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The Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) is soliciting Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) support services under the SeaPort-NxG Multiple Award Contract. This total small-business set-aside requires the application and integration of emerging software technologies, including Big Data processing, cloud computing, and DevSecOps, to support naval signatures tactical guidance, training, and synthetic simulation for NAVSEA and other DoD sponsors. The scope encompasses software development for systems afloat and ashore, focusing on data architectures, micro-services, virtualization, and Geospatial Information Systems.
The contract is structured as a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) agreement with a five-year period of performance, consisting of a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. Total estimated labor involves approximately 200,640 hours for key personnel and 133,440 hours for non-key personnel. Due to the nature of the work, all proposed personnel must be U.S. citizens with at least a Secret security clearance, with some roles requiring TS/SCI access. Award will be based on a best-value trade-off between technical capability and total evaluated cost, with technical approach, management, and personnel serving as the primary evaluation factors.
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Navy AST support for software integration, big data, and simulation over five years.
PDF, High priority: read this first3 pages · amendment
HighAI Summary for Amendment N0016726R31040003 (SF 30): Standard Form 30 amendment for solicitation N0016726R31040003. Key changes include extending the response due date from November 2, 2026, to November 16, 2026, and updating Section J by replacing Attachment 15 (Non-Key Personnel Qualifications) REV 2 with REV 3.
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HighAI Summary for Attachment 09 - Staffing Plan (Without Cost): Attachment 09 for Solicitation N0016726R3104. This spreadsheet is a staffing plan without cost information for offerors to complete. It includes non-cost columns such as employee name, employer, company labor category, proposed E-CRAFT labor category, geographic location, percentage of time dedicated, annual hours by base year and option years, SOW task, key personnel status, seniority level, years of experience, education, degree area, security clearance, citizenship, certifications, and other notes. The file also provides example entries and instructs offerors not to edit the column headings.
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HighAI Summary for Attachment 11 - Staffing Plan (Without Cost): Attachment 11 to Solicitation N0016726R3104. This spreadsheet is a staffing plan template without cost data, containing non-cost columns for proposed personnel such as name, employer, labor category, geographic location, percent of time, annual hours, SOW task, key personnel status, seniority, experience, education, degree area, security clearance, citizenship, and certifications. It includes example entries and year-by-year base/option year fields.
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HighAI Summary for Attachment 14 - Key Personnel Labor Categories & Qualifications: Attachment 14 to RFP N0016726R3104 for Advanced Signatures Technologies Support Services. This document defines key personnel labor categories, estimated labor hours/LOE distribution, and minimum/desired qualifications for roles such as Senior Software Developer, Program Manager, and Software Backend Developer Lead. It includes clearance requirements, education and experience criteria, and references related solicitation attachments and the SOW.
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HighAI Summary for Carderock Division Instruction 5239.6C – Use of Portable Electronic Devices: Department of the Navy Carderock Division Instruction 5239.6C, dated 7 Apr 2017, establishing policy for the use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) at NSWCCD West Bethesda and detachments. It covers scope, exclusions, DoD-owned and non-DoD PED requirements, handling of CUI and classified information, network-connected PED controls, encryption, vulnerability management, and authorization procedures for non-DoD devices.
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HighAI Summary for Carderock Division Instruction 5500.4F Security Program: CARDEROCKDIVINST 5500.4F, dated 17 Jun 2021, is a Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division instruction titled Security Program and Manual. It establishes security program responsibilities, scope, and standards for military, civilian, and contractor personnel. The document assigns duties for the CO, ASM, AASM, DSC, TSCO/TSCA, NATO Control Officer, KOAM, NNPICO, Physical Security Officer, and Department Heads, and addresses records management, review/effective date, and related forms and reports. It cancels CARDEROCKDIVINST 5500.4E.
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HighAI Summary for Cost Proposal Spreadsheet Attachment 10: Attachment 10 to Solicitation No. N0016726R3104 is a cost proposal spreadsheet for preparing and analyzing proposed pricing across base and option years. It captures prime contractor labor, subcontractor labor and pass-through costs, fixed fee, other direct costs, and total CPFF amounts, along with pass-through and fee analyses tied to SeaPort-e IDIQ limits. The spreadsheet includes instructions and calculation fields for labor categories, hours, rates, amounts, and percentages.
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HighAI Summary for CWF Certification Matrix and IA Workforce Requirements: Cyberspace Workforce (CWF) Certification Matrix aligned to DoDM 8570.01 / transition note to DoDM 8140.03. The spreadsheet provides contractor training, certification, and background investigation requirements by SOW task area and IA role (IAT/IAM levels), including approved baseline certifications, proficiency levels, experience ranges, and references. It also notes privileged access agreement and certification timing requirements for contractor personnel performing CWF duties.
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HighAI Summary for DD Form 254 Contract Security Classification Specification: Department of Defense DD Form 254 (Contract Security Classification Specification), updated 2025-08-15. This form establishes security classification and safeguarding requirements for a follow-on, final contract associated with solicitation N0016726R3104 due 2026-07-31. It identifies the procurement as support for advanced signatures technologies, including software development and maintenance of strategic and tactical signatures guidance systems, and indicates access requirements for SCI, non-SCI national intelligence information, NATO and foreign government information, SIPRNET/JWICS, and OPSEC requirements. The form also lists Navy and contractor performance locations and cognizant security offices.
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XLSX, High priority: read this first1 page · supporting-document
HighAI Summary for Direct Labor Rate Substantiation - Attachment 12: Attachment 12 for solicitation N00167-26-R-3104, titled Direct Labor Rate Substantiation. This sample format lists labor categories, employee names, employment status, rationales for proposed rates, and required supporting documentation for each position. It references current salary, contingency hire agreements, survey/index sources, payroll data, and narrative support.
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HighAI Summary for Non-Key Personnel Labor Categories & Qualifications: Attachment 15 to RFP N0016726R3104 for Advanced Signatures Technologies Support Services. This document lists non-key personnel labor categories, estimated labor hours/LOE, and required qualifications for multiple roles. It also states clearance requirements, including U.S. citizenship and secret clearance for proposed non-key personnel, and provides detailed education and experience criteria for positions such as Application Programmer II, Development Operations Engineer, Integration/Systems Engineer, and others.
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HighAI Summary for QASP Template for AST Support Services: NSWCCD Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) template for Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) Support Services. It establishes Government surveillance procedures, roles and responsibilities for the PCO, COR, and TA, performance evaluation methods, rating scale, and references to CPARS/CMSR reporting. The document explains how contract performance will be monitored against the SOW and includes performance objectives and standards for the contract/task order.
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HighAI Summary for RFP N0016726R3104 Attachment 14 - Key Personnel Labor Categories & Qualifications: Attachment 14 for RFP N0016726R3104 defines the key personnel requirements for Advanced Signatures Technologies support services. It specifies the minimum and desired qualifications for roles including Senior Software Developer, Program Manager, Software (Backend) Developer Lead, and DevSecOps Lead. The document also provides the estimated level of effort (LOE), detailing 67,200 man-hours for key personnel over a five-year period, and outlines security clearance requirements (Secret/TS/SCI) and U.S. citizenship for all proposed personnel.
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HighAI Summary for RFP N0016726R3104 Attachment 14: Key Personnel Labor Categories & Qualifications: Attachment 14 to RFP N0016726R3104 defines the key personnel requirements for Advanced Signatures Technologies support services. It specifies the minimum and desired qualifications for roles including Senior Software Developer, Program Manager, Software (Backend) Developer Lead, and DevSecOps Lead. The document also provides an estimated level of effort (LOE) totaling 200,640 man-hours over five years, with 67,200 hours allocated to key personnel, and details the distribution of labor between government and contractor sites.
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HighAI Summary for RFP N0016726R3104 Attachment 15: Non-Key Personnel Labor Categories & Qualifications: This document defines the labor categories, estimated level of effort (LOE), and minimum qualifications for non-key personnel supporting Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) under RFP N0016726R3104. It includes a detailed labor mix table totaling 133,440 hours over five years and specifies required qualifications and security clearances (Secret) for roles such as Application Programmers, DevSecOps Engineers, and Systems Engineers.
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DOCX, High priority: read this first7 pages · specifications
HighAI Summary for RFP N0016726R3104 Attachment 15: Non-Key Personnel Labor Categories & Qualifications: This document is Attachment 15 to RFP N0016726R3104, detailing the labor categories and required qualifications for non-key personnel supporting Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) services. It includes an estimated level of effort (LOE) of 133,440 man-hours for non-key personnel over a five-year period, distributed between government and contractor sites. The document specifies mandatory U.S. citizenship and Secret clearance requirements, provides a detailed labor mix table, and lists specific educational and professional qualifications for roles such as Application Programmers, DevSecOps Engineers, and Systems Engineers.
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DOCX, High priority: read this first6 pages · specifications
HighAI Summary for RFP N0016726R3104 Attachment 15 - Non-Key Personnel Qualifications: This document defines the labor categories and minimum qualifications for non-key personnel supporting Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) under RFP N0016726R3104. It includes a detailed Level of Effort (LOE) table specifying man-hours and FTEs for both Government and Contractor sites over a five-year period. Key requirements include U.S. citizenship and Secret clearances for all proposed personnel, along with specific educational and professional experience requirements for roles such as Application Programmers, DevSecOps Engineers, and Systems Engineers.
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HighAI Summary for Solicitation Amendment 0005 - N0016726R3104: Amendment 0005 to solicitation N0016726R3104, issued by NSWC Carderock on 13 Nov 2026. The primary purpose of this amendment is to extend the solicitation close date from 16 November 2026 to 19 November 2026. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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HighAI Summary for Solicitation Amendment N0016726R3104 0002: Amendment 0002 to solicitation N0016726R3104, issued by NSWC Carderock on October 20, 2026. Key changes include the deletion of the Staffing Plan with Cost (Att II), updates to Non-Key Personnel Qualifications (Att I5) regarding labor categories, and revised proposal submission instructions requiring the use of the PIEE Solicitation Module for SEAPORT-NxG MAC holders.
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HighAI Summary for Solicitation Amendment N0016726R31040004 (SF 30): Standard Form 30 amendment for solicitation N0016726R31040004. The primary change is to Section J (List of Attachments), where 'Att 14 Key Personnel Qualifications AST REV 1' is deleted and replaced by 'Att 14 Key Personnel Qualifications AST REV 2'.
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HighAI Summary for Solicitation Amendment N0016726R31040005 - Advanced Signatures Technologies Support Services: Solicitation amendment N0016726R31040005 for Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) Support Services. The document includes Section A (Solicitation/Contract Form) and Section B (Supplies or Services & Prices or Costs), detailing CLINs for labor hours (Cost Plus Fixed Fee), unfunded holding SLINs, and option years. It specifies maximum pass-through and fee rates (8%), travel cost reimbursement guidelines per FAR 31.205-46, and fee payment terms.
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HighAI Summary for Solicitation N0016726R31040001 - Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) Support Services: Solicitation issued on September 29, 2026, by CODE N00167 for Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) Support Services. The document includes a detailed CLIN structure for base and option years using Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Cost No Fee pricing arrangements, as well as a comprehensive table of contents covering specifications, packaging, and delivery requirements.
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HighAI Summary for Solicitation N0016726R31040002 - Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) Support Services: Request for Proposal (RFP) number N0016726R31040002 for Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) Support Services. The document includes a detailed CLIN structure for base and option years, utilizing a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing arrangement for labor hours and Cost No Fee for ODCs. It is a rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS).
