PD-42-0035; Propulsor Product Improvement Program
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N64498-26-RFPREQ-PD-42-0035
- Agency
-
Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Forecast
- 42_Bird Johnson_Navy Propulsor PIP_Follow-on_FY27 Federal forecast
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19112, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division intends to award a sole-source contract to Bird-Johnson Propeller Company, Walpole, Massachusetts, for engineering services supporting the Propulsor Product Improvement Program, with capability statements due by 1:00 PM EST on August 5, 2026. Under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, the Navy has determined BJPCo is the only responsible source capable of fulfilling requirements.
The effort encompasses engineering man-hours and services to maintain and improve operational readiness, safety, reliability, and maintainability of BJPCo propulsion products; reduce operating and support costs; resolve service-revealed deficiencies; develop new technologies and system designs; and enhance propulsion equipment efficiency and performance. The contract will provide supplies, services, materials, and facilities necessary for engineering support, testing, and related work.
This is a notice of intent, not a competitive request for proposals. Interested parties may submit capability statements via email to Contract Specialist Nicole DiBartolomeo (nicole.m.dibartolomeo2.civ@us.navy.mil) with Procuring Contracting Officer Michael Karamisakis copied by the August 5 deadline. The Government will consider all responses solely to determine whether to conduct competitive procurement, with the final decision to compete resting solely within Government discretion. Anticipated contract award is scheduled for the second quarter of fiscal year 2027. PSC code is J030 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment).
Notice text
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) intends to negotiate and award a sole-source contract to Bird-Johnson Propeller Company (BJPCo), Walpole, MA for engineering services in support of the Product Improvement Program (PIP).
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), BJPCo is the only responsible source capable of fulfilling the Navy’s requirements for the specified effort. The proposed award and resulting contract modifications are for supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 ("Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements").
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested parties, however, may identify their interest and capability by submitting a capability statement in response to this requirement. The Government will consider all capability statements received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Responses/capability statements shall be submitted in writing via email to Contract Specialist Nicole DiBartolomeo at nicole.m.dibartolomeo2.civ@us.navy.mil, with Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) Michael Karamisakis CC’d at michael.karamisakis.civ@us.navy.mil, no later than 1:00 PM EST on 05 August 2026.
The Product Service Code (PSC) for this effort is J030
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| C02_Synopsis Navy Propulsor.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| PD-42-0035; Propulsor Product Improvement Program | Pre-Solicitation |
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