SAM #N0017327Q0002

NRL engineering and technical support for antenna systems and specialized research equipment

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Research Laboratory is seeking five years of specialized engineering and technical support for research equipment and facility systems. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Naval Center for Space Technology, Code 8124, Advanced Operations Section. Contracting office: NRL Contracting Division, Code 1330. - Scope: Support antenna and parabolic dish systems, RF and microwave equipment, waveguides, coaxial and fiber-optic networks, controls, power systems, radomes, CCTV, facility access and related infrastructure at the Pomonkey, Maryland facility and an OCONUS facility. Services include design, fabrication, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, calibration, and technical documentation. - Staffing and labor: Electromechanical Specialists, RF & Microwave Technicians, Model Makers, and Antenna Support Personnel. The anticipated annual labor schedule totals 8,610 hours: 1,840 electromechanical specialist hours plus 125 overtime hours; 1,840 RF/microwave technician hours plus 125 overtime hours; 3,680 model maker hours plus 250 overtime hours; and 750 antenna support hours. The schedule is the same for the base period and each of four option years. - Named manufacturers/OEMs: Vertex, Scientific-Atlanta, Kingpost, Hardinge (EZ Vision three-axis CNC mill), and Avaya are referenced as relevant equipment or experience. No specific product models or procurement part numbers are requested. - Notable requirements: Machine-shop capability must be available 24 hours a day, with a two-hour response outside normal working hours. Critical Pomonkey equipment failures generally require response within 24 hours. Preventive maintenance is monthly at Pomonkey and at least twice yearly OCONUS; at least four OCONUS trips per year are required. Personnel qualifications include tower-climbing experience up to 135 feet using approved safety equipment, and modelmaking precision down to 0.0005 inches. - Contract structure and deliverables: Labor is firm-fixed-price; materials and travel are separately identified as cost-no-fee items. Deliverables include monthly cost and labor reports, technical reports, drawings, designs, change proposals, and test or calibration reports. - No discrete equipment quantities or part numbers are identified.

Description

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Code 8124, Advanced Operations Section, intends to procure engineering and technical support services for the design, development, implementation, modification, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of specialized research and development equipment. The contractor shall provide qualified personnel, technical expertise, supervision, management, equipment, tools, materials, and other necessary resources to support operations at the NRL Code 8124 Pomonkey Facility in La Plata, Maryland, and an associated Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) facility. The required services include, but are not limited to: - Support and maintenance of full-motion and limited-motion parabolic antenna systems. - Radio frequency (RF), microwave, waveguide, coaxial, fiber-optic, and network transmission systems. - Electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, and control systems. - Precision fabrication, machining, installation, and modification of specialized equipment and components. - Radome, HVAC, dehumidification, and environmental-control systems. - Backup generators, uninterruptible power systems, telecommunications, CCTV, and related infrastructure. - Preventive and corrective maintenance, testing, calibration, and operational-readiness support. - Technical documentation and configuration management. The Government anticipates awarding a purchase order consisting of firm-fixed-price labor Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), with separately identified cost-no-fee CLINs for materials and travel. The anticipated period of performance consists of a twelve (12) month base period and four (4) twelve-month option periods. NAICS Code: 541330 - Engineering Services Place of Performance: Naval Research Laboratory, Code 8124, Pomonkey Facility, 7425 Bumpy Oak Road, La Plata, MD 20646, and an associated OCONUS facility. Interested vendors shall review the complete solicitation, including all attachments, for detailed performance requirements, personnel qualifications, quotation instructions, and evaluation criteria. Solicitation Number: N00173-27-Q-0002 Quotation Due Date: November 13, 2026 Contracting Point of Contact: Torrean J. Green Contract Specialist Naval Research Laboratory, Code 1330 Email: torrean.j.green.civ@us.navy.mil All questions concerning this solicitation shall be directed to the Contracting Point of Contact identified above.

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