Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS
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Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
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Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
N0003926RE017
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
334511
Product service code
5845
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-07-27
Response deadline
Sep 2, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
donica.l.ryder.civ@us.navy.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 334511 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
Next Generation Surveillance Array (NGSA) Development, Low-Rate Initial Production and Full-Rate Production. The NGSA is a passive towed twin-line acoustic sensor tailored for use within the Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) Program. The proposed NGSA contract will leverage a Government-developed design that utilizes Open Architecture Telemetry (OAT) to produce a replacement multi-line array for fielding on Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance (T-AGOS) ships and other SURTASS host platforms. The full version of this Request for Proposal (RFP) includes both Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Controlled Technical Information (CTI) and will not be made publicly available. To request access to the full RFP, the following documents shall be submitted via email to Donica.L.Ryder.civ@us.navy.mil with a copy to Lindsay.L.Roa.civ@us.navy.mil. 1.A signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) by each individual, and no more than two individuals per company, requiring access to the non-public documents; and 2. A current, valid Military Critical Technical Data Agreement (DD Form 2345) for each company (including team members and subcontractors) requiring access to the non-public documents. NAVWAR, at its discretion, may limit the number of individuals approved for access to the CTI contained in the full version of this RFP. Only individuals granted access within a particular company may review CTI. To minimize the volume of e-mails, only one POC from the each respondent shall submit the NDAs and DD Forms 2345 on behalf of the respondent?s team (including team members and subcontractors). Upon receipt and verification of the signed NDAs and current DD Forms 2345, NAVWAR will securely transmit the full RFP to authorized individuals. Amendment 0001: Updated CUI SOWs will be sent automatically to those vendors who previously received them. Other amended attachments are posted.
Contact
Point of contact
Donica Ryder
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
donica.l.ryder.civ@us.navy.mil
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