B-52 Azimuth Circuit Card Assembly (CCA)

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is conducting market research to identify potential manufacturing sources capable of repairing and producing a form, fit, function, and interface replacement for the B-52 Azimuth Circuit Card Assembly (CCA), with responses due by close of business September 16, 2026. This is a Request for Information only; no proposals are being solicited at this time.

The component (NSN 5998-01-228-5360, P/N 377-11736-605) is a multi-layer printed wiring board assembly for the AN/APQ-166 Strategic Radar System's azimuth scanning functions. Immediate need is 29 units with a monthly demand rate of 0.7 units and a 10-year demand projection of 37.4 units. The Government does not own the complete technical data package or unlimited rights to the technical data required for manufacture; The Boeing Company is the OEM.

Respondents must demonstrate capabilities in high-reliability military electronics manufacturing, classified material handling up to Secret level, reverse-engineering without a complete technical data package, obsolescence management, and cybersecurity compliance with DFARS and NIST SP 800-171 standards. The component requires strict compliance with nuclear hardness critical item (NHCI) standards and electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitivity controls, and must operate with multiple regulated DC voltage rails. Foreign influence risk mitigation is required.

NAICS code 334511 applies, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. Large and small businesses, joint ventures, and teaming arrangements are encouraged. The Government's objective is to qualify a competitive manufacturing source to mitigate supply chain risks, avoid obsolescence bottlenecks, and ensure long-term B-52 fleet sustainment. Future competitive procurement may include small business set-aside opportunities. Submit responses to Lt. Brenden Collins at brenden.collins@us.af.mil.