Opportunity
SAM #N00421-26-RFPREQ-JSFDESA-0023
F-35 Joint Program Office Security Support Services IDIQ
Buyer
Naval Center for Advanced Computing and Data (NAWCAD)
Posted
April 17, 2026
Respond By
May 08, 2026
Identifier
N00421-26-RFPREQ-JSFDESA-0023
NAICS
541690, 561612
This opportunity is for comprehensive security support services for the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), managed by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) under the Department of the Navy. - The contract will provide multi-disciplined security services to protect F-35 technology and information for U.S. Services, Cooperative Program Partners, and Foreign Military Sales customers. - Services include management and protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), classified information (GENSER, SAP, NATO, CNWDI, RD, FRD, SCI), and cover General, Industrial, Information, Personnel, and Physical Security disciplines. - Key requirements: security assessments, training, risk management, export compliance, and facility security. - The anticipated contract is a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. - Primary place of performance is Arlington, VA, with additional work at various U.S. military bases, federal facilities, and select international locations. - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; the opportunity is open to qualified security service providers. - The government encourages industry participation in a virtual industry day to discuss requirements and gather feedback.
Description
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO), Arlington, Virginia, will host a virtual industry day 07 May 2026, to discuss the program's upcoming requirement for knowledge-based security services in support of acquisition and sustainment activities. During this vital forum, the government will share its upcoming procurement needs with our industry partners. This event is intended to be a place of transparent communication and collaboration between the public and private sectors; it offers a prime opportunity for vendors to understand the Government's requirements and ask clarifying questions. The F-35 JPO will use feedback and information about industry capability to refine its requirements. The F-35 JPO Security Directorate (herein referred to as F-35 JPO Security) has the critical mission of providing full spectrum multi-disciplined security support to protect F-35 technology and information across its enterprise and throughout the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle. F-35 JPO Security efforts include providing advice and services regarding programmatic security measures that deny unauthorized access to F-35 facilities, equipment, and resources, and protect personnel, information, and property from damage and/or loss of technology. Security support services encompass the management and control of controlled unclassified information (CUI), collateral/general service (GENSER) information, Special Access Program (SAP) information, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) information, Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information (CNWDI), Restricted Data (RD) and Formal Restricted Data (FRD), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) across multiple security disciplines. Security support disciplines consist of, but are not limited to, General Security (GENSEC), Industrial Security (INDUSEC), Information Security (INFOSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), and Physical Security (PHYSEC). The Contractor shall be responsible for a full range of services as outlined in the Draft PWS, Attachment 1.
The Government anticipates the RFP will be released under the North American Classification System (NAICS) 541690, Other Scientific and Technical consulting Services, with a size standard of $19.5 Mil. The resultant contract is expected to be a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. We encourage all interested parties to attend the industry day to discuss this requirement in further detail.
To request a link to join the virtual meeting please submit the following information to Joy McBride at joy.a.mcbride2.civ@us.navy.mil:
Name of attendee Company represented Email of attendee Telephone number
Additionally, please submit all questions you would like to be answered at the industry day by 05 May 2026 to joy.a.mcbride2.civ@us.navy.mil
The Government intends to offer one-on-one sessions with industry the following week to address any follow-on questions.