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Justification, first published as presolicitation

Victoria Class Bow Array

N00024-25-R-6103

Department of the Navy, NAVSEA HQ. Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.

Awarded

Delphinus Engineering, Inc.

$36,979,203.00 on the award notice, December 1, 2025, contract N0002426C6103

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Description

As published on SAM.gov with the award notice of December 8, 2025.

Delphinus Engineering Inc., Newtown, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $14,549,938 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the development, fabrication, production, integration, and testing of the Victoria Class Bow Array and Lift System. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $36,979,203.

10 U.S.C 3204(a)(4) and 10 U.S.C 3204(a)(1) provide authority for NAVSEA to award the anticipated contract to Delphinus utilizing other than full and open competition. The VCBA International Partner has directed the United States to procure the VCBA from Delphinus; therefore Delphinus will be the sole source provider for the above efforts in accordance with 10 U.S.C 3204(a)(4). In addition, with respect to the option years, Delphinus is the only qualified source with the requisite technical expertise and knowledge to perform the VCBA effort without significant disruption to the program schedule; therefore Delphinus will be the sole source provider in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1).

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The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

UEI
KF3NGNBNQ271
CAGE
08LQ0
Vendor location
Newtown Square, PA
Contract
N0002426C6103, definitive contract
Obligated
$14,549,938.00, potential $36,979,202
Actions
1 between December 1, 2025 and December 1, 2025
Competition
Not Available for Competition, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Bow Unit #1 and First Article Testing
Match
solicitation number N0002425R6103 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office N00024 (high confidence)

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. March 11, 2025

    Presolicitation

    Due March 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice cebfe1016d2f4fcab1eaca8567238c99

  2. December 8, 2025

    Award notice

    Awarded to Delphinus Engineering Inc. for $36,979,203. SAM.gov, notice d07193b01a534aefa834f9b9db5b664c

    2 revisions on SAM
    • December 10, 2025: publish, justification
    • December 8, 2025: publish, award notice
  3. December 10, 2025

    Justification, originally award notice

    SAM.gov, notice a71e2e8a9c824dd7bc45c60a59c2bb8b

    2 revisions on SAM
    • December 10, 2025: publish, justification
    • December 8, 2025: publish, award notice

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