Post-Award Synopsis_FA810625DB001.pdf
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This post-award synopsis details the T-6A Avionics Replacement Program (ARP), a $2.18 billion firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded to Borsight, Inc. by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The contract will replace and upgrade avionics components for 442 T-6A operational trainer aircraft, one T-6A test aircraft, and one T-6A static display aircraft, as well as 86 ground-based training systems including operational flight trainers, instrument flight trainers, unit training devices, egress procedure trainers, and ejection seat trainers.
The contract has a four-year basic period from 07 Jul 2025 – 06 Jul 2029, with an optional four-year extension through 06 Jul 2033, plus a six-month service extension. The original equipment manufacturers are Textron Aviation Defense and FlightSafety International. The contract was competitively set aside for small businesses, with the goal of improving aircraft reliability, availability, and reducing system sustainment costs through a modern, integrated, open-system avionics suite better suited to evolving pilot training strategies.
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The United States Air Force through Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (LCMC), Tinker AFB 73145 has awarded the T-6 Avionics Replacement Program (ARP). This effort will replace/install components impacted by Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) and modify the fleet of 442 T-6A operational trainer aircraft, one (1) T-6A Test Aircraft (located at Textron Aviation Defense) and one (1) T-6A Static Display (SD). ARP will also upgrade of Ground Based Training Systems (GBTS) - Aircraft Training Devices (ATDs) which includes twenty-six (26) T-6A Operational Flight Trainers (OFT), twenty-nine (29) T-6A Instrument Flight Trainers (IFT), nineteen (19) T-6A Unit Training Devices (UTD), six (6) T-6A Egress Procedure Trainers (EPT) and six (6) T-6A Ejection Seat Trainers (EST). ARP upgrades will improve reliability and availability while reducing system sustainment and DMSMS costs via a modern, integrated, open-system avionics suite that is better suited to address evolving pilot training strategies.
The requirements set forth in this notice are defined as follows:
A firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract has been awarded.
(1) Action Code:
Not Applicable.
(2) Date:
16 Jun 2025
(3) Year:
(4) Contracting Office Zip Code:
73145
(5) Product or Service Code:
1680, Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components
(6) Contracting Office Address:
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (DAF)
Lifecycle Management Center
BLDG 3001
TINKER AFB, OK. 73145
(7) Subject:
T-6A Avionics Replacement Program (ARP)
(8) Solicitation Number:
FA8106-23-R-0001
(9) Closing Response Date:
Solicitation issue date: 23 November 2022 Solicitation closing date: 22 February 2023
(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer:
Stephanie Tinnin
Contracting Officer Stephanie.Tinnin.1@us.af.mil
(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number:
Solicitation Number: FA8106-23-R-0001 Contract Award: FA8106-25-D-B001
(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount:
Contract Ceiling: $2.18B
(13) Contract Line Item Numbers:
Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs)
BASIC PERIOD
CLIN Nomenclature
CLIN
Type
Technology Maturation Risk Reduction (TMRR) 1: Aircraft System Functional Review (SFR)
FFP
0002 Software Development Kit FFP 0003 TMRR 2: Aircraft Preliminary Design Review (PDR) FFP 0004 Virtual Prototype Delivery (Aircraft System) NSP 0005 Aircraft Delivery Incentives, Preliminary Design Review (PDR) FFP 0006 Software - Virtual Crew Station FFP 0007 Aircrew Training Devices (ATD) TMRR FFP 0008 ATD Delivery Incentives, Preliminary Design Review (PDR) FFP 0009 Virtual Prototype Delivery ATD NSP 0011 EMD 1: Aircraft Integration Testing and Critical Design Review (CDR) FFP 0012 Avionics System Integration Lab (ASIL) Software Package FFP 0013 Physical Prototype and PT-406 Mock-up Delivery (Aircraft) NSP 0014 Aircraft Delivery Incentives, Critical Design Review (CDR) FFP
0015 ASIL Delivery and Government Acceptance Support (Aircraft) FFP
EMD 2: Aircraft Installations and Contractor Testing, Test Readiness Review (TRR), Development/Operational Testing Support and Program Systems Model Delivery
FFP
0017 Kit Proof, Val/Ver, Spare Kit Buy (Aircraft) - 3 Kit Buy FFP 0018 Aircraft Delivery Incentives, Technical Readiness Review (TRR) FFP 0019 ATD Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) FFP 0020 Physical Prototype, Cadre, & Spare Kit (ATD) FFP
0020AA Physical Prototype (ATD) FFP 0020AB Cadre & Spare Kit (ATD) FFP
0021 ATD Delivery Incentives, Critical Design Review (CDR) FFP 0022 Aircraft Production Kit Buy FFP 0023 ATD Production Kit Buy FFP 0024 Aircraft Production Kit Installation FFP 0025 ATD Production Kit Installation FFP 0026 Travel G&A FFP-TBN
0027 Software - Ground Support Maintenance Computer FFP 0028 Data - Contract Data Requirements List (Separately Priced) FFP
0028AA CDRL A018 System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) FFP 0028AB CDRL A019 System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) FFP 0028AC CDRL A023 Airworthiness Specification, Certification Basis FFP 0028AD CDRL A035 Technical Data Package (TDP) FFP 0028AE CDRL A049 Management Plan, Airworthiness FFP
0028AF
CDRL A051 Commercial Derivative Aircraft (CDS) Airworthiness Certification
FFP
0028AG CDRL A052 Airworthiness Certification Criteria Report, Compliance Report FFP 0028AH CDRL A060 Spectrum Certification Spectral Characteristics Data FFP 0028AJ CDRL A087 Digital System Model FFP
0028AK
CDRL A088 Acquisition and Sustainment Data Package (ASDP) Product Engineering Design Data and Associated Lists (EDDAL) FFP
0028AL
CDRL A089 Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Block Diagrams and Mathematical Models Report FFP
0028AM CDRL A091 Reliability and Maintainability Predictions Report FFP
0028AN
