F-16 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder Upgrade
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA823225RF16IFF
- Agency
-
AFLCMC Hill AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, 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
- Hill AFB, Utah, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center Hill Air Force Base is conducting market research for the development and production of a Cryptographic Modernization (CM) 2 compliant transponder replacement for the AN/APX-124 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) asset on the USAF F-16 Block 40/42 C/D model aircraft. Key requirements include meeting AIMS Mark XII A/B standards, providing a CM2 compliant cryptologic Mode 5 applique, supporting the two-level maintenance concept, and meeting U.S. Government cyber-security and airworthiness criteria. Interested parties are requested to provide their response, including company information, experience, and proposed solution, via email to the listed points of contact within 30 calendar days. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) does not constitute a Request for Proposal or commit the government to any contract.
The contract has no set-aside designation. The government is seeking responses from United States IFF manufacturers with experience in aircraft transponder capabilities and production facilities within the Continental U.S. capable of producing a minimum of 6 test replacements from FY28-FY31 and up to 200 production IFF transponder upgrades or replacements from FY31-FY33, with a projected quantity of 120 upgrades per year. The government has not provided any information on potential incumbents, award values, or budget ranges.
Notice text
This SSS is issued solely for information and planning purposes only – it does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This SSS does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. This is a sources-sought only, which, as part of market research, is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 15.201(e).
The Air Force is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in responding to this SSS. All costs associated with responding to this SSS will be solely at the interested parties’ expense.
This is a request for information seeking sources capable of meeting the requirements listed above. When responding please include:
- Company Name and Cage code.
- A POC's email address and phone number.
- Experience with regards to the manufacturing and upgrading IFF transponders. Also, describe how you would address the requirements in Section 3 of this Sources Sought Synopsis.
- Experience in meeting strict delivery schedules.
- Suggested NAICS Code.
- Business Size Classification for NAICS and qualifications if any and any sub-category.
- Type of Small Business Classification (ex. Small Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, HUB-Zone, and Women-Owned, etc.) per NAICS Code 336413.
Interested parties are requested to provide an electronic response and any attachments through e-mail to Kirsten Rivera, Eric Dumpert, and cc Christopher Espinoza and Caryn Cantrell, no later than 30 calendar days after the publication of this notice. On the e-mail subject line include “F-16 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder SSS Response – Company Name.” No mail, telephone or FAX responses will be accepted.
See attachment for more details.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| APX-124 Upgrade SSS.pdf |
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