H Dept Weapons Control and Integration Prototyping and Fabrication

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Notice type
Solicitation
Solicitation #
N0017826R0010
NAICS
332510
PSC
5342
Set-aside
Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Posted
June 4, 2026
Response due
June 22, 2026
Place of performance
Dahlgren, VA

What this opportunity is

The Department of Defense is seeking proposals for rapid prototyping and fabrication services related to Command, Control, Communications, and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. This opportunity is set aside for total small businesses under NAICS 332510, making it suitable for small contractors specializing in electro-mechanical systems and PCB fabrication. As a solicitation notice, interested businesses should prepare to submit proposals by June 5, 2026, and be ready for a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract structure.

Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.

Description

Page 1 of 7 DELIVERY ORDER ACTION SHEET CONTRACT NO. TBD This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not obligate the Government. Should the Government decide to implement this task, it will be accomplished by the issuance of a Delivery Order. 1. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #: N0017827R4402 2. REQUIREMENT: Rapid Prototyping 3. PROPOSAL DUE DATE: 5 June 2026 4. ACTION TYPE: Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Level of Effort (LOE) Term 5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12 Months ARO 6. SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS: Best Value Trade-Off 7. STATEMENT OF WORK: 7.1 BACKGROUND The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Weapons Control and Integration Department (H) consists of several rapid prototyping projects. These projects are responsible for design, development, fabrication, test, and delivery for various Command, Control, Communications, and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. One of the critical components to being able to rapidly deliver these systems to the warfighter is through rapid and iterative development efforts between the Government and Contractor for prototyping and kitting purposes. Prototyping consists of electro-mechanical systems, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB), electrical systems and assemblies, plastics & synthetics material applications, and mechanical systems, assemblies, and subassemblies. These components may be required within a very short window of time and schedule, where single or multiple variants are required before installation and integration efforts are required to begin. Different projects have requirements that span different phases of maturity. Some projects may have complex designs that require longer periods of prototyping in order to effectively field a deployable system. 7.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 7.2.1 Printed Circuit Boards • Circuit cards will be fully populated and built to IPC-J-STD-001 Class 2 level and inspected to IPC A- 610 Class 2. • PCB surface finish shall be called out in the Gerber files. -- 1 of 7 -- Page 2 of 7 7.2.2 Cabling • For cabling IPC 620 and shall include AS50881, MIL-STD-1310, 461, 464, 704, 901, 1274. 7.2.3 Other • Functionality checks • Specifications and conformance in accordance with Technical Data Packages 7.3 REQUIREMENTS This Delivery Order consists of work pertaining to Sections C.3.3, C.3.5, and C.3.6 of the Basic IDIQ contract. The Contractor shall manufacture and deliver products and artifacts for design validation and verification. These products shall include the fabrication of first articles to include custom circuit cards, enclosures, internal and external wiring harnesses and cables, adapters, hardware and electrical kitting, computer and power system enclosures, unpopulated computer and power system enclosures, and mechanical assemblies. The design validation cycle shall consist of multiple iterations of building prototype units until the design has been sufficiently proven stable enough for integration and demonstration, enabling the initial outfitting phase of the systems to begin. For proposal purposes, Offerors shall develop its total price based on the following labor categories, labor hours, direct costs, and other direct costs in formulating their proposed total cost: DIRECT LABOR CATEGORIES/LEVEL OF EFFORT LABOR CATEGORY LABOR HOURS Program Manager 330 Project Manager 1050 Manufacturing Engineer 330 Electrical Engineer 330 Production Engineer 330 Technical /Admin 330 Technician 330 Total: 3030 DIRECT COSTS COST ITEM TOTAL Materials $9,500,000.00 (NOT TO EXCEED) OTHER DIRECT COSTS COST ITEM PLANNED TRIPS TOTAL Travel* 16 $4,000.00 -- 2 of 7 -- Page 3 of 7 * Proposed travel includes site visits to NSWCDD and various manufacturing facilities. Authorized personnel for these trips include Program and Project Managers, Engineers, Technicians, and Acquisition Team Members. All estimated costs are calculated based on the General Services Administration (GSA) 2025 standard rates for Lodging, Meals, and Incidental Expenses (M&IE). The current allocation of $4,000.00 serves as a budgetary placeholder; however, Offerors are required to develop a comprehensive proposal based on a projected requirement of 16 total trips, applying all applicable burdens. Materials, Test Equipment (Special Tooling) and Travel shall be proposed according to the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW) above. No fee shall be proposed on Travel Other Direct Costs (ODCs). Offerors may include applicable indirect rate burdens on ODCs, in accordance with an Offeror’s standard, approved accounting practices. The estimated labor hours identified above are required for proposal purposes and shall be proposed. A proposal that does not include the required Level of Effort will be deemed unacceptable. During Delivery Order performance, labor and skill mix will be dictated by required tasking and it will be acceptable for labor categories differing from the original proposal to be used. The Contractor shall not exceed the overall Level of Effort of the Labor Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). Offerors should include current payroll records for all proposed employees as part of the proposal submitted to the Government. Where payroll is not provided, the proposal shall provide other substantiating data that supports the proposed labor rates for the Government’s consideration in performing Cost analysis and developing a Total Evaluated Cost/Price. 7.4 CLIN STRUCTURE CLIN Cost Item Type 0001 Labor Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) 0002 Materials CPFF/Cost* 0003 Travel Cost *Offerors have the ability to propose material costs with or without fee. Proposing fee may affect an offeror’s ability to be the best value to the Government. -- 3 of 7 -- Page 4 of 7 7.5 CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LISTS (CDRLs) • A001 – Conceptual Design Drawings/Models • A002 – Test Plan • A003 – Technical Report – Study Services • A004 – Status Report (Monthly) • A005 – St

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