CDRL A093 Technical Report – Study/Services, Primary Flight Reference (PFR) Endorsement – Display Information Package FFP
0028AP CDRL A097 Open Systems Management Plan (OSMP). FFP 0028AQ CDRL A101 As Built Configuration List (ABCL) Bill of Material (BOM) List FFP 0028AR CDRL A105 Human Systems Integration Report FFP 0028AS CDRL A108 Training Materials FFP
0028AT
CDRL A109 Department of Defense (DOD) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification and Validation (V&V) Plan FFP
0028AU
CDRL A110 Department of Defense (DOD) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification and Validation (V&V) Report FFP
0028AV CDRL A117 Technical Manual Contract Requirements (TMCR) FFP 0029 Engineering Change Orders (ECO) - Engineering Labor Rate FFP 0030 Shipping & Transportation PT-406 & UTD 003 (G&A Rate) FFP 0031 Modification PT-406 FFP 0032 Aircraft Spare Kit Buy FFP 0033 ATD Spare Kits Buy FFP 0036 Over & Above – Parts & Materials FFP-TBN 0037 Over & Above – Labor Rates FFP-TBN
OPTION PERIOD I AND 6 MONTH EXTENSION
CLIN Nomenclature
CLIN
Type
1022 Aircraft Production Kit Buy FFP 1023 ATD Production Kit Buy FFP 1024 Aircraft Production Kit Installation FFP 1025 ATD Production Kit Installation FFP 1026 Travel G&A FFP-TBN 1028 Data - Contract Data Requirements List (Separately Priced) FFP
1028AB CDRL A019 System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) FFP 1028AV CDRL A117 Technical Manual Contract Requirements (TMCR) FFP
1029 Engineering Change Orders (ECO) – Engineering Labor Rate FFP 1030 Shipping & Transportation PT-406 & UTD 003 (G&A Rate) FFP 1032 Aircraft Spare Kit Buy FFP 1033 ATD Spare Kit Buy FFP 1034 ATD Egress Procedure Trainers (EPT)/Ejection Seat Trainers (EST) Kit Buy FFP 1035 ATD EPT/EST Kit Installation FFP 1036 Over & Above – Parts & Materials FFP-TBN 1037 Over & Above – Labor Rates FFP-TBN
(14) Contract Award Date:
Award Date: 16 Jun 2025 Effective Date: 7 Jul 2025
(15) Contractor:
This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside competitively awarded to Borsight, Inc.
(16) Description:
(a) National Stock Number (NSN) if assigned:
Not applicable.
(b) Specification and whether an offeror, its product, or service must meet a qualification requirement in order to be eligible for award, and identification of the office from which additional information about the qualification requirement may be obtained (see Subpart 9.2).
(c) Manufacturer, including part number, drawing number, etc:
The original equipment manufacturers are Textron Aviation Defense and FlightSafety International.
(d) Size, dimensions, or other form, fit or functional description:
(e) Predominant material of manufacture:
(f) Quantity, including any options for additional quantities:
To be determined.
(g) Unit of issue:
Unit of Issue is provided in the final Solicitation (Request for Proposal) and Award.
(h) Destination information:
FOB Origin or Destination is defined on each Contract Line Item Number.
(i) Delivery schedule:
Delivery schedule is provided in the final Solicitation (Request for Proposal) and Award.
(j) Duration of the contract period.
The ordering period is 07 Jul 2025 – 06 Jul 2029 for a four-year basic period and one, four-year option 07 Jul 2029 – 06 Jul 2033 for a total of eight years if the option period is exercised. Six (6) months Extension of Services is also included in this contract.
(k) Sustainable acquisition requirements (or a description of high-performance sustainable building practices required, if for design, construction, renovation, repair, or deconstruction) (see parts 23 or 36).
(l) For a proposed contract action in an amount estimated to be greater than $25,000 but not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, enter—
i. A description of the procedures to be used in awarding the contract (e.g., request for oral or written quotation or solicitation), and
ii. The anticipated award date.
(m) For Architect-Engineer projects and other projects for which the product or service codes are insufficient, provide brief details with respect to: location, scope of services required, cost range and limitations, type of contract, estimated starting and completion dates, and any significant evaluation factors.
(n) In the case of noncompetitive contract actions (including those that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold), identify the intended source and insert a statement of the reason justifying the lack of competition.
Two or more small businesses capable of performing this requirement are available. This requirement was therefore a set aside for small businesses and awarded using DoD Source Selection Procedures.
(o)
i. Except when using the sole source authority at 6.302-1, insert a statement that all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.
Not applicable. Competitive to capable small businesses.
ii. When using the sole source authority at 6.302-1, insert a statement that all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.
Not applicable. Competitive to capable small businesses.
(p) If solicitations synopsized through the GPE will not be made available through the
GPE, provide information on how to obtain the solicitation.
(q) If the solicitation will be made available to interested parties through electronic data interchange, provide any information necessary to obtain and respond to the solicitation electronically.
Not Applicable. All Solicitation information will be posted on www.SAM.gov.
(r) If the technical data required to respond to the solicitation will not be furnished as part of such solicitation, identify the source in the Government, such as https://www.fedbizopps.gov/, from which the technical data may be obtained.
A technical data package will not be furnished as the Government does not own the technical data for this effort.
(17) Place of Contract Performance:
Place of Contract Performance will include Government and Contractor’s facility as defined on each Contract Line Item Number.
(18) Set-aside Status:
Two or more small businesses capable of performing this requirement are available. This requirement is therefore set aside for small business.
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