Undersea Submergence Buoy
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation RFISS-180 in this department, oldest first.
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
Solicitation Number: N/A (Market Research Only - THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME) Requirement Title: Undersea Submergence Buoy Notice Type: Request for Information / Sources Sought Response by Date: September 18, 2026 Requisition Number: RFISS-180 Synopsis: The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division (NUWC), Keyport is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having the resources, interest, and capability to provide the Undersea Submergence Buoy in accordance with the [X] attached drawings and/or [ ] statement of work. This request fo… (show all)
r capability information does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); submission of any information in response to this announcement is purely voluntary and the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Please complete the attached �Questionnaire for Industry� Word document and return it via email to michelle.a.farrales.civ@us.navy.mil no later than September 18, 2026. Attachment includes drawing numbers: RFISS-180_1845687_Rev_AS_NSEDR. DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CLASSIFIED, CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED, OR ARMS EXPORT CONTROLLED DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION IN YOUR RESPONSE. CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC) REQUIREMENTS. EXPLANATION OF THESE REQUIREMENTS IS DETAILED IN SECTION I OF THE OPERATIONS SECURITY GUIDE FOR CONTRACTORS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Keyport/Resources/Small-Business/. CLICK ON THE �OPSEC GUIDE FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS� LINK LOCATED UNDER THE INDUSTRY/CONTRACTOR LINKS SECTION. The Government may not respond to any specific questions or comments submitted in response to this sources sought notice or information provided as a result of this sources sought notice. Any information submitted by respondents as a result of this sources sought notice is strictly voluntary. This sources sought notice is for information planning purposes, the Government will not pay or otherwise reimburse respondents for information submitted, and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. All documentation shall become the property of the Government. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept proposals as a result of this sources sought notice. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response is not a request to be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced later via the Government-wide point of entry and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the response to this sources sought notice. Response to this notice is not a request to be added to a bidders list or to receive a copy of a solicitation. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR DRAWING ACCESS: To view the drawings associated with this sources sought, you must request access via SAM. This will send an automated email to the Contract Specialist/Purchasing Agent that you have requested to view the drawings. To ensure that your request can be approved, you must submit a completed DD Form 2345 via email to the Contract Specialist/Purchasing Agent listed as the point of contact for this sources sought (michelle.a.farrales.civ@us.navy.mil). Access within SAM will not be granted until a valid DD Form 2345 is received and verified. Note: Instructions for filling out a DD Form 2345 can be found here: https://www.dla.mil/logistics-operations/services/joint-certification-program/SpecificDD2345Instructions/
Who won similar work
1446 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 31 | $3.2B | Oct 9, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 26 | $12.6B | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation · $LMT | 25 | $8.9B | Oct 7, 2026 |
| ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION · $GD | 15 | $52.3B | Sep 30, 2026 |
| L3 Technologies Inc. · $LHX | 15 | $1.1B | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Rockwell Automation Inc. · $ROK | 15 | $3.1M | Oct 15, 2026 |
| BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P. | 14 | $670.0M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. | 13 | $12.5M | Sep 24, 2026 |
| RIX INDUSTRIES Benicia CA 94510 USA | 13 | $1.4M | May 19, 2026 |
| Delphinus Engineering LLC | 10 | $3.9B + 1 shared | Sep 24, 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.
- Oct 16, 2026ANVIL STEEL ENGINEERING INC$28KExterior Sign Removal
- Oct 15, 2026ISPA TECHNOLOGY LLC$11.7MRequest for Proposals for Modeling, Simulation, Engineering, Analysis, and Tactics (MSEAT)
- Oct 15, 2026Rockwell Automation Inc.$41KRockwell BOA Order for AS_PAMA
- Oct 15, 2026GROUNDSWELL CORPORATION$1.3MUIPATH
- Oct 15, 2026DONJON MARINE CO., LLC$180.0MSalvage Services - Zone A
- Oct 15, 2026GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC$2.0MSOLE SOURCE � High Energy Converter Repairs
- Oct 15, 2026L3 Technologies Inc.$1.4MNear Field Range maintenance
- Oct 14, 2026ALLEGHENY MACHINE TOOL SYSTEMS INC$735KDN Solutions Mynx 6500
- Oct 14, 2026PRATT AND WHITNEY Bloomfield CT USA$272KNAVAIR METCAL LABMASTER UNIVERSAL
- Oct 13, 2026THE WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY$26.5MUpgrade BXXXX for Inert Preparation
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.
- 3 of these past winners lobbied Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines since 2024 (35 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $1.8M from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 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.
- 8 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.
- 6 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 13 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.