Presolicitation
Amphibious/CVN Engineering and Ship Control Systems
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryOnly holders of the Navy's SeaPort-NxG contract (a multiple-award contract for engineering and support services) can compete for this work. Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) plans to buy engineering, technical, installation and testing support for ship control systems on amphibious ships and carriers (solicitation N6449827R3103). This presolicitation notice of intent is not a request for proposals; SAM.gov lists November 12, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern as its response date, when the next step is expected. More in the summary
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Only holders of the Navy's SeaPort-NxG contract (a multiple-award contract for engineering and support services) can compete for this work. Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) plans to buy engineering, technical, installation and testing support for ship control systems on amphibious ships and carriers (solicitation N6449827R3103). This presolicitation notice of intent is not a request for proposals; SAM.gov lists November 12, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern as its response date, when the next step is expected.
Who can bid
- Limited competition: only holders of the Navy's SeaPort-NxG contract can bid, not every business that meets the set-aside.
- Must hold a SeaPort-NxG contract
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 29, 2026.
- Serious: Only SeaPort-NxG holders can bid. A business without a SeaPort-NxG contract can't send an offer and can only take part as a subcontractor.
- Worth checking: Not a request for proposals. This notice announces the requirement; proposals aren't requested yet.
- Worth checking: Work on ships at homeports worldwide. Install and test work happens aboard ships at their homeports around the world, which means travel and shipboard access.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Engineering, technical, installation and testing support services on Naval vessels for NSWCPD Division 52
- Support for the LHD/LHA/LCC Ship Control System – Government (SCS-Gov) technical refresh of hardware and software
- Support for the LHD 8/LHA 6-7 Automated Bridge System, LHD 1-6 legacy analog ship control system, LHA 8 and MCM 1 ship control systems
- Engineering and technical personnel and facilities to keep in-service and new construction systems ready
- Coordination with logistics, program management, hardware and software developers and cybersecurity staff
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, PA; services are performed on Naval vessels
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Contract vehicle
- SeaPort-NxG
Not in the notice text
- When the SeaPort-NxG solicitation will be issued and how to respond
- Whether the notice of intent names an intended awardee; the text doesn't name one
- Contract type, value and period of performance
- Any small business set-aside on the SeaPort-NxG order (SAM.gov says no set-aside)
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside, but the notice names requirements you must meet before you can bid:
- Limited competition: only holders of the Navy's SeaPort-NxG contract can bid.
- 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
- Oct 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- NSWC Philadelphia Div, PA
- Product/service code
- R425 · Support – Professional: Engineering/Technical
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- 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
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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