Satellite Operations Software and Support

Location: District of Columbia
Posted: Aug 25, 2025
Due: Sep 2, 2025
Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Type of Government: Federal
Category:
  • A - Research and development
Solicitation No: N00173-25-SYN-CT02
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Satellite Operations Software and Support
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Contract Opportunity
Notice ID
N00173-25-SYN-CT02
Related Notice
N00173-25-RFI-CT02
Department/Ind. Agency
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier
DEPT OF THE NAVY
Major Command
ONR
Sub Command
ONR NRL
Office
NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
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General Information
  • Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
  • Original Published Date: Aug 25, 2025 02:25 pm EDT
  • Original Response Date: Sep 02, 2025 02:00 pm EDT
  • Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
  • Original Inactive Date: Sep 17, 2025
  • Initiative:
    • None
Classification
  • Original Set Aside:
  • Product Service Code: AJ13 - GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
  • NAICS Code:
    • 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
  • Place of Performance:
    Washington , DC 20375
    USA
Description

This notice is a ‘Presolicitation Notice’ and does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to provide the presolicitation notice in accordance with FAR SubPart 5.2 Synopses of Proposed Contract Action in preparation for the anticipated release of a Request for Proposal (RFP). NRL reserves the right to cancel this acquisition at any time.



RFP #N00173-25-R-2456, titled “Satellite Operations Software and Support” is planned to be issued in September of 2025 using full and open competition. The solicitation will use trade-off source selection procedures in accordance with FAR Part 15. Award is anticipated to be made in accordance with FAR SubPart 15.101.



The resulting contract is planned to be a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), cost-plus-fixed-fee, level-of-effort (LOE) procurement. Orders are anticipated to be issued against the base IDIQ. The period of performance will be for five (5) years. The anticipated LOE involved will be a mix of labor categories, to include key personnel, consisting of an estimated 800,000 hours* for the total period of performance.



*The total labor hours ultimately solicited and required under this contract may vary from the total noted above.



Interested parties may submit questions or feedback by the response deadline to the Primary Point of Contact listed above. Phone calls regarding this pre-solicitation notice will not be accepted.



THE FORTHCOMING SOLICITATION WILL BE OFFERED IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED.



Potential offerors can view and/or download the RFP and attachments at SAM.gov (Contract Opportunities) when the RFP is posted. Interested parties can register under the Interested Parties Vendors list. Prospective offerors MUST register themselves on the website. Prospective offerors must also be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM in order to participate in this procurement.


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  • 4555 OVERLOOK AVE SW
  • WASHINGTON , DC 20375-5328
  • USA
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