Common Armament Tester for Fighter (CAT-F)

Closed Special Notice Posted Nov 26, 2024

Not the latest version. See the latest solicitation from Aug 5, 2025.

Solicitation number: FA8533-25-R-0002
Agency: AFLCMC Robins AFB Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
Responses due: May 23, 2025, 3:00 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
PSC: 4920 Aircraft Maintenance And Repair Shop Specialized Equipment
Place of performance: United States
Points of contact: Oya Harrison oya.harrison.1@us.af.mil +15551212

Alexis Davis alexis.davis.13@us.af.mil (478) 222-1351

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated May 16, 2025.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · May 16, 2025

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base has issued a Special Notice for the Common Armament Tester for Fighter (CAT-F) program. The notice provides an update regarding a new Request for Proposal (RFP) location on SAM.gov, with all future acquisition information to be posted under solicitation number FA8533-25-R-0002. Several draft attachments have been posted, including draft Sections L&M, a Draft Statement of Objectives (SOO), and Questions to Industry. The government emphasizes that these are draft documents for review and feedback only, and not a formal request for proposals at this time. The notice marks a transition from a previous informational request and signals the next phase of the CAT-F acquisition process.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to engage industry in a comprehensive review and feedback process for the CAT-F program, which aims to develop a common armament tester for F-16, F-15, and A-10 fighter aircraft. Contractors are invited to review the draft documents and provide feedback by 4 PM EST on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, with comments to be submitted to specific government contacts: Oya Harrison (PCO), Alexis Davis (Contract Specialist), and Dan Bennett (Program Manager). The acquisition will follow a two-phase source selection process, initially awarding contracts to up to two offerors for CAT-F System Design, with a final downselect after Design Review. The government plans to use a best value tradeoff approach, with technical factors significantly more important than cost/price. While a specific set-aside is not mentioned, the solicitation includes small business participation goals aligned with FY23 DoD objectives, and contractors will be evaluated on their ability to meet these goals across various small business categories.

Notice text

8 versions

Update #8 · Latest · May 16, 2025

16 May 2025:The purpose of this update is to provide industry with the DRAFT Technical Manual Contract Requirements (TMCR) and answers to their Draft RFP questions.

1) Request review and all feedback be received NLT 3pm EST, Friday, 23 May 2025 to the POCs listed in #4 below.

2) Industry Questions with Answers are posted here.

3) The DRAFT TMCR is for REVIEW and FEEDBACK ONLY. The Government is NOT requesting proposals at this time.

4) All comments, recommendations, concerns, and questions regarding the Draft TMCR should be submitted to the PCO, Oya Harrison, oya.harrison.1@us.af.mil; the Contract Specialist, Alexis Davis, alexis.davis.13@us.af.mil; and the Program Manager, Dan Bennett, Daniel.Bennett.28@us.af.mil

29 Apr 2025: The purpose of this update is to provide industry with answers to their Draft RFP questions.

1) Industry Questions with Answers are posted here.

2) All comments, recommendations, concerns, and questions regarding the Draft RFP documents should be submitted to the PCO, Oya Harrison, oya.harrison.1@us.af.mil; the Contract Specialist, Alexis Davis, alexis.davis.13@us.af.mil; and the Program Manager, Dan Bennett, Daniel.Bennett.28@us.af.mil

01 Apr 2025: The purpose of this update is to provide industry with draft RFP documents; answers to their Draft RFP questions; and to ask Industry questions.

1) Several draft RFP documents are hereby posted here. Request review and all feedback be received NLT 4pm EST, Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025 to the POCs listed in #5 below.

2) The posted DRAFT RFP documents are the DRAFT Sections L&M, the DRAFT Statement of Objectives (SOO), the DRAFT CLIN structure, and the Draft RFP Attachment 6, Cost Model. Industry Questions with Answers, Questions to Industry, and the DD Form 2345 (referenced in # 3) below are also posted here.

3) If access to the bidder’s library is needed, submit a completed DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, to the POCs listed in #5 below.

4) The DRAFT RFP documents are for REVIEW and FEEDBACK ONLY. The Government is NOT requesting proposals at this time.

5) All comments, recommendations, concerns, and questions regarding the Draft RFP documents should be submitted to the PCO, Oya Harrison, oya.harrison.1@us.af.mil; the Contract Specialist, Alexis Davis, alexis.davis.13@us.af.mil; and the Program Manager, Dan Bennett, Daniel.Bennett.28@us.af.mil

12 Mar 2025: The purpose of this update is to advise industry that the pre-solicitation (synopsis) notice has been posted to SAM.gov Pre-Solicitation Notice ID FA8533-25-R-0002.

05 Mar 2025: The purpose of this update is to provide industry with answers to their Draft RFP questions

1) Industry Questions with Answers are posted here.

2) All comments, recommendations, concerns, and questions should be submitted to the PCO, Oya Harrison, oya.harrison.1@us.af.mil; the Contract Specialist, Alexis Davis, alexis.davis.13@us.af.mil; and the Program Manager, Dan Bennett, Daniel.Bennett.28@us.af.mil

14 Jan 2025: The purpose of this update is to provide industry with answers to their Draft RFP questions

1) Industry Questions with Answers are posted here.

10 Jan 2025: The purpose of this update is to provide industry with draft RFP documents.

1) DRAFT Sections L&M with cost/price language and the DRAFT Excel Cost Model are attached.

2) Request review and all feedback be received NLT 4pm EST, Friday, 17 Jan 2025 to the POCs listed below.

3) The DRAFT RFP documents are for REVIEW and FEEDBACK ONLY. The Government is NOT requesting proposals at this time.

4) All comments, recommendations, concerns, and questions in regards to the Draft RFP documents should be submitted to the PCO, Oya Harrison, oya.harrison.1@us.af.mil and the Contract Specialist, Alexis Davis, alexis.davis.13@us.af.mil

5) The date for Final RFP release will be forthcoming in a future update of CAT-F News.

26 Nov 2024: The purpose of this update is to provide industry with: 1) New RFP location and information. All posting of data associated with the CAT-F Program will now be found under this SAM.gov Notice ID FA8533-25-R-0002. No further updates or information will be posted on the informational request, FA8533-23-S-CATF. Please refer to the new Notice ID FA8533-25-R-0002 for all future acquisition information.

2) Several draft attachments are hereby posted here. Request review and all feedback be received NLT 4pm EST, Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024 to the POCs listed in #5 below.

3) The posted DRAFT RFP documents are the DRAFT Sections L&M, DRAFT Statement of Objectives (SOO), and Questions to Industry.

4) The DRAFT RFP documents are for REVIEW and FEEDBACK ONLY. The Government is NOT requesting proposals at this time.

5) All comments, recommendations, concerns, and questions in regards to the Draft RFP documents should be submitted to the PCO, Oya Harrison, oya.harrison.1@us.af.mil; the Contract Specialist, Alexis Davis, alexis.davis.13@us.af.mil; and the Program Manager, Dan Bennett, Daniel.Bennett.28@us.af.mil

6) Another DRAFT Sections L&M will be released with cost/price language in the near future. The date for Final RFP release will be forthcoming in a future update of CAT-F News.

Update #7 · Apr 29, 2025