Mission Support for Satellite Ground Station Operations and spacecraft command and control
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- N00173-26-RFI-GI02
- Agency
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Office of Naval Research
Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AR13 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Experimental Development
- Place of performance
- Welcome, Maryland 20693, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to gauge industry interest, capabilities, and experience for potential mission support services related to satellite ground station operations and spacecraft command and control at the Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility (BPTF) in Welcome, Maryland. This procurement falls under the Department of the Navy and seeks research and development support services classified under NAICS 541715 and PSC AR13. Key requirements include comprehensive mission system research and development support encompassing RF engineering, digital and electronics engineering, systems engineering, information technology and cybersecurity support, and software/application engineering for the Neptune ground station software suite. The contractor must support 24/7 facility operations with 40-hour standard workweeks and rotating on-call support, maintain specific personnel qualifications ranging from Secret to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearances, and submit monthly deliverables including financial and operational status reports. The deadline for responses to this RFI is March 9, 2026, with no formal solicitation currently available and no awards to be made directly from RFI responses.
This pre-solicitation notice includes no set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor or award value information has been disclosed at this stage. The anticipated contract structure would be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement with one 12-month base year plus four 12-month option years, ensuring 100% continuity of operations. The government requires a staffing team of 21 positions, including five key personnel roles (Program Manager, Aerospace Engineer, Network Engineer, Security Manager, and Satellite Communications System Engineer) and 16 non-key technical and administrative positions, all of whom must be U.S. citizens without dual citizenship and meet specified security clearance requirements. The contractor will assume responsibility for managing 10+ satellite antennas, 50+ intermediate frequency and data processing equipment, 20+ servers, and 50+ workstations, as well as maintaining configuration management and inventory control for government-furnished equipment. A small business set-aside determination may be made based on RFI responses, and interested parties should submit capabilities statements, relevant experience documentation, and past contract references via email in Word or PDF format by the March 9 deadline.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
3/6 - Deadline extended until 9 March.
The Naval Research Lab (NRL) is posting a Request for Information (RFI) and seeking potential sources for planning purposes only. This notice is not a formal Request for Proposal (RFP). No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement. The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with the development and submission of materials in response to this request. There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NRL shall arise as a result of a response to this notice or NRL’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Inquiries for additional information other than that provided herein will receive no response.
Objective:
The intent of this RFI is to gauge industry interest, small business interest, capabilities and relevant experience to support NRL personnel in performing the task areas listed above. A small business set-aside decision may be made as a result of the responses to this RFI.
CONTRACTOR RESPONSE FORMAT
The NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the following information via email in Word or PDF format:
Contact/Business Information
- Name of Company and Point of Contact (POC).
- Telephone number, address and e-mail address of POC.
- Business Size/Socioeconomic Categories and number of employees, CAGE.
- Does your firm have a current facility clearance?
- A list of government-wide contracting vehicles held (OASIS, SeaPort, etc.), if applicable.
Technical Information
a) Description of capabilities/resources relevant to the attached draft SOW and PQs
b) Prior experience of similar scope/complexity in the attached draft SOW and PQs.
c) A list of any Navy, Department of Defense, federal, or commercial contracts performed during the past 5 years that are similar and/or related to the attached SOW.
d) Any questions/suggestions related to the SOW
e) List of assumptions, if any, which were considered in formulating the response.
Responses must be in a Microsoft Office compatible format.
Responses should be no more than 5 pages, and should be emailed to the Contract Specialist at helena.k.hudson2.civ@us.navy.mil. Classified Material shall NOT be submitted. All information and data received in response to this RFI, if marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information, will be protected and handled as such. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition-sensitive information contained in their response.
Additional Requirement Details
Anticipated Place of Performance
The primary effort is anticipated to take place at the Blossom Point Tracking Facility- 10050 Blossom Point Road, Welcome, Maryland, 20693.
NRL anticipates this level of effort will be performed under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract structure, with cost-plus-fixed-fee Task Orders, over the course of 5 years of performance.
This is a partial follow-on requirement under the current IDIQ contract: N00173-21-D-2001, and task order N00173-21-F-2006.
Update #1 ·
The Naval Research Lab (NRL) is posting a Request for Information (RFI) and seeking potential sources for planning purposes only. This notice is not a formal Request for Proposal (RFP). No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement. The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with the development and submission of materials in response to this request. There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NRL shall arise as a result of a response to this notice or NRL’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Inquiries for additional information other than that provided herein will receive no response.
Objective:
The intent of this RFI is to gauge industry interest, small business interest, capabilities and relevant experience to support NRL personnel in performing the task areas listed above. A small business set-aside decision may be made as a result of the responses to this RFI.
CONTRACTOR RESPONSE FORMAT
The NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the following information via email in Word or PDF format:
Contact/Business Information
- Name of Company and Point of Contact (POC).
- Telephone number, address and e-mail address of POC.
- Business Size/Socioeconomic Categories and number of employees, CAGE.
- Does your firm have a current facility clearance?
- A list of government-wide contracting vehicles held (OASIS, SeaPort, etc.), if applicable.
Technical Information
a) Description of capabilities/resources relevant to the attached draft SOW and PQs
b) Prior experience of similar scope/complexity in the attached draft SOW and PQs.
c) A list of any Navy, Department of Defense, federal, or commercial contracts performed during the past 5 years that are similar and/or related to the attached SOW.
d) Any questions/suggestions related to the SOW
e) List of assumptions, if any, which were considered in formulating the response.
Responses must be in a Microsoft Office compatible format.
Responses should be no more than 5 pages, and should be emailed to the Contract Specialist at helena.k.hudson2.civ@us.navy.mil. Classified Material shall NOT be submitted. All information and data received in response to this RFI, if marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information, will be protected and handled as such. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition-sensitive information contained in their response.
Additional Requirement Details
Anticipated Place of Performance
The primary effort is anticipated to take place at the Blossom Point Tracking Facility- 10050 Blossom Point Road, Welcome, Maryland, 20693.
NRL anticipates this level of effort will be performed under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract structure, with cost-plus-fixed-fee Task Orders, over the course of 5 years of performance.
This is a partial follow-on requirement under the current IDIQ contract: N00173-21-D-2001, and task order N00173-21-F-2006.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 1 - IDIQ SOW Proposal_Febv2.docx | DOCX document | |
| Personnel Quals - 26 Feb 2026.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Support for Satellite Ground Station Operations and spacecraft command and control | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Mission and Facilities Support for Blossom Point Satellite Command and Tracking Facility (BPTF) | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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