NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk intends to award a multiple-award firm-fixed-price IDIQ supporting Naval Network Warfare Command (NNWC) for the operations, sustainment, management, and defense of the Navy’s enterprise cloud and network ecosystem, with primary emphasis on 24×7 service operations. The government confirmed in its June 2026 presolicitation synopsis that this will be solicited as a competitive 100% small business set.
The draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) defines a broad, cleared, operations-heavy requirement built around the Navy’s shift to a cloud-centric zero trust architecture. Scope spans:
- Azure IL5 and IL6 cloud tenant operations; Microsoft 365 and Intune-managed Nautilus endpoints; SD-WAN and Naval Exchange Point management across CONUS, OCONUS, and afloat; cybersecurity defense with RMF and STIG compliance; ITSM and cloud service management; records management, eDiscovery, Litigation Hold, and CAPSTONE; and hybrid HCI stack operations (all aligned to Flank Speed and Navy zero trust)
Timing deserves attention. The draft PWS identified that the solicitation would be available around 30 June 2026 and two months later and this still has not been released. Performance is projected to begin in January 2027, which leaves a narrow runway for source selection and phase-in. Firms that wait for the RFP to start assembling cleared staff and teaming partners will result with a challenging support platform to create their solution and a lower Pwin if they proceed with a submission.
OPPORTUNITY SNAPSHOT
- Opportunity: Enterprise Cloud and Network Operations, and Management Services
- Agency: NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, supporting Naval Network Warfare Command (NNWC)
- Set-Aside: Small Business Set-Aside
- NAICS: 518210, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing and Web Hosting
- Contract Type: Multiple award firm-fixed-price IDIQ
- Duration: Five-year ordering period plus a six-month extension option
- Estimated RFP: TBD (was Projected for 30 June 2026)
- Estimated Award: January 2027
- Estimated Value: TBD
- Place of Performance: NNWC, Suffolk, VA, with secondary sites in Norfolk and Chesapeake
WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY MATTERS
This is a large, cleared, round-the-clock operational requirement. The draft PWS shows the scope has historically been delivered through roughly 178 full-time equivalents across 16 labor categories. What that staffing looks like:
- Network specialists, analysts, and engineers (70 FTE); cloud service support administrators and engineers (42); eDiscovery administrators (24); Azure Virtual Desktop administrators (12); plus information assurance analysts, configuration managers, identity and entitlement administrators, and program and financial support
The clearance profile is the real barrier to entry. Every contractor position requires a clearance, and the draft PWS designates the large majority at the Top Secret level, with final or interim clearances in hand by the first day of performance. Personnel must also satisfy DoD Directive 8140.01 and SECNAV M-5239.2 cyber workforce certification requirements on their first day of employment.
The mission content is equally demanding, and the phase-in requires every watch floor position filled and qualified before mobilization ends. Competitive teams typically bring:
- Demonstrated Azure IL5 and IL6 operations at DoD scale; Microsoft 365, Intune, and endpoint management depth; SD-WAN engineering across CONUS, OCONUS, and afloat; ITIL-based 24×7 service operations with measurable service levels; zero trust, RMF, STIG, and DoD Cloud SRG experience; and teaming partners covering the gaps
WHO SHOULD CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY
This requirement is built for cleared small businesses delivering enterprise cloud and network operations to DoD customers. Firms with experience in the following should assess their fit now:
- DoD cloud operations at scale, particularly in accredited IL5 and IL6 environments
- Microsoft Azure engineering and tenant administration, with AWS, Google, or Oracle depth a plus
- Microsoft 365, Intune, and endpoint and virtual desktop management
- Network and SD-WAN engineering across CONUS, OCONUS, and afloat locations
- Cybersecurity operations grounded in RMF, STIG, and DoD Cloud SRG compliance
- ITSM and service operations firms able to staff a 24x7x365 watch floor
- Records management, eDiscovery, FOIA, Litigation Hold, and CAPSTONE support specialists
HOW OST CAN HELP
With the solicitation being released soon and performance projected to begin in January 2027, this requirement is squarely in the capture window. OST supports firms pursuing cleared DoD IT operations work with:
- Bid/No-Bid assessment: Evaluating fit against the PWS, size status under the $40M standard, and your realistic ability to staff cleared positions
- Capture planning: Win themes, customer engagement, and positioning built around 24×7 service operations and zero trust
- Teaming strategy: Identifying complementary partners via OST’s partnering portal (200+ companies) to close capability and clearance gaps
- Past performance strategy: Documenting DoD cloud, network, and service operations past performance mapped to the PWS requirements
- Proposal development: Technical approach, staffing and phase-in plans, pricing, and compliance for a multiple award IDIQ submission
With a confirmed 100% small business set-aside, a multiple award structure, and roughly 178 positions of historical staffing behind it, the NNWC enterprise cloud and network requirement is a substantial near-term opportunity for cleared small businesses. If this interests you, please book a call with OST Partner and President Bill Schalik via the button below.
