website for the Joint Certification Program:  https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/.

Files

File Type Posted
N6893625R0026 A0002.docx DOCX document
Attachment 10 L-8 Vol 5 CA-1 Business Systems Status.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
N6893625R0026-0001.docx DOCX document
25R0026 Attachments.zip ZIP file

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Installation Fiber Optics Networking Support Services Award Award Notice
This notice Latest solicitation Solicitation
Installation Fiber Optics Networking Support Services Pre-Solicitation
Installation Fiber Optics Networking Support Services Original Pre-Solicitation

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