# SAM #N6600127R3505 NIWC Pacific DICE Laboratory Sustainment and Engineering Support RFI **Buyer:** NIWC Pacific **Posted:** October 19, 2026 **Respond By:** October 28, 2026 **Identifier:** N6600127R3505 **NAICS:** 541715, 541512, 541330, 541513 The Department of the Navy’s NIWC Pacific is seeking industry feedback on follow-on support for its DICE laboratories in San Diego. - **Government buyer:** Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, Tactical Systems Integration (TSI) Service Center, Code 53500. - **Opportunity:** Market research/RFI for DICE Laboratory sustainment and engineering support; qualified SeaPort-NxG contract holders are asked to provide feedback on the draft PWS and acquisition approach. - **Services sought:** Laboratory operations and facility sustainment, systems administration and cybersecurity, systems engineering, testbed staging and hardware-in-the-loop integration, test-event support, configuration management, reporting, and technical surge support. Primary laboratories are Labs 160, 314, and 339. - **Supported environments:** CANES, ADNS, GCCS-M, DCGS-N, NTCSS/OMAA, MQ-25, and C2P/Link-16. - **Pricing approach under consideration:** Predictable core laboratory operations on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) basis, with separately authorized technical and test-event surge work on a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, level-of-effort (CPFF/LOE) basis. - **Notable requirements:** Classified work requires personnel cleared up to TS/SCI. Surge work requires written authorization or technical direction and is tracked separately from the core FFP work. Deliverables include operational tracking, monthly status and security-roster reporting, test plans and procedures, and test/inspection reports. - **OEMs, vendors, and purchases:** No product OEMs or commercial vendors are identified, and no equipment, product quantities, or product part numbers are requested. Named systems and programs are supported environments, not identified vendors. - **Period:** Anticipated five-year term consisting of one base year and four 12-month option years; specific start and end dates are not provided. ### Description

***THIS OPPORTUNITY IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR SEAPORT-NxG CONTRACT HOLDERS ONLY*** This Request for Information (RFI) is issued to conduct market research and solicit industry feedback on a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and proposed acquisition strategy. The Government is seeking feedback on transitioning the DICE Laboratory Support requirement from a 100% Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) structure to a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) and CPFF structure. To support this market research, NIWC Pacific is seeking industry feedback and critical review from qualified SeaPort-NxG contractors capable of providing systems engineering, cybersecurity, laboratory sustainment, and hardware-in-the-loop integration support for the DICE Laboratory in San Diego, CA (ZIP 92152). This follow-on effort requires a TS/SCI cleared workforce to support major C4ISR programs (including CANES) over an anticipated 5-year period of performance. 

Responses should be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist Ashleigh Becker at ashleigh.n.becker.civ@us.navy.mil and the Contracting Officer Dan Nardi at dan.a.nardi.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 28 October 2026 at 10:00AM PST.




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