ALT-9000 Radar Altimeter Test Kit

The California Army National Guard, through the United States Property and Fiscal Office for California, is seeking to procure one ALT-9000 Radar Altimeter Test Kit to support helicopter flight operations and maintenance. This Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation number W912LA26QA005 is issued under simplified acquisition procedures with award to be made to the responsible quoter whose offer is most advantageous to the government based on price and technical factors evaluated without priced tradeoffs. The ALT-9000 is specified as a portable, all-digital radio altimeter flight line test set designed for military helicopters including the UH-60 Black Hawk equipped with Honeywell AN/APN-209 pulse radar altimeters, meeting requirements for Electronic Flight Instrument Systems compliance and ensuring accurate altimeter readings to prevent mid-air collisions. The procurement is subject to Buy American requirements and domestic content standards compliance. Quotes must be submitted electronically in two volumes (administrative documents and pricing) to Contracting Officer Manuel A. Jimenez at Manuel.A.Jimenez12.civ@army.mil, with an offer due date of March 23, 2026, at 4:30 PM Pacific Time.

This procurement is designated as a 100 percent women-owned small business (WOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,350 employees. The VIAVI Solutions ALT-9000 is identified as the only system meeting all specified requirements and replaces the current ALT-8000 in use; this is a new procurement with an estimated value of $51,942.00 on a firm fixed-price basis. The required delivery date is May 29, 2026, to the point of performance at Rancho Cordova, California 95670, with Lawrence N. Johnson designated as the government's point of contact for inspection and acceptance. The procurement is funded through Operations and Maintenance, Army accounts. All quoters must meet the small business size requirements and provide necessary representations and certifications as specified in the solicitation, including compliance with FAR and DFARS clauses addressing small business requirements, combating trafficking in persons, and electronic payment processing through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).