B-2 Adaptable Commu7nication Suite 4. 0
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA861624S1001
- Agency
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Air Force
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force (USAF) is conducting market research to identify potential sources with the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for a contract to rapidly procure, sustain, and/or modify existing Adaptable Communication Suite (ACS) components for the B-2 weapon system. The key requirements include the ability to fabricate, modify, and update existing EMI-certified and ruggedized hardware components, provide technical data packages, and deliver engineering reports. The contractor must have the capability to handle classified and unclassified materials up to the SECRET level and meet minimum personnel security clearance requirements. Interested sources are requested to submit capabilities packages by April 22, 2024, addressing their technical expertise, past performance, and other relevant information.
This is a sources sought notice only, with no set-aside designations and no solicitation available at this time. The NAICS code is likely 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), and the PSC code may be 5821 (Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne). The USAF is seeking to identify potential sources, but no specific award values or budget ranges were provided. The period of performance for the anticipated contract is expected to span five years.
Notice text
The United States Air Force (USAF) is conducting market research and identifying, as potential sources, companies that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for a contract for the rapid procurement, sustainment and/or modification of existing Adaptable Communication Suite components (on/off aircraft) to address obsolescence, new requirements and/or unforeseen maintenance issues within the B-2 Weapon System. The period of performance is expected to span five years. The existing components include Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) certified and ruggedized computers, keyboards, displays, circuit protections, user switch controllers, system control panels and associated harnesses.
Respondents to this Sources Sought Synopsis are expected to demonstrate their capabilities to complete all related efforts. The contractor will be expected to deliver the following, as required:
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Fabricate existing items
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Modify existing item designs to address obsolescence
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Perform technology updates
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Technical Data Packages, consisting of, but not limited to, change packages, supplements, and/or revisions.
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Existing System components, comprising of, but not limited to, obsolescence, maintenance directed modifications, testing, certification, new system functional requirements and evolving B-2 mission needs.
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Existing Ground Support System components, including, but not be limited to, ACS ground stations, training devices, and ancillary equipment.
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Engineering Report(s). The B-2 System Program Office (SPO) will require program status updates, schedules, test plans, test results, system integration reports, feasibility studies, and deficiency analysis.
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All deliveries must be accompanied with a minimum of a 5-year warranty
The USG has Technical Data Packages for existing items that are insufficient for a third-party to manufacture the items and several items have restricted data rights.
The contractor shall have the capability to provide for the security of classified and unclassified hardware and storage/handling of documentation up the SECRET level. Minimum personnel security clearance requirements for this effort are SECRET.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| B-2 ACS 4.0 Sources Sought Synopsis.docx.pdf |
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