Request for Information / Sources Sought Notice for ARTS-V3 VADR MINI
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hill Air Force Base is seeking a contractor to develop the Advanced Radar Threat System-Variant 3 (ARTS-V3) Variable Aperture Digital Radar (VADR) Mini, a Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) radar threat simulator system. The primary objective is to create a smaller, mobile radar system using government-furnished equipment, including 32 transmit/receive subarrays in X-, C-, or S-Bands. Interested parties are required to submit responses to specific questions in the RFI document by March 10, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. MST, with the Air Force planning to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) around August 2025. The procurement will follow a Middle Tier Acquisition, Rapid Prototyping approach, focusing on integrating government-furnished equipment into a movable, ruggedized radar pedestal system. Evaluation criteria will likely center on technical capabilities, integration expertise, and cost-effectiveness.
The contract opportunity is not set aside for any specific small business category and falls under NAICS code 334511 for Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. The Air Force estimates a requirement for 10-50 VADR Mini systems, with potential expansion through Foreign Military Sales. The government is targeting a unit cost under $10 million and plans to use a fixed-price contract structure with Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task orders for production units. The Production Representative Article must be delivered by December 2027, with production expected to commence within 6 months of contract award. While no incumbent contractors are mentioned, the program represents a significant opportunity for companies with expertise in radar systems, electronic warfare, and advanced military technology manufacturing.
FA8210-25-R-MINI Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hill Air Force Base
2/10/25, 4:41 PM Radio Direction Finding System
The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command is soliciting bids for a Radio Direction Finding (RDF) System through Solicitation Number FA301025Q0004. The procurement seeks to acquire two RDF systems with specific technical requirements, including radio direction finding capabilities up to 6 GHz, I/Q recording capabilities, and a portable DF Head antenna. The solicitation will use a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation method, with technical assessment focused on meeting salient characteristics dated December 18, 2024. Interested vendors must submit their responses by February 12, 2025, at 1:00 PM, with planned delivery of systems to the 738 EIS LSFM at Keesler AFB by February 28, 2025. The contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed price procurement, utilizing electronic funds transfer through the Wide Area Workflow system.
The opportunity is designated as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 334220, with a size standard of 1,250 employees. The RDF system must meet complex technical specifications, including capabilities for frequency-hopped signal direction finding, automatic signal identification and tracking, and integration with specific software platforms like CTL SystemWare Spectrum Guard Elite. The system requires features such as manpack portability, wideband/reactive jamming capabilities, and the ability to form a Time Difference of Arrival network when multiple units are integrated. Performance will be located at Keesler AFB in Mississippi, with specific equipment requirements including a portable controller, BB-2590 battery and charger, and weather-ruggedized components. No incumbent contractor was mentioned in the solicitation documents, indicating this is likely a new procurement for a specialized technical system.
FA301025Q0004_Conger Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command
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NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PERPARDENESS, AND ENRGY PROGAM USE (APRIL 2008))|2|dx||
This is a rated order certified for national defense use, and the Contractor will follow all the requirements of the Defense Priorities and Allocations System regulation (15 CFR 700).
NAVSUP-WSS IS SEEKING ELIGIBLE CONTRACTORS TO FURNISH EFFORT INCLUDING
LABOR, MATERIAL, AND FACILITIES AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO EVALUATE, REPAIR
AND/OR MODIFY THE ITEMS AS SPECIFIED FOR STOCK. OFFERS SUBMITTED FOR
REMANUFACTURED, SURPLUS OR NEW PROCUREMENT ACQUISITIONS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED AND DETERMINED NON-RESPONSIVE.
PROVIDE REPAIR PRICE AS FIRM FIXED -or- ESTIMATED, SPECIFY ON PROPOSAL FIRM FIXED or EST. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING WHEN SUBMITTING FIRM REPAIR PRICING:
Include repair price with all costs associated with receipt and complete repair of material that may be in piece part condition, missing hardware, damaged, handling damage (Missing on Induction).
Provide the following in addition to your repair quote:
New item cost for price comparison $_____.
Repair turn-around time (days)_____.
