Special NoticePosted Jul 31, 2026·Responses due Aug 14, 2026

Technical Collaboration Initiative

NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NSWC INDIAN HEAD DIVISION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
561920
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N0017427Q1001
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
X1AB
Place
MD, USA
Contact
Melinda Blaine (melinda.s.blaine.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N0017427Q1001 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 31, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 11, 2026 to May 12, 2027, middle of the range Dec 31, 2026.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 31, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

NSWC Indian Head Division (IHD) requires access to secure collaborative workspace and meeting facilities and on?demand Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). SME support may be required in the areas of energetics, ordnance systems, research and development, test and evaluation, engineering, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), counter?improvised explosive device (C?IED) operations, and other mission?related technical disciplines supporting NSWC IHD's full?spectrum energetics mission.The required facilities shall include classrooms, laboratories with SME support, office space, and conference rooms accred… (show all)

ited for discussions and activities at the Secret classification level. The facilities must provide an environment conducive to collaboration, planning, training, testing, and operational support while meeting all applicable security and access requirements and be located within 10 miles of NSWC IHD's main gate. NSWC IHD intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract on a sole source basis to United States Bomb Technician Association, located at 4450 Indian Head Highway, Indian Head, MD 20640. The NAICS code is 561920 and the PSC code is X1AB. THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 USC 3204(a)(1), as implemented in FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, the Government will consider all responses received to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation will be available for this procurement. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. All responding sources must email their correspondence no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on 14 Aug 2026 to Melinda Blaine at melinda.s.blaine.civ@us.navy.mil. Large files need to be compressed using ZIP and renamed with a .zip file extension.

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same product/service code (PSC) X1AB.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $43K to $43K, median $43K; range $7K to $2.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
PROSPERITY SISTERS LLC3$93KJul 8, 2026
College of Southern Maryland La Plata MD 20646 USA1$2.0MDec 11, 2025
GLOBAL LODGING MANAGEMENT CORPORATION1$43KApr 2, 2026

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Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (0 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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