Opportunity
PIEE #N0042126R3005
NAWCAD SENSS Airborne Systems Engineering, Integration, and Cyber Support Services
Buyer
COMMANDER
Posted
April 17, 2026
Respond By
May 18, 2026
Identifier
N0042126R3005
NAICS
541512, 541330
This opportunity involves comprehensive engineering, integration, and technical support services for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Airborne Systems Integration (ASI) Division under the Secure Executive Network Software Support (SENSS) program. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Airborne Systems Integration Division, Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) - Scope of Work: - Engineering, software development, network design, cyber engineering, cybersecurity accreditation, and integration for airborne systems - Support for sensors, communications, weapons, and control technologies on manned and unmanned platforms - Services include development, prototyping, low-rate production, demonstration, testing, integration, installation, and maintenance - Includes cyber, Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), situational awareness, data management/dissemination, and rapid software capability development - Labor categories: senior systems engineers, program managers, advanced software developers - Security requirements: Top Secret/SCI clearances, access to JWICS/SIPRNET, handling of classified and COMSEC materials - Products/Services Requested: - Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) labor for procurement, operations & maintenance, foreign military sales, RDT&E, and working capital fund support - Cost-reimbursable Other Direct Costs (ODCs) for each labor area - Not Separately Priced (NSP) data deliverables and contractor-acquired property - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Government retains control of intellectual property and data rights - Rapid adaptation to urgent fleet and operational needs - Strict security protocols for classified information and network access - Work performed primarily at NAWCAD Webster Outlying Field and NAS Patuxent River, with some contractor site work within 50 miles and telework options - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation or attachments - Period of Performance: - Base year plus four option years, totaling up to five years and 723,880 man-hours - Key Locations: - NAWCAD Webster Outlying Field (St. Inigoes, MD) - Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Patuxent River, MD) - Contracting offices at Patuxent River, MD
Description
As the organic Lead Systems Integrator (oLSI) for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) operates under a product-based business model whereby NAWCAD WOLF civilians lead and manage the execution of the requirements with combined Government-Industry teams. Using this oLSI approach, the Government maintains control of intellectual property and data rights, enabling WOLF to rapidly adapt solutions to the dynamic needs of the warfighter.The NAWCAD WOLF Airborne Systems Integration (ASI) Division provides the rapid insertion and transition of advanced technologies, systems, sensors, and weapons which enable Programs of Record (PoR) to successfully execute and deliver the direct insertion of capabilities to meet urgent fleet needs. The NAWCAD WOLF ASI Division, operating under the oLSI model, has requirements for engineering and integration of various airborne capabilities to include, but not be limited to, sensors, communications systems, weapons systems, and control technologies for a variety of manned and unmanned airborne platforms. Specifically, the ASI Division requires the Contractor to support development, design, prototyping, low-rate production, demonstration, testing, integration, technical installation, transition through Initial Operational Capability (IOC), and maintenance in the domains of cyber, Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), situational awareness, data management and dissemination, and other rapid capability software requirements with the ASI Division in support of Department of Navy (DON), Department of Defense (DoD), and other Government agency projects.