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Mission Support for Satellite Ground Station Operations and spacecraft command and control

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The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in June 2026 for "Mission and Facilities Support for BPTF," a total small business set-aside acquisition. This forthcoming solicitation, identified as N00173-26-R-HH02, will be competed exclusively among small businesses and utilizes a source selection approach based on the highest technical rating combined with a fair and reasonable price. The contract awarded will be a single indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a five-year ordering period, primarily employing cost-plus-fixed-fee, level-of-effort task orders. The total anticipated labor effort will be approximately 480,000 hours distributed evenly across the contract duration, covering a range of labor categories, including key personnel. The contract falls under NAICS code 541715, which pertains to Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, and is associated with general science and technology R&D services. All solicitation materials will be provided exclusively in electronic format via SAM.gov, and prospective offerors must be registered on SAM to participate. Questions or feedback must be submitted by the stated deadline via email to designated POCs, and phone inquiries about the presolicitation will not be accepted. The place of performance for the work is located in Welcome, Maryland, and the acquisition is managed through the Department of Defense, specifically the NRL office in Washington, DC.

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NRL issues small business set-aside RFP for five-year IDIQ mission support contract, cost-plus-fee.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval Research Laboratory

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) View NAICS

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Welcome, MD, 20693, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Research Laboratory
Contacts2 people available
OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20375-5328, USA
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Department Of Defense → Naval Research Laboratory
Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20375-5328, USA
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Helena Hudson
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Graham Irby
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This notice is a ‘Presolicitation Notice’ and does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to provide the presolicitation notice in accordance with RFO SubPart 5.1 Synopses of Proposed Contract Action in preparation for the anticipated release of a Request for Proposal (RFP).  NRL reserves the right to cancel this acquisition at any time.


As a result of market research, RFP #N00173-26-R-HH02, titled “Mission and Facilities Support for BPTF” is planned to be issued in June of 2026 and will be competed via a 100% small business set-aside competition.  The solicitation is planned to use highest technically rated with a fair and reasonable price approach source selection procedures in accordance with RFO Part 15. 


The resulting contract is planned to be a single award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) with a five (5) year ordering period. Cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF), level-of-effort (LOE) task orders are anticipated to be issued against the base IDIQ. The anticipated LOE involved will be a mix of labor categories, to include key personnel, consisting of 480,000 hours for the total period of performance, evenly divided per year.


The North American Industry Code Standard (NAICS) is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). The Product Service Code is AJ15 - General Science & Technology R&D Services; General Science & Technology; R&D Facilities & Major Equipment.


Interested parties may submit questions or feedback by the response deadline to the Primary Point of Contact listed above. Phone calls regarding this pre-solicitation notice will not be accepted.


THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE OFFERED IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED.


Offerors can view and/or download the RFP and attachments at SAM.gov (Contract Opportunities) when the RFP is posted. Interested parties can register under the Interested Parties Vendors list.  Prospective offerors MUST register themselves on the website. Prospective offerors must also be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM in order to participate in this procurement.

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