H20 Engineering Services
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 Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) has released a DRAFT Presolicitation for H20 Engineering Services. This requirement seeks support for the NSWCDD Maritime Warfare Control Systems Division (H20) in developing Maritime Command and Control, Warfare/Weapons Control, and future warfare systems. This opportunity is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Responses are due by March 9, 2026.
Scope of Work
The contractor will provide comprehensive engineering services across various technical and engineering stages, including:
- Systems Development: Support for Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Package, Surface Launcher System (SLS), Vertical Launching Systems (VLS), AN/SQQ-89, Undersea Warfare (USW)/Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Combat Systems, Aegis Weapons and Fire Control, Autonomous and Unmanned Systems, Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW), Information Warfare/Big Data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- Technical Stages: Development, testing, integration, fielding, quality assurance (QA), certification, and maintenance.
- Systems Engineering Activities: Concept definition, system architecture, system design, operational and system requirements development/management, interface management, security engineering, systems certification, communications/network engineering, hardware design/integration, system interoperability, integrated logistics, training, fleet support, tactics/operations, mission engineering, metrics collection/analysis, modeling, and simulations.
- Ancillary Support: Business operational and financial support, technical writing, documentation, configuration management, database maintenance, information assurance (IA), and system administration.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Presolicitation (DRAFT)
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Product/Service Code: R425 - Engineering And Technical Services
- Place of Performance: Dahlgren, VA
- Response Due: March 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
- Published: February 11, 2026
Evaluation
Details regarding evaluation criteria are not provided in this DRAFT Presolicitation.
Additional Notes
This is a DRAFT notice for planning purposes. The official solicitation is expected to follow. For inquiries, contact Cameron S. Dodson at cameron.s.dodson3.civ@us.navy.mil or (540) 430-5899.