Solicitation
Seaport - CTF Design Services Follow On
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryOnly holders of the Navy's SeaPort NxG multiple-award contract (MAC) can bid; the buy is also set aside for small businesses. Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) wants design support for its Compatibility Test Facility (CTF) test and evaluation installations, systems, and equipment. It is a five-year cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) task order: the Government reimburses costs and adds a set fee. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 26, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 23, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Only holders of the Navy's SeaPort NxG multiple-award contract (MAC) can bid; the buy is also set aside for small businesses. Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) wants design support for its Compatibility Test Facility (CTF) test and evaluation installations, systems, and equipment. It is a five-year cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) task order: the Government reimburses costs and adds a set fee. The response due date is November 6, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid (4)
- Limited competition: only holders of the Navy's SeaPort NxG multiple-award contract can bid, not every business that meets the set-aside.
- Hold a SeaPort NxG multiple-award contract (MAC); no other offers will be considered
- Be a small business for this set-aside
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- Have a PIEE account to receive the solicitation and submit the proposal
How to submit: Through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) account. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Only SeaPort NxG MAC holders can bid. A business without a SeaPort NxG contract cannot take part, and no other offers will be considered.
- Worth checking: Solicitation documents are in PIEE. Holders must register for PIEE to get the solicitation, so the instructions and evaluation details are not on SAM.gov.
- Minor: Date passed (Sep 23, 2026): Notice has been amended twice. This is the third version of the notice, first posted September 23, 2026. The text does not say what changed.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Design support for the Compatibility Test Facility's test and evaluation facility installations, systems, and equipment
- Cover all existing and proposed Hull, Machinery, and Electrical systems and equipment
- Address issues at NSWCPD test sites such as floor loading, support system capacities, and available power
- Support Mission Readiness Panel (MRP) Assessments, Integrated Test Readiness Reviews, and Integrated Schedule Reviews
- Contract type
- Cost-plus-fixed-fee SeaPort task order
- Period of performance
- Five years
- Place of performance
- PA (NSWCPD test sites and facilities)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Contract vehicle
- SeaPort NxG multiple-award contract (MAC), small business set-aside
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) account
What to include when you submit
- Register for a PIEE account to receive the solicitation and send your proposal
Current contractor
The title calls this a follow on, but no incumbent is named.
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation and its documents are in PIEE, not read here. The instructions, evaluation factors, and pricing details are there.
- What changed between the three versions of this notice is not stated.
- The estimated value is not stated.
- The start date and any security clearance needs are not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. The notice also names requirements: More open small business set-asides under NAICS 541330
- Limited competition: only holders of the Navy's SeaPort NxG multiple-award contract can bid, not every business that meets the set-aside.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) account. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Architect-engineer services tied to buildings or construction are usually bought under the Brooks Act: the agency ranks firms on qualifications from an SF 330 first, then negotiates a price with the top firm. How A/E contracts work.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- NSWC Philadelphia Div, PA
- Product/service code
- R425 · Support – Professional: Engineering/Technical
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 6, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Oct 23, 2026
- Sep 23, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 23, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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