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USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) FY28 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) Request for Proposal(s)

Prepared with HillSignal on Oct 18, 2026. Records as of that day.

1. Opportunity

NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NAVSEA HQ · NAICS 336611 · Open solicitation · posted Oct 15, 2026 · responses due Nov 9, 2026 · value not stated · solicitation N0002426R4421

2. Why this matters now

This is an open solicitation from NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers for "USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) FY28 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) Request for Proposal(s)", with responses due Nov 9, 2026.

At Dept of the Navy, solicitations with NAICS 336611 that went on to an award did so in 37 to 165 days (middle half of 102 past cases), which puts an award between Oct 16, 2026 and Feb 21, 2027.

215 award notices in the last 24 months match (Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same NAICS 336611), won by at least 10 companies; the most frequent was ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION with 13.

3 of the most frequent past winners filed lobbying reports naming Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (36 filings).

3. Past awards

Match: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same NAICS 336611. Value counts single-winner awards; shared multiple-award ceilings are not added.

Winner	Awards	Value	Last
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION ($GD)	13	$52.1B	Sep 30, 2026
PLATYPUS MARINE INC	7	$10.3M + 1 shared	Sep 30, 2026
DELPHINUS ENGINEERING, INC.	6	$3.8B + 1 shared	Aug 20, 2026
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED ($HII)	6	$2.0B	Sep 9, 2026
G I INDUSTRIAL-MARINE, LLC	6	$1.3B	May 13, 2026

4. Competitive landscape

ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION ($GD): 10 lobbying filings naming Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP); $399K PAC money since 2024 to members of the overseeing committees.
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED ($HII): 10 lobbying filings naming Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED); $199K PAC money since 2024 to members of the overseeing committees.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION ($NOC): 16 lobbying filings naming Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (ETHERTON AND ASSOCIATES, INC., NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION); $441K PAC money since 2024 to members of the overseeing committees.

5. Market signal

$GD: -6.6% over 90 days; insiders 0 buys, 4 sells in 90 days.
$HII: -7.2% over 90 days; insiders 0 buys, 1 sell in 90 days.
$NOC: -0.3% over 90 days; insiders 0 buys, 1 sell in 90 days.
Shown as facts. HillSignal's own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

6. Recommended next steps

Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.