RFI ALR-69A IDIQ DLA_3 Apr 26_Production.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

AN/ALR-69A Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ

Production and Sustainment of the United States Air Force (USAF) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the ability to provide Production and Sustainment required for the AN/ALR-69A RWR in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Government is conducting this market research to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources prior to determining the acquisition strategy. Potential sources shall possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to satisfy the PWS.

The level of security clearance is SECRET.

There is no foreign participation in this requirement.

The Government does not own or have access to the data for these items.

The Government has determined that this system is a non-commercial item.

Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, assembly, and services. The contractor is responsible for producing, logistics, providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor’s facility.

Contractor furnished material or parts used for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts. The sole source contractor for this effort is the Raytheon Company

(RTX).

Contractors/Institutions responding to this market research are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

In accordance with RFO 15.101(c),

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information requested

(b) Response will be treated as information only and not as a proposal. Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: Identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experiences to meet the requirements for sustainment in support of the

AN/ALR-69A RWR.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The document(s) below contains a description of the AN/ALR-69A RWR requirement which consists of two- Line Replaceable Units (LRUs): one (1) CSP and four (4) RRs, and a Contractor Capability Survey. The Survey allows Contractors to provide their company’s capability.

2. If, after reviewing these documents, you desire to participate in the market research, you should provide documentation that supports your company’s capability in meeting these requirements. Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities.

3. ATTENTION: SMALL BUSINESS RESPONDENTS who are interested in participating in this effort:

a. No set aside decision has been made; however, the Government will determine the final strategy after thorough analysis of the small business responses and other market research available, considering the demonstrated interest and capability. Please ensure that you provide a thorough response to each question. If your company does not currently possess the full capability required to fulfill the entire requirement, what teaming/partnership/joint venture/subcontracting arrangement do you have in place to fulfill the government needs? Providing evidence of this arrangement, e.g. emails, letters, etc. that demonstrates a united response to this RFI is highly encouraged but not required. The evidence should state the type of arrangement and the role each member will fulfill. If you are only interested in being a subcontractor to the future awardee, state the portion of the work that your organization has capability of fulfilling.

b. Identify any areas of work that your organization believes should be broken out exclusively for Small Business.

4. Both large and small businesses are encouraged to participate in this RFI.

Joint ventures or teaming arrangements are encouraged.

5. Questions related to this market survey should be addressed to the PCO, Desura Gates, desura.gates.1@us.af.mil, the Buyer, Amber Hall, amber.hall.6@us.af.mil, and LA.Forest Glover, laforest.glover.1@us.af.mil) mailto:desura.gates.1@us.af.mil mailto:amber.hall.6@us.af.mil mailto:laforest.glover.1@us.af.mil

REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION

AN/ALR-69A Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ

Production and Sustainment of the United States Air Force (USAF) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to provide Production and Sustainment for the AN/ALR-69A.

The AN/ALR-69A is a digital RWR system with specialized hardware designed to detect, identify, and report Radio Frequency (RF) threats. The system's performance is heavily dependent on its software and firmware, including its Operational Flight Program (OFP), digital signal processing programs, and the Mission Data Files (MDFs) used for threat identification.

Specific requirements are in the PWS. This requirement is for production, procurement, repairs, returns, golden assets, one-time buys, spares, sustainment, and updates. Our anticipated contract strategy is a five-years contract (one basic year, plus four- option years) and will continue through

FY31.

Figure 1: AN/ALR-69A Radar Warning Receiver

CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY

Part I. Business Information

Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

• Company/Institute Name:

• Address:

• Point of Contact:

• CAGE Code:

• Phone Number:

• E-mail Address:

• Web Page URL

Government Proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:

334511

Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

• Small Business (Yes / No)

• Woman Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes / No)

• 8(a) Certified (Yes / No)

• HUBZone Certified (Yes / No)

• Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes / No)

• Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes / No)

• System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes / No)

• A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

Responses to the Capability Survey Part I and Part II must be received no later than close of business 9 May 2026. Please ensure data is in a readable electronic format that can be received through a firewall. Attachments shall not exceed 10 MB per email. Multiple emails are acceptable.

Responses must be sent via email to the following:

Program Manager: LA.Forest Glover, laforest.glover.1@us.af.mil Contracting Officer: Desura Gates, desura.gates.1@us.af.mil Buyer: Amber Hall, amber.hall.6@us.af.mil

Questions relative to this market research should be addressed to the PCO and the Buyer:

Contracting Officer: Desura Gates, desura.gates.1@us.af.mil Buyer: Amber Hall, amber.hall.6@us.af.mil

Part II. Capability Survey Questions

A. General Capability Questions:

1. Provide a brief description of your company, including its size, primary business focus, and the management and structure that would be responsible for overseeing this contract.

2. Describe the systems and processes your company uses for financial management and project schedule tracking. Include the names of any software used for accounting and project management and describe how you report cost, schedule, and performance data to your government customers.

3. Describe your company’s capability and past performance in production, design, repair, obsolescence management, and retrofit of ALR-69A LRUs as per the PWS. Include software updates driven by production release.

4. Describe your company's capabilities for generating, handling, processing and storing classified material and data.

5. Describe your company's capabilities and experience in generating technical data, engineering drawings and manuals. Identify what software programs are utilized to generate these data products and past performance with obtaining government approval for the TDP for inclusion into government databases (ie JEDMICS, ATEAMS, TOs).

6. What is your company’s current maximum capacity per month for this particular type of requirement? Provide information on any facility reserves you may possess to increase capacity in the event of an immediate need due to critical operational mission requirements.

7. What quality assurance processes and test qualification practices do your company employ?

Provide a description of your quality program (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.).

a. Provide a detailed quality plan implementing AS9100 (or equivalent).

B. Production Capacity and Capabilities Questions:

1. What is your maximum monthly production rate for this item, and what is your current sustainable monthly rate?

2. Describe your company’s capability to surge production.

3. Is the production line currently active, warm (producing other items), or cold (requires re-tooling)? Are there competing contracts for this product?

a) Contract Number

b) Procuring Agency

c) Contract Value

d) Services Provided

4. Describe your company’s experience and capabilities with managing suppliers, to include risk. Provide your process with handling long-lead items.

5. Describe how you/your organization will identify and resolve parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources problems?

6. Do you/your organization of this effort possess the necessary Technical Data Package (TDP), specialized tooling and test equipment to perform depot-level diagnostics and repair?

7. Describe how your company maintains your inventory records and reports on-hand/work-in-process balances and manufacturing status to customers.

8. How will your organization address the absence of drawings, specifications, technical data, test procedures, etc.

a. Do you have the rights to the data required to competitive breakout or second source these parts?

9. Describe your capabilities for your repair, overhaul, upgrades, or remanufacturing process.

10. Describe your capabilities, experience, and process with handling PQDRs?

C. Spares and Supply Chain Management:

1. What would be your company’s estimated lead time to start production?

2. Can you/your organization integrate spares production with the primary end-item production (Spares Acquisition Integrated with Production (SAIP))?

3. What is your strategy for managing Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DSMSMS)?

4. What is your experience with the Fiber Optic Maintenance Kit for the 69A? What would these kits consist of and how would they be produced?

D. Retrofit and Technical Updates:

1. What is your company’s experience and capabilities with ECPs for the ALR-69A. How do you propose to manage the reconfiguration of fielded units (on-site vs. return to depot)?

2. How do you propose to manage the retrofit of ALR-69A LRUs of fielded units (on-site vs.

return to depot)?

3. How do you ensure that all repaired or updated assets comply with the latest technical specifications?

E. One-Time Buys and Strategic Sourcing:

1. Do you have the capacity to store one-time buy items in accordance with MIL-STD requirements? What would be the stipulations on a one-time buy?

F. Intellectual Property (IP and Data) Rights:

1. What are the restrictions on the technical data (e.g., restricted, limited, or unlimited rights)?

G. Foreign Military Sales (FMS):

1. What are your company’s experience and capabilities with production in support of FMS partners per the PWS? Note any specific past performance with specific kits for FMS customers.

2. What FMS countries are you/your organization familiar with regarding production/integration of the kits?

a. Are there specific interoperability requirements with U.S. or international partners?

3. Have you/your organization worked with a Transportation Plan (TP)? What are your company’s capabilities and experience regarding packaging, handling, shipping, and transportation (PHS&T) ?

4. What are you/your organization’s specific Export Control (ITAR/EAR) compliance capabilities and experience?

5. The Facility Clearance (FCL) requirement for this effort is “Secret”. Does your company have the capability to meet this requirement?

6. Will foreign nationals be involved in manufacturing, or technical support? If so, what processes are in place to mitigate security risks?

7. What are the high-risk areas identified by the agency (e.g., supply chain, technology transfer?

8. Provide relevant past/present performance, specifically with FMS or international partners.

9. Does your company have set priority timelines for production, repair, returns, and spares?

If so, can they be adjusted based on customer requirements?