Combat System of the Future (CSoF)
NAVSEA, naval shipyards and surface/undersea warfare centers · NUWC DIV NEWPORT
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation N66604-26-R-0494 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 26, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
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 Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) intends to award, on a sole source basis pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(b)(2), a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Cost Only, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity type contract to Mikel, Inc., CAGE Code 5A6D6, Middletown, RI 02842. This requirement is to further develop, assess, integrate, and enhance the submarine Combat System of the Future (CSoF) across all current and future submarine platforms. The Contractor shall apply advanced system engineering, software and hardware development, modeling and simulation, te… (show all)
sting and evaluation, cyber and integrated logistics support to ensure these platforms meet evolving warfighting requirements. This includes support for integrating and enhancing Strike capabilities aligned with submarine mission requirements. Mikel owns and has full rights and title to the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) data that was developed under previous and related SBIR efforts. This SBIR Phase III requirement with Mikel is anticipated to have 537,600 labor hours required over the five (5) year period of performance. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541715 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Further details will be released upon issuance of RFP # N66604-26-R-0494 which is anticipated to be posted by the end of September 2026. Information or inquiries should be submitted to the following Government point of contact: Abigail Peckham at Abigail.r.peckham.civ@us.navy.mil.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (NUWC DIV NEWPORT), same product/service code (PSC) AC33 and NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $30.7M to $49.1M, median $32.0M; range $29.5M to $66.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEACORP, LLC | 2 | $61.5M | May 8, 2026 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. · $GD · $53.8B | 1 | $66.2M | May 12, 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.
- $GD reported $53.8B revenue (12 months to Apr 5, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $32.0M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- May 12, 2026GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$66.2MData Acquisition and Retrieval System (DARTS)Materiality: 0.12% of $GD revenue (Low) SEC
- May 8, 2026SEACORP, LLC$32.0MPayload Control System (PCS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 15, 2025SEACORP, LLC$29.5MExtensible Markup Language (XML) Test Data Analysis Tool (XTDAS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 2 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 (10 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Navy, Dept of or U.S. Marines job
- $399K 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 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.