NAVSEA plans to issue a total small business set-aside solicitation to design, develop, build, assemble and test a Ship Control System for the LPD 17 amphibious ship. The contract is expected to be a mix of firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee work, with one 12-month base period and four 12-month options. The RFP is targeted for late fall 2026, and no action is needed from industry yet.
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Adequate accounting system needed. The cost-plus part of the contract requires an accounting system that meets government standards, which many small firms do not yet have. Offerors will be required to have an adequate accounting system in accordance with FAR 16.301-3 for cost-reimbursement elements.
Complex shipboard hardware and software. Designing, building and testing a ship control system is a large, technically demanding job. to design, develop, fabricate, assemble and test a Landing Platform Dock -17 Ship Control System
Solicitation number and timing changed. The RFP has slipped and the number changed, so older details may shift. the solicitation number is changed from N00024-26-R-4444 to N00024-27-R-4444
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What they want
Design, develop, fabricate, assemble and test an LPD 17 Ship Control System (SCS)
Meet the performance specifications in the upcoming solicitation
Minor engineering support services (cost-reimbursement portion)
Contract type
Hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF); CPFF limited to minor engineering support services
Period of performance
One 12-month base period + four 12-month option periods
Place of performance
USA
How to submit
No proposals yet. The solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov and PIEE.gov.
What to include when you submit
Follow the notice on SAM.gov for updates
Send questions in writing to Kate Workosky, kate.m.workosky.civ@us.navy.mil
You must have
Small business (total small business set-aside); size standard 1,350 employees under NAICS 334511 with a size standard of 1,350 employees
Adequate accounting system for the cost-reimbursement portion Offerors will be required to have an adequate accounting system in accordance with FAR 16.301-3 for cost-reimbursement elements.
Not in the notice text
Proposal due date and evaluation method are not stated; the RFP has not been released
Estimated value is not stated
Performance specifications are in the upcoming solicitation
Place of performance is only given as USA
The original text says FFP while the update says hybrid FFP/CPFF; the update governs per the notice
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*** ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 *** 1. Status Update: The Government continues to actively prepare the LPD 17 Ship Control System (SCS) solicitation. The formal Request for Proposal (RFP) is currently targeted for release in late Fall 2026 (anticipated October/November timeframe). 2. Solicitation Number Change: Due to the updated release schedule falling in FY2027, the solicitation number is changed from N00024-26-R-4444 to N00024-27-R-4444. 3. Contract Type Clarification: The resulting contract is anticipated to be a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) type. The CPFF portion is limited to minor engineering support services. Offerors will be required to have an adequate accounting system in accordance with FAR 16.301-3 for cost-reimbursement elements. 4. Point of Contact Change: Effective immediately, the primary Point of Contact for this requirement has changed from Danielle Fennelly to Kate Workosky. Please direct all future inquiries to Kate Workosky at kate.m.workosky.civ@us.navy.mil. 5. Action Required: No action is required by industry at this time. All other parameters of the original June 30, 2026, synopsis remain unchanged. Interested parties are encouraged to Follow this notice on SAM.gov to receive automatic updates. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to release a solicitation via Small Business Set-Aside for a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to design, develop, fabricate, assemble and test a Landing Platform Dock -17 Ship Control System (LPD 17 SCS) to meet the performance specifications outlined in the solicitation. This procurement synopsis has been prepared in accordance with FAR 5.207. The contract period of performance (POP) will consist of one twelve-month base period and four twelve-month option periods. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 334511, with a size standard of 1,350 employees. The applicable PSC code is 2090 (Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment). A sources sought notice was issued in the System for Award Management (SAM) website on 28 SEP 2023 and updated on 23 OCT 2023 under NAICS code 336611, titled “Request for Information for the LPD In-Service Modernization and Shipbuilding”, N00024-24-R-4203. A second Sources Source notice was issued in the System for Award Management (SAM) website on 18 May 2026 and updated on 26 May 2026 under NAICS code 334511, titled LPD In-Service Modernization – SMALL BUSINESS-ONLY SOURCES SOUGHT” This solicitation will be made available online as N00024-26-R-4444 as a total small business set-aside, via www.SAM.gov and www.PIEE.gov. Interested parties must comply with the announcement and are advised to continue to monitor this website. This notice of intent is to inform interested contractors of the Government’s issuance of a small business set-aside solicitation. This notice shall not be construed as a request for proposals. This is not a promise by the Government to pay for information received in response to this synopsis or any subsequent synopsis. The information contained herein is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract. Questions concerning this acquisition may be directed in writing to the contract’s point of contact, Contract Specialist Danielle Fennelly (Danielle.p.fennelly.civ@us.navy.mil) and Contracting Officer William Jee (william.j.jee.civ@us.navy.mil). The Government does not commit to providing a response to any inquiries resulting from this synopsis.
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