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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
11 Sept 2026
Closes
11 Nov 2026, 22:00 UTC
Reference
N0016726R1005
Location
United States
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply

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 11 November 2026 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 5 notices from DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSEA · NAVSEA WARFARE CENTER · NSWC CARDEROCK, going back to September 2026 — 2 of them still open. They buy mostly in Manufacturing & Supply, Construction & Infrastructure and electronics-semiconductors. There are 3,199 open Manufacturing & Supply tenders in United States. This one closes in 61 days.

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