PD-42-0035; Propulsor Product Improvement Program
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NSWC PHILADELPHIA DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N64498-26-RFPREQ-PD-42-0035 in this department, oldest first.
- Feb 5, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Jul 21, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division is hereby issuing a Request for Information (RFI) from all potential sources to provide information regarding a sole source commercial product/service solution(s) for Maintainability and Availability (M&A) and Technical Data programs for Bird-Johnson Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP), Fixed Pitch Propellers (FPP), Waterjet Propulsors, Propulsion Shafting systems, and all associated components used by the U.S. Navy. SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: Respondents shall provide capability statements with specific information regarding their ability … (show all)
to provide the required materials (described in the attached Statement of Work) to meet NSWCPD needs. NSWCPD will only accept unclassified, electronic submissions. Responses shall be submitted via email to jenny.e.tomeo.civ@us.navy.mil by 06:00PM EST, 20 February 2026. Responses shall list "N64498-26-RFPREQ-PD-42-0035" in the email subject line. No phone calls will be accepted. This notice is for market research purposes only and does NOT constitute a Request for Proposal. This notice shall not be construed as a contract, a promise to contract, or as a commitment of any kind by the Government. The Government is NOT seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals. This notice is issued solely for conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10 and gathering information for planning purposes. Government WILL NOT PAY for any information received, and the Government will not compensate the respondent for any cost incurred in developing the response to this notice. The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this notice to any firms, agencies or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NSWC PHILADELPHIA DIV), same product/service code (PSC) J030.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $7.3M to $34.3M, median $12.5M; range $2.2M to $56.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD-JOHNSON PROPELLER COMPANY | 1 | $56.1M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| DEFENSE MARITIME SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $12.5M | Jun 8, 2026 |
| GUARDIAN SYSTEMS LLC | 1 | $2.2M | Jun 4, 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.
- Sep 22, 2026BIRD-JOHNSON PROPELLER COMPANY$56.1MPROPELLER REPAIR IDIQ N64498-24-RFPREQ-PD-42-0004No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 8, 2026DEFENSE MARITIME SOLUTIONS, INC.$12.5MIn-Service Submarine Propeller and Propulsor On-Site RepairsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 4, 2026GUARDIAN SYSTEMS LLC$2.2MGENSET Preservation and LayupNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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
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
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
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.