Consolidated Secure Facility
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) is conducting a Sources Sought for a Design-Build project to construct a Consolidated Secure Facility. This market research aims to identify qualified businesses capable of designing, fabricating, and installing an approximately 5,000 square foot, pre-engineered, and prefabricated secure modular facility. Responses are due March 4, 2026.
Project Scope
The requirement is for a facility fully compliant with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705 standards for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). Key technical requirements include:
- An 80 dB Radio Frequency (RF) shielded perimeter.
- Acoustical protections meeting Sound Transmission Class (STC) 50.
- Installation of all required GSA-approved locks and security hardware.
- Infrastructure preparations to accommodate future TEMPEST upgrades.
Critical Security Requirements
This is a national security-sensitive project with mandatory security requirements:
- Facility Clearance: Companies involved in design, fabrication, and installation MUST POSSESS a TOP SECRET Facility Clearance at the time of proposal submission.
- Personnel Clearance: All contractor personnel performing on-site finishing work MUST POSSESS, at a minimum, a U.S. SECRET security clearance.
Submission Requirements
Interested parties are invited to submit a capabilities statement, no more than ten (10) pages, including:
- Company information (name, address, CAGE code, POC).
- Verification of TOP SECRET facility clearance.
- Detailed experience in designing, fabricating, and installing ICD 705 compliant facilities of similar size and scope, with at least two (2) project examples from the past five (5) years.
- Business size under NAICS codes 236220 and 332311.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought (Market Research)
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Response Due: March 4, 2026, 2:00 PM EST
- Published: February 18, 2026
- Agency: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT)
- Place of Performance: Newport, RI
Additional Notes
This notice is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation.