Technical Data Package (TPD) for Main Shaft Seals

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is seeking a small business contractor to develop a white paper for a Technical Data Package (TDP) focused on the main shaft seal design for U.S. Navy submarines, leveraging over 70 years of institutional experience in seal design, testing, and manufacturing. The contractor must act as a subject matter expert in science, engineering, and fluid dynamics to conduct a comprehensive technical evaluation of the existing seal design through engineering calculations and numerical simulations, culminating in a formal white paper. The work is defined under a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) with NAICS code 339991, and proposals must be submitted by July 29, 2026, at 11:00 AM, following a deadline extension from the original solicitation date. The contract is structured as a Firm Fixed Price with a 12-month period of performance beginning at award, and delivery is required at the Washington Navy Yard, DC. The effort includes mandatory delivery of three Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs): a status report, a funds and labor hour expenditure report, and a technical report, each tied to specific data item identifiers. The solicitation operates under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation methodology, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail gate—failure to meet this threshold disqualifies the proposal regardless of price. The contractor must comply with stringent security and cybersecurity requirements, including handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) as defined by DoD Instruction 5200.48 and NIST SP 800-171, with designated key personnel required to hold a SECRET security clearance prior to accessing sensitive data. The contract incorporates CMMC compliance, mandating a current CMMC assessment level to be determined at award, with annual affirmations submitted through the Supplier Performance Risk System. All data and physical items must be marked and labeled per MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129, with machine-readable unique item identifiers verified using approved automatic identification technology. Electronic invoicing must be processed via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and the contractor must affirm compliance with federal regulations on gratuities, anti-trafficking, ethical conduct, and prohibition of internal confidentiality agreements. The Government will provide the primary technical data package (Reference #1, dated March 24, 2026) as Government Furnished Information. Sub