Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) Follow-On (C)
Past Recompete Updated
- Agency
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Navy NAVSEA NSWC Port Hueneme
Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $92,718,393 GovTribe estimate
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- N6339420F3001 Federal contract award held by Advantedge Technology, Inc. Ends Jun 30, 2027
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Port Hueneme, CA
- Forecast number
- N63394-24-RFPREQ-PHD-C03-0031
Forecast details come from the Navy's Long Range Acquisition Estimates. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme is conducting a recompete for engineering and technical support services for the Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) Program, with estimated solicitation release in April 2026 and award in January 2027. The SDTS and its Test Ship Remote Control System (TSRCS) support high-risk live-fire test and evaluation events, including engineering and combat systems, ship self-defense systems, Aegis Weapon System integration, and related weapons and control systems for the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy. The requirement is priced on a cost-reimbursement basis with a forecasted period of performance of 60 months and no set-aside applied.
Work will be performed at Port Hueneme, California. The predecessor delivery order carried a $92.4 million ceiling value and required personnel holding Secret-level clearances. In fiscal year 2024, the incumbent order supported 90.5 full-time equivalents across 188,331 contractor hours at a blended rate of $60.18 per hour, with $11.3 million invoiced that year; subcontractor engagement comprised 27 percent of contractor hours.
The existing award is delivery order N0017819D7065-N6339420F3001, issued to Advantedge Technology, Inc., a woman-owned small business, on May 22, 2020, under the Seaport Next Generation (Seaport-NXG) IDIQ. The order carries a $92.7 million ceiling and extends through June 30, 2027, with $69.8 million obligated as of the forecast posting date. Advantedge provides engineering, maritime, and operational support services at Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme in support of the Self Defense Test Ship operations and maintenance.
Forecast text
Provide engineering and technical support services for operations, maintenance and repairs in support of the Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) Program. The SDTS Program consists of both the SDTS and Test Ship Remote Control System (TSRCS). The TSRCS provides the remote capability for the SDTS to operate in an unmanned capacity at sea in support of high-risk live-fire Test and Evaluation (T&E) events The SDTS primarily supports T&E initiatives related to Engineering and Combat Systems, Ship Self Defense System (SSDS), the Aegis Weapon System (AWS), and various weapons, control, and engineering systems as needed by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Navy (DoN).
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