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Columbia Class Tailcone Follow-on
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The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, through its Advanced Propulsor Management Office, is preparing for a future contract related to the engineering and manufacturing of the Columbia Class submarine tailcone, a critical component of the propulsor system. This announcement serves as a pre-solicitation notice rather than a formal request for proposals, indicating that no contract will be awarded solely based on responses to this notice, and that contractors will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with preparing a response. Potential offerors are invited to review the draft Statement of Work and draft solicitation sections to provide comments, recommendations, or questions, with responses limited to ten pages. Respondents must at least demonstrate their capability to meet the project requirements and schedule or indicate any barriers preventing their participation. No government feedback will be provided on the submitted questions or comments, nor will respondents be notified of the outcome of this pre-solicitation phase. The input received will assist the government in refining the final solicitation documents. The anticipated release date for the formal request for proposals is set for late September 2026, with contract award expected by June 2027. The procurement is managed under NAICS code 336611 and is administered from Bethesda, Maryland, by the Department of Defense’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division. Contact points are available for inquiries related to this pre-solicitation notice.
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Bethesda, MD, 20817, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) BUT INSTEAD A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ACCORDING TO FAR RFO 5.101. AWARD OF A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. ADDTIONALLY, CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR COSTS RELATED TO RESPONSE PREPARATION AND/OR SUBMITTAL.
The Advanced Propulsor Management Office (Code 808) in the Naval Architecture and Engineering Department (Department 80) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) is responsible for Engineering and Manufacturing of US Navy COLUMBIA (CLB) Class submarine propulsors. The CLB Class Tailcone is a key component of the propulsor.
Included with this notice is a Draft Statement of Work (SOW) and Draft Sections L&M of the Solicitation. The draft documents are being provided to request comments, recommendations, and questions from potential offerors. As part of the response, the offerors at a minimum shall:
1. Demonstrate the capability to meet the requirements and schedule
2. Inform the Government if barriers exist that would not allow for the offeror to propose
The response is limited to ten pages
Please note the no Government response will be provided to questions/comments submitted in response to this notice and respondents will NOT be notified of the results of the Pre-Solicitation Notice. All questions/comments/recommendations will be reviewed by the Government to assist in identifying revisions to be incorporated in the draft documents.
Planned date of release of RFP is the end of September 2026.
Planned date of award is June 2027.
