Solicitation
AN/BYG-1 Applications Re-Architecture
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Naval Sea Systems Command (Department of the Navy) wants a contractor to develop, test, integrate, deliver and sustain software for the AN/BYG-1 submarine combat control system, for the Submarine Combat and Weapons Control Program Office (PMS 425). Only firms with a SECRET facility clearance can get the documents, and the winner must hold a TOP SECRET facility clearance by contract award. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 19, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of another version of this notice: check what changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 2 attachments weren't read (Offerors Question Submittal Form.xlsx). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Naval Sea Systems Command (Department of the Navy) wants a contractor to develop, test, integrate, deliver and sustain software for the AN/BYG-1 submarine combat control system, for the Submarine Combat and Weapons Control Program Office (PMS 425). Only firms with a SECRET facility clearance can get the documents, and the winner must hold a TOP SECRET facility clearance by contract award. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid (5)
- A Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) issued SECRET facility clearance and SECRET safeguarding capability to get the documents and classified source code for proposal preparation
- A fully adjudicated TOP SECRET facility clearance and TOP SECRET safeguarding capability no later than contract award; the Government will not sponsor upgrades
- A current, approved DD Form 2345 (Military Critical Technical Data Agreement)
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- A Terms of Use Agreement signed by the company's facility security officer or authorized corporate representative
- For the E-TIC portal: a DoD Common Access Card or approved External Certification Authority certificate, plus an active Joint Certification Program registration number
How to submit: Electronically through the Solicitation Module in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), the Defense online submission system. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.
- Serious: SECRET clearance to see documents, TOP SECRET by award. Without a SECRET facility clearance and safeguarding you cannot get the solicitation documents, and the Navy will not sponsor clearance upgrades, so a firm without these clearances cannot bid.
- Serious: Access approval comes before you can read the solicitation. You need an approved access request, DD Form 2345, a signed Terms of Use Agreement and an E-TIC account; late or incomplete requests do not extend the response due date.
- Worth checking: Solicitation documents are not on SAM.gov. The solicitation, Statement of Work and attachments are controlled unclassified information on the E-TIC portal, so scope, evaluation and price details cannot be checked on SAM.gov.
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- Worth checking: Export-controlled data and limited foreign participation. Some documents are export restricted, so firms with foreign owners, staff or partners may be limited in what they can see or do.
- Worth checking: Strict handling rules for source code and data. The terms forbid putting the data in outside cloud or AI tools, require a log of every copy, and require destroying all copies within 120 calendar days after a loss or non-selection.
- Minor: Several amendments to the solicitation. Amendment 003 revised the solicitation and Section L, so use the latest versions on the E-TIC portal.
- Minor: Question deadline is tied to the issue date. Questions are due at 4:00 PM Eastern on the 25th calendar day after the formal issuance of the solicitation, and late questions are not answered.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. 1 of 2 not read. Show which files.
- Terms of Use Agreement.docx (read)
- Offerors Question Submittal Form.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Develop, test, integrate, deliver and support through its whole life the compiled AN/BYG-1 software baselines (current, future and legacy applications)
- Deliver AN/BYG-1 capabilities and baselines in line with Submarine Tactical Requirements Group priorities
- Separate AN/BYG-1 applications from their hardware and software dependencies
- Build a microcontainer/microservices design (small, separate software parts) for AN/BYG-1
- Move development and test environments to more virtualization on a common, shared infrastructure
- Develop and integrate tactical decision aids that use artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Help design, build and integrate combat control system parts for international cooperative agreements and joint programs
- Place of performance
- DC, USA per SAM.gov
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Electronically through the Solicitation Module in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), the Defense online submission system
What to include when you submit
- Follow Section L of the solicitation, which is on the secure E-TIC portal and not on SAM.gov
- Do not embed files inside other files, such as an Excel file inside a Word document
- Before you can see the documents, email one combined access request with a completed DD Form 254 (security requirements form), a current DD Form 2345 (Military Critical Technical Data Agreement) and a signed Terms of Use Agreement
- Use the subject line N00024-26-R-6222 Access Request - [Company Name], and give your company name, CAGE code (Commercial and Government Entity code) and E-TIC representative's name, email and phone
- Say whether you want the classified source code; if yes, give your facility security officer and the mailing address registered in the National Industrial Security System
- Send questions on the Offeror's Question Submittal Form in its original Excel format, with the subject line N00024-26-R-6222 Question from [Offeror Name]
- Send the signed Terms of Use Agreement to Contract Specialist Michael J. Ravnitzky (michael.j.ravnitzky.civ@us.navy.mil) and Contracting Officer Matthew C. Hedrick (matthew.c.hedrick.civ@us.navy.mil)
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The notice says this solicitation follows a draft Request for Proposals and an Industry Day.
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation, Statement of Work, Section L (proposal instructions) and Section M (evaluation) are on the secure E-TIC portal, not SAM.gov; the Offerors Question Submittal Form.xlsx is attached but not read
- Contract type, contract length, estimated value and how proposals are evaluated are not stated in the notice
- The exact question deadline date is not stated; the notice gives only the 25th calendar day after formal issuance of the solicitation
- The notice refers to Points of Contact listed below, but names none; the Terms of Use Agreement names Michael J. Ravnitzky and Matthew C. Hedrick
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside, but the notice names requirements you must meet before you can bid:
- You must hold a facility security clearance (FCL) at SECRET.
- The notice mentions export-controlled data. You may need a Joint Certification Program (DD Form 2345) approval to see the drawings.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Electronically through the Solicitation Module in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), the Defense online submission system. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- NAVSEA HQ, Washington Navy Yard, DC
- Product/service code
- 1260 · Fire Control Designating and Indicating Equipment
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334511)
- Versions
7 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026 · Amendment 0003 (this version)Due Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 5, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 5, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 8, 2026 · AmendmentDue Oct 19, 2026
- Aug 19, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 19, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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