Rapid Response Munitions Testing & Engineering Services Follow On
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0017425SN0023
- Agency
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command is soliciting engineering services and rapid response testing support for munitions, weapons, ammunition, and energetic systems through this follow-on contract opportunity. The contractor will provide comprehensive research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) services to support NSWC IHD and other Navy and DoD requiring activities that protect warfighters. Required services include environmental and dynamics testing, safety and insensitive munitions testing, fuzing and sensor testing, transportation and packaging safety assessment, ammunition and weapons performance characterization, mechanical function and fatigue testing, radiographic inspection, and underwater explosive testing. The government will evaluate proposals based on technical merit and past performance using an acceptability-based source selection methodology. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on February 13, 2026, with the formal solicitation anticipated for release on or about March 2, 2026, and a current response deadline of February 27, 2026.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is classified under NAICS Code 541330 (Engineering Services) with PSC H213 (Equipment and Materials Testing—Ammunition and Explosives). The size standard for this requirement is $25.5 million, establishing the threshold for small business classification. The solicitation number is N0017426R1010, and no information regarding potential incumbent contractors has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. Bidders are advised that the formal solicitation will not be distributed via email, fax, mail, or in-person delivery, indicating the government intends to utilize electronic distribution methods through the official procurement portal. Interested contractors should monitor official channels for the full solicitation release and prepare proposals addressing the specialized testing facilities and infrastructure capabilities required to handle live ordnance, extreme sizes, and weights.
Notice text
Rapid Response Munitions Testing & Engineering Services Follow On
This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. The formal Solicitation is anticipated to be released on-or-about March 2nd, 2026.
NSWC IHD and other Navy and DoD requiring activities require engineering services and rapid response testing support for a variety of programs, which protect and support the warfighter. The engineering services and rapid response testing support are a major requirement of the life-cycle process. Much of the testing support will require specialized test facilities with the capability to handle live ordnance and fixturing, which is able to accommodate extreme size and weights. This support shall include engineering services and infrastructure for characterizing, testing, and documenting the performance of weapons, ammunition, munitions, and energetic systems, components and related systems.
The Contractor shall provide engineering services and rapid response testing support for the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) of energetic components, equipment, and systems for NSWC IHD and other Navy and DoD requiring activities. This support shall include, but not be limited to:
- Environmental and Dynamics Testing
- Safety and Insensitive Munitions Testing
- Fuzing, Sensor, C³I Testing
- Transportation and Packaging Safety Testing
- Ammunition, Weapons and Munitions Performance Characterization
- Mechanical Function, Fatigue and Cycling Testing
- Exploitation Support of Asset Weapons, Equipment and Munitions
- Ammunition, Weapons and Munitions Handling and Storage
- Radiographic Inspection of Test Articles
- Underwater Explosive Testing
The NAICS is 541330. The Size Standard is $25.5 million dollars. The PSC is H213. The Solicitation number for this requirement is N0017426R1010. The method of source selection will be acceptability, based on techncial and past performance.
Copies of this solicitation (N0017426R1010) will NOT be emailed, faxed, mailed or provided in person. This type of request WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED. This synopsis is being posted to Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) page located at http://www.sam.gov. NOTE: Offerors are ineligible for award unless registered in DOD's System for Award Management (SAM at http://www.sam.gov). Information regarding registration and annual confirmation requirements is available at 1-866-606-8220 and http://www.sam.gov.
To register for this solicitation, you must e-mail the following directly to Kimberly Hall at Kimberly.s.hall31.civ@us.navy.mil. Solicitation number N0017426R1010 in the subject line of your e-mail; name of requestor; organization name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Use your e-mail "read notification" to confirm the contract specialist's receipt of your registration. Once the solicitation has been issued on the Internet, the contract specialist will send an e-mail to the registered requestors informing them that the solicitation is now available for downloading off the Internet.
Interested Offerors must request more salient information in writing. E-mail the following information to kimberly.s.hall31.civ@us.navy.mil:
-Name
-Title
-Company name and address
-DUNS and CAGE numbers
-E-mail address
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Rapid Response Munitions Testing & Engineering Services Follow On | Pre-Solicitation |
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