(If NTE pricing is proposed, Firm Fixed Pricing must be provided within 30 days).
Test and Evaluation Cost (Should unit be Beyond Repair) $_____.
Inspection site CAGE_____ .
Packaging site CAGE_____ .
Throughput Constraint = ______/month.
Induction Expiration Date of ______.
Repair Turnaround Time (RTAT): the resultant contractual delivery requirement is measured from asset Return to the date of asset acceptance under the terms of the contract. For purposes of this section, Return is defined as physical receipt of the F-condition
asset at the contractor's facility as reflected in the Action Date entry in the Commercial Asset Visibility (CAV) system. In accordance with the CAV Statement of Work, the contractor is required to accurately report all transactions by the end of the fifth
regular business day after receipt and the Action Date entered in CAV must be dated to reflect the actual date of physical receipt. The Contractor must obtain final inspection and acceptance by the Government for all assets within the RTATs established in this
contract.
Requested RTAT: 80 Days
1. SCOPE
1.1 This contract/purchase order contains the requirements for repair and the contract quality requirements for the AUDIO,BOX,ASSEMBLY .
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1 Applicable Documents - The document(s) listed below form a part of this contract/purchase order including modifications or exclusions.
2.1.1 "Document References" listed below must be obtained by the Contractor. Ordering information is included as an attachment to this contract/purchase order.
3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Cage Code/Reference Number Items - The AUDIO,BOX,ASSEMBLY repaired under this contract/purchase order shall meet the operational and functional requirements as represented by the Cage Code(s) and reference number(s) listed below. All repair work shall be
performed in accordance with the contractors repair/overhaul standard practices, manuals and directives including but not limited to drawings, technical orders, manufacturing operations, tooling instructions, approved repair standards and any other contractor
or government approved documents developed to provide technical repair procedures.
CAGE___Ref. No.
;3ERB9 LT-C-0119-00;
3.2 ;THE ITEM DOES NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR HARDENED FEATURE BUT DOES HAVE OTHER CRITICAL FEATURE(S) SUCH ASTOLERANCE, FIT RESTRICTIONS OR APPLICATION.;
3.3 Marking - This item shall be physically identified in accordance
with ;MIL-STD-130, REV N, 16 NOV 2012; .
3.4 Changes in Design, Material Servicing, or Part Number - Except for a Code 1 change, which shall be processed as provided in the code statement shown below, no substitution of items shall be made until the NAVICP-MECH Contracting Officer has notified and
approval has been given by issuance of a written change order. When any change in design, material, servicing or part number is made to replace or substitute any item to be furnished on this contract/purchase order, the Contractor shall furnish, for the
substituting/replacement item, a drawing and an explanation of the reason for the change, explaining the reason therefor. If finished detail drawings are not available, shop drawings in the form used by the manufacturer will be acceptable for Government
evaluation. When notifying the Procurement Contracting Officer of the reasons for making substitutions, the type of change shall be indicated by code number in accordance with one of the following statements:
Code 1: PART NUMBER CHANGE ONLY - If the Manufacturer's Part Number indicated thereon has changed, but the parts are identical in all respects, supply the item and advise NAVICP-MECH immediately of the new part number.
Code 2: Assembly (or set or kit) not furnished - Used following detail parts.
Code 3: Part not furnished separately - Use assembly.
Code 4: Part redesigned - Old and new parts are completely interchangeable.
Code 5: Part redesigned - New part replaces old. Old part cannot replace new.
Code 6: Part redesigned - Parts not interchangeable.
4. QUALITY ASSURANCE
4.1 Responsibility for Inspection - Unless otherwise specified in the contract/purchase order, the Contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contract/purchase order,
the Contractor may use his own or any other facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government. The Government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the
specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements.
4.2 Responsibility for Compliance - All items must meet all requirements of this contract/purchase order. The inspection set forth in this specification shall become a part of the Contractor's overall inspection system or quality program. The absence of any
inspection requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility of assuring that all products or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract/purchase order. Sampling in quality conformance
does not authorize submission of known defective material, either indicated or actual, not does it commit the Government to acceptance of defective material.
