VLS Metal Canisters (MK 13, MK 14, MK 21) Competitive Follow On (C)

Forecast Recompete Updated

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

Forecast facts

Incumbent contract
Anticipated award
Acquisition strategy
Follow-on to Existing Contract
NAICS code
Not on record
Place of performance
Washington Navy Yard, DC
Forecast number
N00024-26-RFPREQ-IWS-3.0-0028

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

About this forecast

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is conducting a competitive recompete for the manufacture and delivery of VLS metal canisters (MK 13, MK 14, MK 21), with an estimated award date of October 1, 2027. The procurement requires firm fixed-price or cost-reimbursement production capabilities for naval weapons system components critical to fleet modernization, and the contractor must maintain Secret-level facility and personnel clearances.

The estimated award value ranges from $250 million to $1 billion. Work will be performed at Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC. The contracting office is NAVSEA (UIC N00024) under the program office IWS-3.0.

The incumbent awardee, BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., holds definitive contract N0002424C5324, awarded July 12, 2024, with a ceiling value of $640.1 million and $147 million obligated for the manufacture and delivery of MK 21 MOD 4 canisters with Pressurized Handling System and Tray supporting fiscal years 2024 through 2027. Performance under the incumbent contract is scheduled for completion July 12, 2029, and is being executed at BAE Systems' St. Anthony, Minnesota facility with a subcontractor base exceeding 50 suppliers providing materials, components, and fabrication services.

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