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Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division is preparing to solicit contractor support for organic engineering, prototyping, and fabrication services under SeaPort NxG, with a draft comment period closing July 11, 2026 at 1400 hours and sealed offers due April 12, 2027. The solicitation is unrestricted competition open to all current SeaPort NxG MAC holders; no set-aside is used. This is a single task order award under FAR 16.507-2 fair opportunity procedures.

Performance occurs primarily on-site at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division facilities in St. Inigoes and Patuxent River, Maryland (approximately 78 percent of work), with up to 22 percent at the contractor's facility within 30 drivable miles of the Webster Outlying Field location. The contractor must provide at least 8,000 square feet of climate-controlled industrial space and maintain Secret-level IT system compatibility and facilities. Contractor personnel require Secret-level security clearances within 60 days of task order issuance. Telework is prohibited due to on-site fabrication and hands-on operational requirements.

The statement of work covers fabrication support (CNC machining, sheet-metal work, welding, composite repairs, additive manufacturing, woodworking, engraving), compliance support (procurement assistance, inventory management, HAZMAT compliance, preventive maintenance), and rapid organic engineering and reverse-engineering in support of multiple major defense acquisition programs including SPN Antenna Systems, AEGIS hardware, and Special Operations Vehicles.

The contract runs October 8, 2026 through October 7, 2031 (base plus four option years) using hybrid pricing: Firm Fixed Price Level of Effort CLINs, Cost-Plus-Award-Fee CLINs, and Cost-Reimbursable Other Direct Cost CLINs. Government-authorized labor hours total 643,200 across the five-year period, with semiannual award fee evaluations weighted 20 percent Project Management, 20 percent Quality, 20 percent Cost and Schedule Control, and 40 percent Technical Effectiveness. The incumbent contractor is Altus Technical Solutions LLC. Service Contract Act applies with Wage Determination 2015-4279 Revision 30 for St. Mary's County, Maryland. Small business participation goal is minimum 30 percent of total contract value. NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services); PSC L099. Contractors must submit three volumes (Key Personnel qualifications, technical oral presentation with PowerPoint, cost/price) by 5:00 PM Eastern Time one working day prior to April 12, 2027 via PIEE.