Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for Inland and Coastal Vessels Engineering Services, Naval Architecture, and Marine Engineering
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia district, for its Marine Design Center, plans one indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needed) contract for vessel design and marine engineering. It is set aside for small businesses only. Amendment 0001 extends the response due date to November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern (an amendment moved it to Nov 16, 2026, 12:00 PM EST). More in the summary
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 19, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 5, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 6, 2026 to Nov 16, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia district, for its Marine Design Center, plans one indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ: orders placed as needed) contract for vessel design and marine engineering. It is set aside for small businesses only. Amendment 0001 extends the response due date to November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Small business under the size standard for NAICS 541330 (Exception 4, Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture); the contract is a total small business set-aside
How to submit: due November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
- Serious: Small business set-aside only. Only small businesses can compete, under a Small Business size standard of $47,000,000 for this code.
- Worth checking: Only one award planned. A single IDIQ contract will be awarded, so only one firm wins.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Vessel design and analysis services for inland and coastal vessels
- Naval architecture and marine engineering work through task orders
- Firms are chosen for negotiation on demonstrated competence and qualifications
- Contract type
- Indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ), one contract to be awarded
- Period of performance
- Five-year ordering period, estimated to start in Quarter 2 of FY27 and end in Quarter 3 of FY32
- Estimated value
- Total capacity $20,000,000; average task order about $500,000; estimated maximum task order $2,000,000; guaranteed minimum $10,000
- How they'll choose
- Qualifications-based selection of architect-engineers (40 U.S.C. 1101-1104, Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) part 36): firms are selected for negotiation on competence and qualifications
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 19, 2026; amended since)
What to include when you submit
- Documents and instructions are in the PIEE Solicitation Module for W912BU26RA036, not in the notice text
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation, selection criteria, submission method and format, and the answers to bidder questions are in the PIEE Solicitation Module for W912BU26RA036
- Place of performance
- Required licenses or professional qualifications
- Any site visit or earlier required step
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. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 541330
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- 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
- Nov 5, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- W2SD ENDIST Philadelphia, PA
- Product/service code
- C216 · Architect and Engineering – General: Marine Engineering
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 16, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 6, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 16, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Oct 30, 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
***AMENDMENT 0002: The purpose of this amendment is to extend the submission due date from 06 November 2026 1200 ET to 16 November 2026 1200 ET. To view the amendment, access the PIEE Solicitation Module Link for W912BU26RA036 below.******AMENDMENT 0001: The purpose of this amendment is to address contractor RFIs and revise the synopsis. The proposal due date is extended to 06 November 2026 at 12:00 P.M. ET. To view all documents access the PIEE Solicitation Module Link for W912BU26RA036 below.*** This contract is being procured in accordance with the Selection of Architect-Engineers statute (40 U.S.C. 1101-1104) as implemented in RFO part 36. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work. The Marine Design Center (MDC) is the Army Corps of Engineers National Center of Expertise for Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. The MDC requires assistance with vessel design and analysis services for inland and coastal vessels. It is intended to award ONE (1) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, having a total capacity of $20,000,000. The average task order value of work is estimated to be approximately $500,000 with an estimated maximum value of $2,000,000. The guaranteed minimum for the contract term is $10,000 and will be satisfied by the simultaneous award of a task order with the base contract. The contract term will be for a five (5) year ordering period, estimated to start in Quarter 2 of FY27 and end in Quarter 3 of FY32. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330, Engineering Services (Exception 4 - Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture) with a Small Business size standard of $47,000,000. The expected Product Service Code (PSC) is C216 - Architect and Engineering - General: Marine Engineering. This contract is set-aside for small businesses only. ***FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ACCESS THE PIEE SOLICITATION MODULE LINK FOR W912BU26RA036 BELOW.***
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