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COLUMBIA Class Tailcone Manufacture — Ship and Boat Propulsion Components

Issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER · NSWC CARDEROCK · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
29 Oct 2026
Closes
1 Feb 2027, 22:00 UTC
Reference
N0016726R1005
Location
United States
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply

This notice was amended

Details changed after publication. Re-check the official notice before bidding.

  • Submission deadline changed from 11 Nov 2026, 22:00 UTC to 1 Feb 2027, 22:00 UTC
    First seen by FreeTender on 30 Oct 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.

At a glance

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER · NSWC CARDEROCK in United States has published a tender in manufacturing & supply: “COLUMBIA Class Tailcone Manufacture — Ship and Boat Propulsion Components”. Submissions close on 1 February 2027, 88 days from today. Quote reference N0016726R1005 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 13 notices from this buyer since 2026, 6 of them currently open. There are 2,862 open manufacturing & supply notices in United States on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities, not through FreeTender.

Details

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER · NSWC CARDEROCK is soliciting COLUMBIA Class Tailcone Manufacture — Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Solicitation number N0016726R1005. Classified under NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing. Product/service code 2010 — SHIP AND BOAT PROPULSION COMPONENTS. Responses are due by 01 February 2027 22:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

The Advanced Propulsor Management Office (APMO, Code 808) in the Naval Architecture and Engineering Department (Code 80) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) is responsible for managing the research and development, design, testing, acquisition, and delivery of United States Navy submarine propulsors. This solicitation is for the manufacture and acquisition of COLUMBIA Class Tailcones, in accordance with the attached solicitation N00167-26-R-1005. The resultant contract will be a combination of Fixed Price Incentive - Firm Target (FPIF), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), and Cost-type line items.

Context for bidders

We hold 13 notices from DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER · NSWC CARDEROCK, going back to September 2026 — 6 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing & Supply and Electronics semiconductors. There are 2,862 open Manufacturing & Supply tenders in United States. This one closes in 88 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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