Nawcad wolf EPF request for offer

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), procuring under the SeaPort NxG Multiple Award Contract, seeks engineering, prototyping, and fabrication support services, with offers due by 2:00 PM EDT on August 24, 2026. The competition is unrestricted and open to all contractors holding current SeaPort NxG MAC agreements; no set-aside applies. The task order period of performance runs from October 8, 2026, through October 7, 2031 (base year plus four option years).

Work is performed approximately 78% at government sites in St. Inigoes and Patuxent River, Maryland, and 22% at contractor facilities within 30 drivable miles of NAWCAD WOLF. Services include design, modeling and simulation, CNC machining, sheet-metal fabrication, welding, assembly, composite repairs, woodworking, painting with corrosion control, HAZMAT handling, stockroom management, and compliance support for defense acquisition programs including SPN Antenna Systems, AEGIS hardware, OE-120 systems, and Family of Special Operations Vehicles. The contractor must provide industrial space of at least 8,000 square feet with HVAC and VTC meeting capability for up to 15 persons at Secret classification.

All personnel require Secret-level DoD security clearances and must be U.S. citizens unless waived. The key personnel position—General and Operations Manager, Senior level—requires minimum 10 years experience with 5 years in production facility management (revised from prior Navy/DoD-specific requirement per Amendment 0002). Additional labor categories include First-Line Supervisors, Inspectors/Testers at Senior and Journeyman levels, and Project Management Specialists; Service Contract Act wage determinations (WD 2015-4279 Revision 32) apply to trades. The contract utilizes a hybrid pricing structure: Firm Fixed Price Level of Effort (FFP LOE) CLINs for labor (5000 series), Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) CLINs for labor (6000 series, capped at 10.0% fee), Cost Reimbursable CLINs for Other Direct Costs including travel (7000 series, Not-to-Exceed $5.19 million across base and options), and Not Separately Priced CLINs for technical data (8000 series). The NAICS code is 541330 (Engineering Services) with a $47 million small business size standard. Evaluation employs a three-step process: Key Personnel qualifications (Pass/Fail), technical oral presentation ranking all eligible offers, and cost realism analysis of only the Highest Technically Ranked Offer. Award fee will be determined semiannually based on Project Management (20%), Quality (20%), Cost and Schedule Control (20%), and Technical Effectiveness (40%).