Special NoticePosted Sep 3, 2026·Responses due Sep 18, 2026

Monopropellant Production Materials

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

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
325199
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
N00174-26-RFPREQ-M42-0007
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
6810
Place
Indian Head, MD, USA
Contact
Claudia Segura (claudia.p.segura2.civ@us.navy.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation N00174-26-RFPREQ-M42-0007 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 3, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 14, 2026 to Jun 15, 2027, middle of the range Feb 3, 2027.
Measured from 3964 past early notices at Dept of the Navy that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 3, 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

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) is seeking sources for materials, domestically manufactured (United States), used in the production of Monopropellant. These materials directly support the production of fuel in support of energetics manufacturing and must adhere to the following technical and chemical specifications: Department of Defense Specifications MIL-N-3399 B 2-Nitrodiphenylamine MIL-DTL-82670 Propylene Glycol (1, 2-Propanediol) USP Grade Local Specifications LS-174-115 Propylene Glycol Dinitrate (PGDN) Mixed Acid LS-174-107 Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash) LS… (show all)

-174-108 Synthetic Spent Acid 325 NSWC IHD intends to award multiple Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) supply type contract(s) to be awarded for each specific chemical with a NAICS Code 325199 and PSC Code 6810. It is intended to be solicited as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. Award is expected to be made in the 3rd quarter of FY27. THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be posted electronically on the System for Award Management (SAM) database via the website https://sam.gov/content/home with a projected release of FY27 Q1. Offeror(s) are required to complete their registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database via the website https://sam.gov/content/home. Failure to register in SAM makes an offeror ineligible for award of Department of War (DoW) contracts. All interested sources shall provide a company brochure or list of capabilities, product literature, organization name, address, a point of contact, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, business size, taxpayer identification number, UEI number, and CAGE Code. All responding sources must e-mail their response submission no later than 18 September 2026 to: NSWC IHD 026 Claudia Segura, Contract Specialist Indian Head, MD 20640 claudia.p.segura2.civ@us.navy.mil Large files need to be compressed using Zip and renamed with a .zip file extension.

Who won similar work

12 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers), same industry group (NAICS 3251).

Single-winner award sizes (12): middle half $48K to $227K, median $86K; range $15K to $913K.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
HAUN WELDING SUPPLY INC3$972KMay 1, 2026
AIRGAS USA, LLC2$984KSep 9, 2026
MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC.1$230KOct 24, 2024
ALLIED MINERAL PRODUCTS LLC1$226KSep 23, 2025
MAINE OXY ACETYLENE SUPPLY CO Auburn ME 04210 USA1$88KSep 8, 2025
EMPOWER EXCELLENCE, LLC1$85KDec 9, 2025
SAVE AGAIN.COM Santa Clarita CA 91350 USA1$84KApr 8, 2026
FSR CONSULTING LLC1$50KOct 3, 2025
INNOVATIVE FEDERAL OPERATIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED1$32KMay 19, 2026

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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.

  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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