MOBILITY PROTOTYPING
Overview
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Set Aside
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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 Department of the Navy (NSWC Crane) is soliciting proposals for a Mobility Prototyping Multiple Award Contract (MAC) to advance mobility technology for Department of Defense (DoD) vehicles and mobility platforms. This Total Small Business Set-Aside opportunity seeks design, development, engineering, fabrication, and testing services. Proposals are due May 11, 2026.
Scope of Work
This Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) MAC focuses on prototyping efforts across four key Technology Areas:
- Powertrain Performance Prototyping: Improvements to engine, transmission, axles, electrical motors, and power systems.
- Advanced Chassis, Body, and Mobility Handling Prototyping: Enhancements to chassis, frame, suspension, steering, body, survivability, and payload.
- Mobility Testing Services: System-level, environmental, and durability testing.
- General Prototype Fabrication and Integration: Developing physical components and integrating them into prototypes. Individual Delivery Orders (DOs) will define specific requirements, including Key Performance Parameters (KPPs), and may require prototype delivery, test reports, and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables. The goal is to provide effective material solutions for current and legacy ground mobility vehicles, enhancing operational safety, lethality, and reliability.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract(s) (MACs).
- Duration: A 60-month ordering period from award, with an option for an additional 60 months (total 120 months).
- Estimated Total Contract Value: $25,000,000.
- Minimum Guaranteed Order: $1,000 per MAC awardee.
- Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price for CLINs 0001-0004 and 0006. CLIN 0005 (Data) is Not Separately Priced (NSP).
- Place of Performance: Primarily within the Continental United States, with specific locations determined by individual DOs.
Set-Aside & Eligibility
This solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5). While the overall procurement is set aside for small businesses, individual orders may be restricted to specific small business designations (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, SDVOSB, EDWOSB) as notified in the order solicitation. Only U.S. companies are eligible for award.
Evaluation Factors
Proposals will be evaluated based on:
- Technical Proposal: Significantly more important than Past Performance.
- Management Approach: Significantly more important than Past Performance.
- Past Performance: Assessed using provided matrices and questionnaires.
- Contract Documentation: Pass/fail requirement. Offerors may propose on one or more Technology Areas. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 (Self) is required for all information systems processing FCI or CUI.
Submission & Deadlines
- Proposal Submission Deadline: May 11, 2026, 6:00 PM ET.
- Questions Due: April 30, 2026, 2:00 PM ET.
- Past Performance Questionnaires Due: May 18, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email.
Amendment & Attachments
Amendment 0001, posted May 4, 2026, adds FAR Clause 52.222-90, "Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors," to the solicitation. Key attachments include the Statement of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs A001-A018), Past Performance Matrix, Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).