RFP for Advanced Signatures Technologies (AST)
Updated
Solicitation from the Department of the Navy. Due Nov 2, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-5), 11 days left.
| Solicitation number | N0016726R3104 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Navy |
| Office | Nswc Carderock |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Engineering Services (541330) |
| Product or service code | AC13 |
| Posted | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 2, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-5) (11 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
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: acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/doc...
Contracting contact
- Alexander Lambis · [email protected] · (240) 519-3430
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541330, a business counts as small if it has no more than $25.5 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 7, 2026: Solicitation Due Nov 2, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Sep 29, 2026: Solicitation Due Nov 2, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC-5)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for engineering services work, who also hold Navy contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Electric Boat Corporation $7.3 billion in this trade
- Booz Allen Hamilton Inc $1.5 billion in this trade
- Science Applications International Corporation $1.4 billion in this trade
- CACI, Inc. - Federal $743.5 million in this trade
- BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. $700.0 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Navy awarded $129.6 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Electric Boat Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation and RTX Corporation. See what Navy is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Engineering Services contracts right now
There are 162 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541330), 64 posted in the last 7 days; 44% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Navy, Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, Virginia and California. A notice in this trade gives a median of 24 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 12 days.
All open engineering services contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
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From the award notices agencies publish.