Opportunity
PIEE #N0042125RFPREQ54000MA0178
Cyber Warfare Engineering and Security Services for NAWCAD
Buyer
COMMANDER
Posted
April 07, 2026
Respond By
May 07, 2026
Identifier
N0042125RFPREQ54000MA0178
NAICS
541715, 541512, 541690, 541330
The Department of the Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), is seeking contractor support for advanced cyber warfare engineering and security services across multiple Navy and DoD entities. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy - Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) - Cyber Warfare Department (CWD), Digital Networks Applications Department (DNA), and DAiTA Group - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation or attachments - Services Requested: - Cyber warfare engineering and support services, including cyber resiliency, command cyber solutions, aviation cyber survivability, cyber risk assessments, workforce management, incident response, and facilities support - Research and development (R&D) on cyber warfare hardware and software for operational technology, weapons, and systems - Cybersecurity risk management, vulnerability management, incident response, and continuous monitoring - Protection solutions, network and data link engineering, systems integration, and sustainment for aircraft and weapon systems - Cyber analysis, test and evaluation, tool development, digital forensics, and emulation/simulation - Intelligence operations support, including communications and network cyber warfare expertise - Program management, workforce development, training, certification tracking, and organizational support - Information Systems Security Management (ISSM), computer network defense, assessment & authorization, and embedded cybersecurity support - Engineering, technical, and program management for offensive and defensive cyber capabilities, multi-level security, and administrative/facilities support - Quantities and Notable Requirements: - Approximately 285 full-time equivalents (FTEs) per year - Estimated $7.5M in material costs and $393K in travel annually - U.S. citizenship required; security clearances up to TOP SECRET/SCI - Compliance with DoD, DoN, FISMA, and federal cybersecurity policies - Surge workforce capabilities and specialized labor categories (e.g., Anti-Tamper Systems Engineer, Cyber Analyst, Information Security Analyst) - Unique Requirements: - Sensitive compartmented information (SCI) access required for some positions - Support for Autonomous Defensive Cyber Operations, Red Team/Blue Team Testing, and Anti-Tamper engineering - Places of Performance: - Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD - Webster Outlying Field (WOLF), St. Inigoes, MD - Training Systems Division, Orlando, FL - Additional locations: San Diego, CA; Jacksonville, FL; Virginia Beach, VA; Lexington Park, MD
Description
See the attached, CWD Sources Sought Synopsis.