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Autonomous Drone and Systems Training
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The U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane is soliciting autonomous drone and systems training services under solicitation N00164-26-Q-0146, issued as a Firm Fixed Price, non-commercial service contract under FAR Part 13, with a total small business set-aside. The procurement requires vendors to provide in-person training courses at the Crane, Indiana facility, covering multiple levels of instruction—Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced—aligned with the War Department’s Drone Dominance initiative. Performance spans five consecutive years from June 2026 through September 2030, structured as 23 option line items, each representing one year of training delivery on ten-year intervals beginning October 1 of each fiscal year through September 30 of the next. The government will issue orders for these options at its discretion, with each line item requiring a single lot of training services for a minimum class size of ten students. All training must occur during standard working hours, and instructors must hold appropriate security clearances for classified environments. Contractors must be SAM-registered, CMMC Level 1 certified at time of award, and demonstrate compliance through submission of key technical documentation, including detailed syllabi, resumes of key training personnel with verified military experience and certifications, past performance records, and a compliance matrix. Pricing must be submitted as Firm Fixed Price for each CLIN, though actual rates are not provided in the solicitation. Deliverables are subject to inspection and acceptance at the government’s facility under F.o.b. Destination terms, with all items required to bear Unique Item Identification (UII) per MIL-STD-130 using Data Matrix symbology and be properly labeled in accordance with MIL-STD-129. Invoicing must be submitted through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and contractors are bound by numerous FAR clauses covering small business set-asides, accelerated payments, labor standards, equal opportunity, combating trafficking, and cybersecurity requirements including CMMC 2.0 and NIST SP 800-171 controls. Proposals must be emailed to designated government contacts by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on May 27, 2026, with no fax or zip-file submissions accepted. Offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for amendments, and failure to submit complete responses, including CMMC certification and technical details per pages 37–38 of the solicitation, will render a quote non-responsive.
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Place of Performance
Crane, IN, 47522, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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N00164-26-Q-0146 – AUTONOMOUS DRONE TRAINING- PSC U099 - NAICS 611710
ISSUE DATE 13 MAY 2026 – CLOSING DATE 27 MAY 2026 – 5:00 PM EASTERN TIME
ITEM DESCRIPTION- Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane has a requirement for
FFP, Non-Commercial, Service, IAW SOW, IAW FAR 13.
This procurement is 100% set aside for small business.
CLIN 0001-INFO – Autonomous Drone Training IAW SOW
CLIN 0001AA – POP date of award through 9/30/26 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AB – POP date of award through 9/30/26 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AC – POP 10/1/26 through 9/30/27 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AD – POP 10/1/26 through 9/30/27 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AE – POP 10/1/26 through 9/30/27 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AF – POP 10/1/26 through 9/30/27 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AG – POP 10/1/26 through 9/30/27 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AH – POP 10/1/27 through 9/30/28 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AJ – POP 10/1/27 through 9/30/28 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AK – POP 10/1/27 through 9/30/28 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AL – POP 10/1/27 through 9/30/28 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AM – POP 10/1/27 through 9/30/28 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AN – POP 10/1/28 through 9/30/29 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AP – POP 10/1/28 through 9/30/29 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AQ – POP 10/1/28 through 9/30/29 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AR – POP 10/1/28 through 9/30/29 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AS – POP 10/1/28 through 9/30/29 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AT – POP 10/1/29 through 9/30/30 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AU – POP 10/1/29 through 9/30/30 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AV – POP 10/1/29 through 9/30/30 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AW –POP 10/1/29 through 9/30/30 – Quantity 1
CLIN 0001AX – POP 10/1/29 through 9/30/30 – Quantity 1
All interested vendors must complete or provide the following to be considered responsive:
- Provide CMMC certification status
- Technical documentation/ information (see pages 37-38 of the solicitation)
Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 866-606-8220 or via the internet at https://sam.gov.
This solicitation is being issued pursuant to the procedures at FAR Part 13 as a written . Synopsis exception FAR 5.202(a)(13) applies and Solicitation Number N00164-26-Q-0146 is hereby issued as an attachment hereto.
All changes to the requirement that occur prior to the closing date will be posted to Contract Opportunities on https://sam.gov/. It is the responsibility of interested vendors to monitor https://sam.gov/ for any amendments, which may be issued to this solicitation.
For changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a quote will be provided any changes/amendments and considered for future discussions and/or award.
Offers shall be e-mailed to emily.j.wichman.civ@us.navy.mil. All required information must be received on or before _5:00PM_ EASTERN TIME.
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