B-52H AN/ALQ-172 ECM System-25-00073
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- Solicitation number
- FD20602500073-PZABB
- Agency
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Air Force Sustainment Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Warner Robins, Georgia 31098, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center is procuring repair services for the B-52H AN/ALQ-172 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) System, a military-unique component that cannot be acquired through commercial channels. The contract will encompass testing, tear down, evaluation, engineering, production, and technical data support for Radio Frequency (RF), digital, and mixed signal Shop Replaceable Units (SRUs), including backplane assemblies, transmitters, control indicators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, waveform generators, and various circuit card assemblies. Key contract requirements include maintaining ISO 9001:2000 quality management standards, achieving no more than one Product Quality Deficiency Report per contract year, meeting 100% of Surge and MICAP delivery requirements, and submitting monthly Contract Depot Maintenance Production Reports and Commercial Asset Visibility-Air Force (CAV-AF) reporting. Performance will be evaluated based on quality, delivery schedule adherence, reporting compliance, CDRL deliverable quality, and contractor quality program standards, with surveillance conducted by the Contracting Officer Representative, Supply Planner, and Program Manager. The presolicitation notice was posted on March 2, 2026, with a response deadline of March 18, 2026, and interested parties must submit written questions to Carson Best (carson.best@us.af.mil) or LaEunecia Riley (laeunecia.riley@us.af.mil).
This is a sole source procurement with no set-aside designation, anticipated to be awarded as a follow-on contract to L3 Harris Technologies Inc. (CAGE: 28527), the incumbent contractor currently operating under contract FA8522-21-D-0002 at their facility located at 77 River Road, Clifton, NJ 07014. The contract structure will utilize Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost Reimbursement No Fee (CRNF) pricing models across a five-year period consisting of one base year plus four one-year ordering periods. Specific components requiring repair include quantities ranging from 5 to 125 items per NSN over the contract period, with deliveries scheduled to U.S. Air Force Property in Clifton, New Jersey and DLA Distribution locations in Warner Robins, Georgia. The solicitation will be conducted through electronic procedures, and the Government will not reimburse any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this presolicitation notice.
Notice text
This announcement constitutes a Notice of Proposed Contract Action. The Office of AFSC/PZABB intends to award this requirement contract as a follow-on sole source for the OEM awarded a non-commercial contract FA8522-21-D-0002 for the accurate repair services for the B-52H AN/ALQ-172 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) System, testing, tear down, evaluation, engineering, production, and technical data to keep the aircraft operable to perform their mission.
The scope of this requirement includes the repair of components of the AN/ALQ-172 ECM System which are comprised of Radio Frequency (RF), digital, and mixed signal Shop Replaceable Units (SRUs) that shall meet the system/subsystem specifications, Prime Item Functional Specification, Critical Item Developmental Specification, Block Cycle 8 Operational Flight Program (OFP) Requirements Specification, component design and testing specification, B-52H interface control documents and requirements specifications owned by either the Government or the OEMs. The ALQ-172 requirements are military unique and cannot be acquired in the commercial marketplace. The anticipated NSNs
5998014243963EW-Backplane Assembly for Legacy LRU-10-50EA
5998014247126EW- Backplane Assembly for Legacy LRU-1-60/EA
5998014506531EW-Backplane Assembly for Legacy LRU-4-30/EA
5865011985144EW- Transmitter for Legacy LRU-2- 10/EA
5895014856252EW-Control Indicator (LRU-21)-125/EA
6625015743519EW-Spectrum Analyzer for ALM-289 (EMTS)- 5/EA
6625014761411EW-Oscilloscope for ALM-289 (EMTS)-15/EA
5995015084208EW-Cable Assembly, CDU 1553/VIDEO STUB (W93) for ALM-289 (EMTS)- 5/EA
5998011975794EW- CCA for Legacy LRU-1, LRU-10-10/EA
5895015577498EW- Core Memory Unit for Legacy LRU-10- 5/EA
5998012555500EW- CCA for Legacy LRU-10-5/EA
6625015766001EW- Waveform Generator- 20/EA
This requirement will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost Reimbursement No Fee (CRNF) contract with an anticipated period of performance of five one (1) year ordering periods.
The proposed contract action for this requirement will be sole source to the following Contractor:
L3 Harris Technologies (CAGE: 28527)
77 River Rd
Clifton NJ 07014-2000
This sole source requirement is pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The technical data required to perform these repairs is owned by L3 Harris.
Please be advised that this notice is NOT a request for competitive proposals. L3 Harris Technologies (28527) currently provides these long-term sustainment services for the AN-ALQ-172 program under a Contract FA8522-21-D-0002.
A determination not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will NOT be responsible for any cost incurred by interested parties in responding to this synopsis. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice.
Electronic procedures will be used for this solicitation.
All questions and concerns shall be submitted in writing via e-mail the POCs listed in this announcement. NO TELEPHONE QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 25-00073 L3 Harris- Presolication.pdf | ||
| CDRLS.pdf | ||
| 4332631_PKGRQMT_REPORT.pdf | ||
| QASP FINAL 6-5-25.pdf | ||
| 4332632_TRNSPDATA_REPORT.pdf | ||
| 25-00073 L3 HARRIS PWS FINAL .docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Request for Proposal - B-52H AN/ALQ-172 ECM System Repairs | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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