Mission Support for Satellite Ground Station Operations and spacecraft command and control
Dept of Defense · DEPT OF THE NAVY
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- Response deadline
- Mar 6, 2026, 3:00 PM EST
- Posted
- Feb 27, 2026
- Solicitation
- N00173-26-RFI-GI02
- Set-aside
- None listed
- PSC
- SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAR13
- Place of performance
- Welcome, MD, USA
- Contracting office
- NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY · WASHINGTON · DC
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated Jul 5, 2026
Description
The Naval Research Lab (NRL) is posting a Request for Information (RFI) and seeking potential sources for planning purposes only. This notice is not a formal Request for Proposal (RFP). No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement. The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with the development and submission of materials in response to this request. There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NRL shall arise as a result of a response to this notice or NRL�s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Inquiries for additional information other than that provided herein will receive no response. Objective: The intent of this RFI is to gauge industry interest, small business interest, capabilities and relevant experience to support NRL personnel in performing the task areas listed above. A small business set-aside decision may be made as a result of the responses to this RFI. CONTRACTOR RESPONSE FORMAT The NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the following information via email in Word or PDF format: Contact/Business Information Name of Company and Point of Contact (POC). Telephone number, address and e-mail address of POC. Business Size/Socioeconomic Categories and number of employees, CAGE. Does your firm have a current facility clearance? A list of government-wide contracting vehicles held (OASIS, SeaPort, etc.), if applicable. Technical Information a) Description of capabilities/resources relevant to the attached draft SOW and PQs b) Prior experience of similar scope/complexity in the attached draft SOW and PQs. c) A list of any Navy, Department of Defense, federal, or commercial contracts performed during the past 5 years that are similar and/or related to the attached SOW. d) Any questions/suggestions related to the SOW e) List of assumptions, if any, which were considered in formulating the response. Responses must be in a Microsoft Office compatible format. Responses should be no more than 5 pages, and should be emailed to the Contract Specialist at helena.k.hudson2.civ@us.navy.mil. Classified Material shall NOT be submitted. All information and data received in response to this RFI, if marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information, will be protected and handled as such. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition-sensitive information contained in their response. Additional Requirement Details Anticipated Place of Performance The primary effort is anticipated to take place at the Blossom Point Tracking Facility- 10050 Blossom Point Road, Welcome, Maryland, 20693. NRL anticipates this level of effort will be performed under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract structure, with cost-plus-fixed-fee Task Orders, over the course of 5 years of performance. This is a partial follow-on requirement under the current IDIQ contract: N00173-21-D-2001, and task order N00173-21-F-2006.
What similar awards have paid
Real federal awards already on the books in a similar lane — so you can size the opportunity, not guess. This is public history, not a bid price, cost estimate, or prediction that you will win.
Typical award size
$10.41M
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $1.15M and $25.45M
Who has won work like this
Public awardees in this lane — useful for competitor scan or teaming ideas, not a ranked list of “best” firms.
- 1LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION1 award$194.27M
- 2UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE, L.L.C1 award$80.70M
- 3LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP1 award$69.72M
- 4SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.1 award$48.94M
- 5ETA SPACE LLC1 award$24.25M
- 6NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION2 awards$23.62M
- 7ALPHA SPACE TEST AND RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC1 award$22.10M
- 8UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE2 awards$18.58M
Drawn from official USAspending contract records in our index. Always confirm requirements on the SAM.gov notice before you bid.
Intelligence only — not legal advice or a guarantee of award. Always verify requirements on the official SAM.gov notice. Past award amounts are public history, not a suggested bid or prediction. Notice ID 939556e496f04b08b927b9004cbb930c.