4.3 Records - Records of all inspection work by the Contractor shall be kept complete and available to the Government during the performance of contract/purchase order and for a period of 365 calendar days after final delivery of supplies.
4.4 Inspection/Testing Repaired Items - The Contractor shall perform all inspection and testing requirements as specified in the original manufacturer's specifications and drawings.
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking - Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking shall be in accordance with the Contract/Purchase Order Schedule and as specified below.
MIL-STD 2073 PACKAGING APPLIES AS FOUND ELSEWHERE IN THE SCHEDULE
6. NOTES
6.1 Ordering Information for Document References - The Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DODSSP), Website http://www.dsp.dla.mil/, provides product information for the Department Of Defense Index Of Specifications and Standards (DODISS)
(i.e.Military/Federal Specifications and Standards), Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), and other DODSSP Products. Most Specifications can obtained directly from http://quicksearch.dla.mil/
A. Availability of Cancelled Documents - The DODSSP offers cancelled documentsthat are required by private industry in fulfillment of contractual obligationsin paper format. Documents can be requested by phoning the Subscription Services Desk.
B. Commercial Specifications, Standards, and Descriptions - These specifications, standards and descriptions are not available from Government sources. Theymay be obtained from the publishers of the applicable societies.
C. Ordnance Standards (OS), Weapons Specifications (WS), and NAVORD OSTD 600 Pages - These type publications may be obtained by submitting a request to:
Commander, Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center
Code 8410P, 101 Strauss Avenue
Indian Head, MD 20640-5035
D. On post-award actions, requests for "Official Use Only" and "NOFORN" (Not Releasable To Foreign Nationals) documents must identify the Government ContractNumber, and must be submitted via the cognizant Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) for
certification of need for the document. On pre-award actions such requests must be submitted to the PCO for certification of need for the document.
E. NOFORN Military Specifications and Standards (including Amendments, Change Notices and Supplements, but NOT interim Changes) to be ordered from:
Contracting Officer
NAVSUP-WSS
Code 87321
5450 Carlisle Pike
P.O. Box 2020
Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17055-0788
F. Nuclear Reactor Publications Assigned NAVSEA Documents and Identification Numbers (i.e. NAVSEA Welding Standard, NAVSEA 250-1500-1) are to be ordered enue:
Commanding Officer
NAVSUP-WSS
Code 009
5450 Carlisle Pike
P.O. Box 2020
Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17055-0788
G. Technical Manuals Assigned NAVSEA Identification Numbers (i.e. NAVSEA Welding And Brazing Procedure, NAVSEA S9074-AQ-GIB-010/248) are to be ordered from:
Commanding Officer
NAVSUP-WSS
Code 1 Support Branch
700 Robbins Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa. 19111-5094
H. Interim Changes and Classified Specifications must be obtained by submitting a request on DD Form 1425 to NAVSUP-WSS.
6.2 In accordance with OPNAVINST 5510.1 all documents and drawings provided by the U.S. Navy to perspective Contractors must include a "Distribution Statement" to inform the contractor of the limits of distribution, and the safeguarding of the information
contained on those documents and drawings.
There are 7 (seven) seperate distribution statement codes used for non-classified documents and drawings. The definition for each is as follows:
A... approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
B... distribution authorized to US Governments agencies only.
C... distribution authorized to US Government agencies and their contractors.
D... distribution authorized to DoD and DoD contractors only.
E... distribution authorized to DoD Components only.
F... further distribution only as directed by Commander, Naval Sea
Systems Command, code 09T.
X... distribution is authorized to US Government agencies and private individuals or enterprises eligible to obtain export controlled technical
data in accordance with OPNAVINST 5510.161.
6.3 Notice To Distributors/Offerors - Consideration for award of contract shall be given only to authorized distributors of the original manufacturer's item represented in this solicitation. If you desire to be considered as a potential source for award of
this contract, proof of being an authorized distributor shall be provided on company letterhead signed by a responsible company official and sent with your offer to the Procurement Contracting Officer.
N0010423QND28 Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command
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