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Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Support for the Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering (CCSE)

Issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · ONR · ONR NRL · NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
5 Nov 2026
Closes
17 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC
Reference
N0017326RGF02
Location
United States
Sector
Research, Studies & Evaluation

This notice was amended

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

  • Submission deadline changed from 6 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC to 17 Nov 2026, 18:30 UTC
    First seen by FreeTender on 6 Nov 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.

At a glance

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · ONR · ONR NRL · NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY in United States has published a tender in research, studies & evaluation: “Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Support for the Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering (CCSE)”. Submissions close on 17 November 2026, 7 days from today. Quote reference N0017326RGF02 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 45 notices from this buyer since 2026, 4 of them currently open. There are 79 open research, studies & evaluation notices in United States on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities, not through FreeTender.

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Details

DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · ONR · ONR NRL · NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY is soliciting Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Support for the Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering (CCSE). Solicitation number N0017326RGF02. Classified under NAICS 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Product/service code AC11 — R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: AIRCRAFT (BASIC RESEARCH). Responses are due by 17 November 2026 18:30 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

This is a Request for Proposals.  Please see attached Solicitation and all attachments.  Questions are due to the contract specialist no later than 15 days from the publication date of this announcement. UPDATE 10/23/2026: DUE TO SYSTEM ISSUES NRL WILL POST ANSWERS TO VENDOR QUESTIONS DURING THE WEEK OF 10/26/2026.  IN THE MEANTIME, NRL CONSIDERS THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE OF 11/6/2026 LISTED ON SAM.GOV AS SUPERSEDING THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE OF 10/26/2026 ON THE SF-33.  PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS POSTING FOR ALL UPDATES TO THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. UPDATE 11/5/2026: Due to ongoing system issues internal to NRL the proposal submission deadline has been extended to 11/17.  NRL intends to provide answers to vendor questions and updated documents as necessary on 11/6/2026.  Please continue to monitor this posting for all updates to the Request for Proposals.

Context for bidders

We hold 45 notices from DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · ONR · ONR NRL · NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, going back to September 2026 — 4 of them still open. They buy mostly in Electronics & Semiconductors, Manufacturing & Supply and Construction & Infrastructure. There are 79 open Research, Studies & Evaluation tenders in United States. This one closes in 7 days.

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