AN/PRC-163 Radios
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
-
Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Goldsboro, North Carolina 27531, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 4th Contracting Squadron at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, under the Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command, has issued a Special Notice regarding their intent to award a sole source contract for AN/PRC-163 radios. The procurement is specifically for L3Harris Technologies, Inc., with the radios intended to support SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) operations conducted by the 4th Operations Support Squadron. The radios will be utilized to demonstrate and operate over-the-horizon tagging, tracking, and locating devices as part of specialized training requirements. The contract falls under NAICS code 334220 for Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing. This acquisition is structured as a sole source procurement with no set-aside designation applied.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors of the government's intent to proceed with a sole source award while providing an opportunity for other qualified vendors to demonstrate their capabilities. The radios must support unique frequencies essential for SERE training operations, and L3Harris Technologies lacks authorized resellers since these radios are custom-built to order rather than shelf-ready items. Interested parties who believe they can meet the specified requirements are invited to submit written information describing their ability to provide the AN/PRC-163 radios by July 22, 2025, at 1000 EST. The government reserves complete discretion in determining whether to transition from sole source to competitive procurement based on responses received. Contractors should direct inquiries to Alison Gandulla at alison.gandulla@us.af.mil and Glinnis Thompson at glinnis.thompson@us.af.mil for additional information regarding this procurement.
Notice text
The 4th Contracting Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB NC, intends to award a Sole Source purchase for AN/PRC-163 radios through L3Harris Technologies, Inc. The radios will be used in SERE operations to demonstrate and use over the horizon (tagging, tracking, and locating devices, AN/PRC series). The radios are required to support unique frequencies that are needed to conduct the training by 4 OSS/SERE. L3Harris Technologies does not have any authorized resellers due to the radios not being an item that is shelf ready, all radios are built unique to order. The circumstances of this contract action deem only one single source is reasonably available.
Please note that this is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing information describing their ability to provide the product listed above. A determination by the Government to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
The closing date for this notice is 22 July 2025 at 1000 (EST). For information regarding this purchase, please contact Alison Gandulla at alison.gandulla@us.af.mil and Glinnis Thompson at glinnis.thompson@us.af.mil
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