Pre-solicitationPosted Apr 28, 2026·Responses due May 13, 2026

Vertical Launching System (VLS)-Deck and Hatch Assembly (Assy)

Navy and Marine Corps · COMMANDING OFFICER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
332999
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N6339426R4002
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
9545
Place
Port Hueneme CBC Base, CA, USA
Contact
Jerome Pita (jerome.r.pita.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N6339426R4002 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Apr 28, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
  • Sep 2, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 21, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 8, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Oct 13, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jul 9, 2026 to Feb 7, 2027, middle of the range Sep 28, 2026.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Apr 28, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

This advanced notice is in response to the sources sought notice issued on 28 January 2025. As a result of this sources sought notice, the anticipated requirement will be solicited as a full and open competition. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division anticipates a contract requirement for the procurement of the Deck and Hatch Assembly (Assy) to support MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) Production Program. This includes the manufacture, assembly, and testing of the VLS Deck and Hatch Assy for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), Port Hueneme … (show all)

California. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 332999 with a Size Standard of 750 employees. The anticipated period of performance is 5 years, consisting of a 5 year ordering period. The anticipated contract type is Firm Fixed Price Single Award Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ). It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or around May 2026. Drawings will be provided to all JCP-registered requestors via DoD SAFE once the RFP has been posted to PIEE. One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to Free Trade Agreements. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Disclaimer: This pre-solicitation notice is for information purposes only and shall not be constructed as a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept, proposals as a result of this synopsis. If a competitive solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via SAM.gov and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice. This is not a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation, and this information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.

Who won similar work

25 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Navy and Marine Corps), same NAICS 332999.

Single-winner award sizes (18): middle half $60K to $717K, median $229K; range $4K to $317.2M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.1$317.2MMay 13, 2025
TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC1$30.0MDec 3, 2025
REIMEL MACHINE INC1$3.5MFeb 7, 2025
Bowhead Avionics Manufacturing, LLC1$2.0MSep 30, 2026
JERED LLC1$754KOct 22, 2024
KAMPI COMPONENTS Fairless Hills PA USA1$604KMay 8, 2025
Trident Maritime Systems, Inc.1$422KFeb 5, 2025
Mechanical Fabrication Logistics LLC1$297KSep 30, 2025
901 D LLC1$241KJul 18, 2025
CASTEC INC1$218KFeb 25, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 1 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (11 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.