PMW 770_SubHDR VA Block VI/CLB Block II/FMS procurement (FY26)

Past Recompete Updated

Agency
Solicitation expected
Estimated value
$250,000,000 to $1,000,000,000
Set-aside
No set-aside

Forecast facts

Incumbent contract
Previous solicitation
Submarine High Data Rate (SubHDR) Virginia Class Block V & Columbia Class Limited / Sole Source Justification · N00039-19-R-0008 · Posted Aug 10, 2021
Anticipated award
Acquisition strategy
Follow-on to Existing Contract
NAICS code
334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Place of performance
San Diego, CA
Forecast number
N00039-25-RFPREQ-PMW-770-0019

Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.

About this forecast

The Department of the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command is conducting a sole-source recompete for SubHDR Antenna Systems for Virginia-Class and Columbia-Class Block V submarines, with estimated solicitation release on 1 July 2025 and estimated award on 1 October 2026. The procurement calls for development and production of advanced antenna systems supporting submarine communication and sensing capabilities, with work performed in San Diego, California. Personnel must hold Secret clearances; facility clearance is unclassified.

The estimated award value ranges from $250 million to $1 billion. The contract will be fixed-price and awarded as a "C" type definitive contract. This recompete addresses the expiration of the existing incumbent's scope.

Raytheon Company's Strategic Missile Defense division holds the incumbent contract N0003921C5002, a definitive firm fixed-price contract valued at approximately $91 million awarded on 15 December 2020 for SubHDR Antenna Systems development and production. The prior work, performed in Marlborough, Massachusetts, reached ultimate completion on 19 June 2024 and included a subcontractor network encompassing Sechan Electronics (circuit card assemblies and power supplies), Stellant Systems (traveling wave tubes and power amplification), Teledyne Defense Electronics (cable assemblies and high-voltage interconnects), Frontgrade Technologies (waveguide assemblies and RF/microwave components), and Mercury Systems (RF amplifiers and filters).

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