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HighAI Summary for Solicitation N0016726R3104 - AST Support Services: Solicitation, Offer, and Award form for N0016726R3104, issued 29 Sep 2026 by the Navy. This is a negotiated solicitation/RFP-style procurement for Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST) Support Services under a DPAS-rated order. The document includes solicitation instructions, award form fields, and the schedule of line items and option years, including CLINs/SLINs, labor hours, ODCs, pricing arrangement notes, and references to Section C work statement and related contract sections.
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MediumAI Summary for Government Furnished Property Attachment 16: Consolidated Government Furnished Property attachment, Attachment 16, dated 2026-01-09. The file identifies the contracting officer and contract/attachment metadata, then lists provisioned items with line numbers, equipment descriptions, model numbers, serial management status, property classification, quantities, unit of measure, unit acquisition cost, duration, delivery event, and notes. It appears to support contract administration and property accountability for furnished laptops and related equipment.
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LowAI Summary for Adobe PDF Portfolio notice: Unreadable document. The provided PDF content only contains an Adobe portfolio/open-in-Reader notice and no substantive procurement information, version, or technical content.
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LowAI Summary for Attachment 18 – Past Performance Reference: A template form for offerors to provide past performance references, including company details, contract numbers, and a narrative describing the relevance of the experience to the current solicitation's scope and complexity.
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LowAI Summary for Carderock Division Instruction 4400.1 - Material Management Process: Department of the Navy, NSWC Carderock Division Instruction 4400.1 dated 21 Nov 2017 establishing the Material Management Process. It implements policy for management and accountability of Operating Materials and Supplies (OM&S) and Personal Property, identifies applicable references, scope, responsibilities, records management, and review/effective date requirements. The instruction also notes use of the Navy ERP as the approved accountable property system of record and cites the associated Material Management Process Guide.
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LowAI Summary for IS Privileged Access Agreement (PAA) v1: Information System (IS) Privileged Access Agreement and Acknowledgment (PAA) of Responsibilities, PAA Form v1, for Department of the Navy/DoD users. Includes privacy act statement, user information fields, and privileged access responsibilities and prohibited uses of DoD information systems.
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LowAI Summary for Past Performance Reference Attachment: Attachment 18 – Past Performance Reference template for offerors to provide reference contract information, including company name, CAGE code, DUNS number, program details, contract/task order number, key contacts, contract type, period of performance, and total value of award. It also requests a narrative explaining how each reference is relevant and similar in scope and complexity to the solicitation’s SOW/PWS.
LowAI Summary for Sample Indirect Rate Support Documentation: Sample indirect rate support documentation spreadsheet dated by comparison years 2016 through 2013. It presents overhead expense budget and actual expense data, subtracts unallowable entertainment costs to derive net allowable costs, shows the direct labor allocation base, and calculates overhead rates for each year.
The Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), is soliciting services ranging from advancements in software standards and technologies for data processing, storage, simulation/generation, and visualization to the development of new software capabilities for Navy systems afloat and ashore.The Government is soliciting this requirement as a total small-business set-aside. The task order (TO) will be awarded under the SeaPort-NxG Multiple Award Contract (MAC) and will include Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), level-of-effort (LOE) contract line item numbers (CLINs), as well as cost-only other direct cost (ODC) CLINs for incidental materials and travel.The task order will have a five-year period of performance, consisting of a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. Please note that Attachments 02, 03, and 04 must be requested via email. *Update* - 21 October 2026 This opportunity is for SEAPORT-NxG MAC HOLDERS ONLY- Total Small Business set-aside. No other offers will be considered. Proposals submitted by non-MAC holders will not be evaluated. Please note the Navy has transitioned from the legacy SeaPort portal to the PIEE Solicitation Module for the submission of offers, proposals, and awards under SeaPort-NxG. SeaPort MAC holders will need to register for PIEE accounts in order to receive solicitations and submit proposals/offers. Please reference the official PIEE registration guide for vendors on how to set up accounts in PIEE: https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf
