Presolicitation

WSN-12 Full Rate Production

Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N6175027R5200

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The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.

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The Navy (PAE Mission Systems) plans to award the AN/WSN-12 Full Rate Production contract to Northrop Grumman without full and open competition. This is an advance notice for information only. It covers navigation system production, engineering support, training, testing and spares for deliveries from FY 2031 through FY 2036.

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Sole-source intent. The Navy plans to negotiate with only one company, so a small business is unlikely to win unless it can show it can meet the need. intends to utilize other than full and open competition to award an AN/WSN-12 Full Rate Production (FRP) contract
Information only. The notice is not a request for offers and the government is not committed to a solicitation. This notice is for information only, is subject to modification

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What they want

Production of AN/WSN-12 Inertial Sensor Modules and Navigation Processor Modules (surface configuration)
AN/WSN-12 submarine Inertial Sensor Modules
Engineering support, training, First Article Testing and spares
Deliveries for new construction ships, backfits and Foreign Military Sales, FY 2031 through FY 2036

Contract type: Planned sole-source follow-on production contract under FAR 6.302-1
Period of performance: Deliveries from FY 2031 through FY 2036
Place of performance: USA
Offers due: 2026-10-16T17:00:00-04:00

What to include when you submit

No offers are being requested; if a solicitation is issued it will be announced at www.sam.gov

Current contractor

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation holds the existing contracts N00024-20-D-5230 (AN/WSN-7 production) and N00024-23-C-5234 (AN/WSN-12 ISM); this is a follow-on to those.

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What capability statement or information, if any, other sources should send by the response date
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Key facts

Response due: Oct 16, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Posted: Oct 1, 2026
Notice type: Presolicitation
Solicitation: N6175027R5200
Agency: Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
Office: Pae Mission Systems
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 334511
Product/service code: 6605
Business type: Electrical & electronic components
Contracting contact: Liz Bonilla-Sotomayorliz.c.bonilla-sotomayor.civ@us.navy.mil

Full notice text from SAM.gov

Portfolio Acquisition Executive Mission Systems (PAE MS) PMW/A 520 intends to utilize other than full and open competition to award an AN/WSN-12 Full Rate Production (FRP) contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC). The AN/WSN-12 FRP contract will be a follow-on contract to the existing AN/WSN-7/7A Ring Laser Gyro Navigators (RLGN) and AN/WSN-7B Ring Laser Gyrocompasses (RLG) production contract (N00024-20-D-5230) and AN/WSN-12 Inertial Sensor Module (ISM) contract (N00024-23-C-5234). The N00024-20-D-5230 contract was awarded to NGSC for AN/WSN-7 Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) production in September 2020. The N00024-23-C-5234 contract was awarded to NGSC for AN/WSN-12 ISM component FRP in December 2022. The AN/WSN-12 Inertial Navigation System (INS) has two main components, the Inertial Sensor Module (ISM) and the Navigation Processor Module (NPM). The planned AN/WSN-12 FRP contract will provide the necessary production, engineering support, training, First Article Testing (FAT), and spares for the AN/WSN-12 ISM and NPM surface configuration and includes the procurement of AN/WSN-12 submarine ISMs. This contract will address the United States Navy’s INS requirements by satisfying new construction ship and backfit deliveries, along with Foreign Military Sales (FMS) deliveries from FY 2031 through FY 2036. Note: The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice is for information only, is subject to modification, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice. If a solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced at www.sam.gov, and interested parties must comply with that announcement.

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