APG66_68 RFI 18MAY26.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

“RFI R&R services for F-16 APG-66 and APG-68 radar items”

USAF/AFMC/AFLCMC/F-16-SPO/FMS Contracting Office, Hill Air Force Base, UT

1.0 Description

1.1 The F-16 Support Program Office in support of the FMS countries is seeking information on how an interested contractor could provide repair and return services for multiple unclassified and possible classified F-16 Foreign Military Partner Nation for repair of APG-66, APG-68 radars and/or associated

Avionic LRUs, SRUs down to the lowest component level. Please see the attached RADAR components

APG66_68 list. Note: Reference # column yellow highlight indicates possible multiple repair stages i.e.

Standard to Major.

1.2 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Air Force is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it could possibly be synopsized on the

SAM.gov website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement; however, if you do provide information, you could possibly be sent the solicitation notification directly and this is NOT guaranteed.

2.0 Background

2.1 FMS countries require a reliable long-term sustainment solution to include repair and return and lay-in spare parts of the F-16 APG-66 and APG-68 Radar System. Services Description: Service Code: J016.

The scope of this effort shall include all “Repair and Return” services for F-16 APG-66 and APG-68 radar items and/or associated Avionic LRUs, SRUs down to the lowest component level listed. All repair work performed by the contractor shall comply with the instructions and technical data requirements contained in the applicable Technical Orders (TOs) supplied by the United States Government (USG).

2.2 Delivery Period: TBD.

2.3 Limitations: Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) material or

Contractor is awaiting receipt of long lead parts or materials.

2.4 Security Requirements: Security Clearance: The efforts required for this task are UNCLASSIFIED and shall not require Contractor personnel to obtain a security clearance. Controlled Unclassified

Information: Controlled Unclassified Information is any information that law, regulation, or government wide policy requires to have safeguarding or disseminating controls, excluding information that is classified under Executive Order 13526, Classfied National Security Information, December 29, 2009, or any predecessor or successor order, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Controlled

Unclassified Information (CUI) is information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls https://sam.gov/content/home pursuant to and consistent with applicable law, regulations, and government-wide policies but is not classified under Executive Order 13526 or the Atomic Energy Act, as amended. Classified:

CLASSIFIED and shall require Contractor personnel to obtain an appropriate security clearance as needed, and a DD Form 254 shall be completed.

3.0 Requested Information

3.1 From the attached RADAR components APG66_68 list. Please compile a separate list of each of the items your company can/could make repairs on without any subcontracting involvement making repairs.

Subcontractors involvement shall only be for i.e. supplies and or testing. Provide details on why you would need to subcontract to complete the repair. Use the Excel file and make a new tab for you list.

3.2 Delivery Period on each listed item your company can repair provide a recommendation estimated period time for repair i.e. 120 days.

3.3 Provide the estimated percentage of the total contract value that would be subcontracted.

3.4 Provide up to three previous contracts (as the prime contractor) for the last ten years that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to this requirement. For each contract, please provide: the contract number, the relevant NAICS code, the total contract value, the number of assigned FTEs, and a summary of the work performed.

3.5 Describe your company's financial resources to manage a contract of this size.

3.6 Describe your company's strategy for recruiting, retaining, and managing a qualified workforce of

200+ personnel

3.7 Contractor Qualifications: Certification shall be a requirement prior to any repairs as required. Please just answer yes or no if your company has been certified by the USAF. USAF owns the data rights and engineering authority for the APG 66 and APG 68 Radar system. To qualify a vendor we use FAR part

9, Section 202, { https://www.acquisition.gov/far/9.202 }and Regulation AFMCI 23-113

{https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/afmc/publication/afmci23-113/afmci23-113.pdf}.

4.0 Responses

4.1 Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper.

4.2 White papers in Microsoft Word for Office 365 compatible format are due no later than 18 JUNE

2026, 1300 hrs MST. Responses shall be limited to 60 pages for Section 2 and submitted via e-mail only to Joe Barthold @ joseph.barthold.1@us.af.mil and Blake Merriam @ joseph.merriam@us.af.mil Email

Subject: “Company name SAM RFI R&R services for F-16 APG-66 and APG-68 radar items”.

Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the

Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become

Government property and will not be returned.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/9.202 https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/afmc/publication/afmci23-113/afmci23-113.pdf mailto:joseph.barthold.1@us.af.mil mailto:joseph.merriam@us.af.mil

4.3. Section 1 of the white paper shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum:

4.3.1. Name, Cage Code, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.

4.3.2. Recommended contracting strategy.

4.3.3. Business type (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a)-certified small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, woman-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Or suggested NAICS in line of requirements. “Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121. A small business concern for the purposes of this procurement is generally defined as a business, including its affiliates, averaging no more than 34 million dollars in annual receipts. Annual receipts of a concern that has been in business for 3 or more complete fiscal years means the annual average gross revenue of the concern taken for the last 3 fiscal years. Annual receipts of a concern that has been in business for less than 3 complete fiscal years means its total receipts for the period it has been in business, divided by the number of weeks including fractions of a week that it has been in business, and multiplied by 52.

Respondees are cautioned, however, that this is a general description only. Additional standards and conditions apply. Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19 for additional detailed information on Small Business Size Standards. The FAR is available at Acquisition.gov. {NOTE: Subject to change based on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) to Part 19}

4.3.4. The facility security clearance of the offeror.

4.4 Section 1, 2, 3 ,4 and 5 of the white paper shall limit the number of pages as possible. We do not want a boil plate business development brochure of your company, moreover, we request direct information/answers and or questions to the requested information.

5.0 Industry Discussions-F-16 SPO FMS Contracting Office representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential offerors. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, especially any development and certification risks.

6.0 Questions-Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the

Contracting Officer, email address. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers to the Government Point of Entry website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 18

JUNE 2026, 1300 hrs MST will be answered.

7.0 Summary-THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can provide

F-16 SPO FMS Contracting Office. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Air Force has not made a commitment to procure any of the items/services discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

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