Columbia Class Tailcone Follow-on

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) BUT INSTEAD A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ACCORDING TO FAR RFO 5.101. AWARD OF A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. ADDTIONALLY, CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR COSTS RELATED TO RESPONSE PREPARATION AND/OR SUBMITTAL.

The Advanced Propulsor Management Office (Code 808) in the Naval Architecture and Engineering Department (Department 80) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) is responsible for Engineering and Manufacturing of US Navy COLUMBIA (CLB) Class submarine propulsors.  The CLB Class Tailcone is a key component of the propulsor.

Included with this notice is a Draft Statement of Work (SOW) and Draft Sections L&M of the Solicitation. The draft documents are being provided to request comments, recommendations, and questions from potential offerors. As part of the response, the offerors at a minimum shall:

1. Demonstrate the capability to meet the requirements and schedule

2. Inform the Government if barriers exist that would not allow for the offeror to propose

The response is limited to ten pages

Please note the no Government response will be provided to questions/comments submitted in response to this notice and respondents will NOT be notified of the results of the Pre-Solicitation Notice. All questions/comments/recommendations will be reviewed by the Government to assist in identifying revisions to be incorporated in the draft documents.

Planned date of release of RFP is the end of September 2026.

Planned date of award is June 2027.