Lightning Protection System Requirements.pdf

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Intent to Sole Source F35 Lightning Protection Masts
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The document details Lightning Protection System Requirements for the F-35 aircraft, specifying the need for 24 protection systems with rigorous technical specifications. Key requirements include a minimum height of 38 feet, ability to conduct lightning strikes up to 200 kA, a 50-foot grounding cable with 2/0 AWG wire gauge, and resilience to extreme environmental conditions such as 1.4 inches of rainfall per hour, winds up to 120 mph, and temperatures ranging from -60 to 160 degrees. The systems must be capable of protecting F-35 aircraft when parked in open and austere environments during lightning conditions.

The related federal contract opportunity is a Special Notice for an Intent to Sole Source to LBA TECHNOLOGY, with a NAICS code of 335931 (Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing). The opportunity is managed by the Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces, with interested parties able to identify their capabilities and interest by 12:00 P.M. Alaska Time on 18 April 2025. Vendors believing they can match the product specifications are instructed to contact Contract Specialist Catherine Williams and Contracting Officer Marta Burke via email, submitting capability documentation including product specifications.

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Lightning Protection System Requirements/specifications

Twenty- four (24) required.

• Capable and officially approved to protect the F-35 aircraft when parked in open, austere, and when lightning conditions are fore-casted and/or present

• Minimum height of 38 feet.

• Designed to conduct a lightning strike with a magnitude of up to 200 kA.

• Supplied with a grounding cable that is a minimum of 50 feet in length and a wire gauge of 2/0

AWG.

• Withstands exposure to rainfall at a rate of 1.4 inches per hour, winds up to 120 mph without being fastened to the ground, and ice accretion of up to 3 inches.

• Operates and stored at temperatures of negative 60 degrees to 160 degrees.

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