HLD OTHR Tx Subsystem Sole Source Justification Notice
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- HLD-OTHRSSJ
- Agency
-
Air Force
Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA220426CB006 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Continental Electronics Corp
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force, through the Air Force Materiel Command at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, issued a sole-source justification notice for contract FA220426CB006 awarding Continental Electronics Corporation (CEC) a $200 million contract to develop and deliver a sub-scale transmit subsystem for the Homeland Defense Over-the-Horizon Radar (HLD-OTHR) weapon system. The transmit subsystem encompasses transmitters, RF amplifier modules, transmission lines, HF antennas, signal distribution, engineering services, installation, site integration, testing, commissioning, and initial operational spares. The Air Force justified the sole-source award based on CEC's unique qualifications as the only US-based contractor capable of delivering the required subsystem within the Program Decision Memorandum-directed fielding timeline, citing the contractor's demonstrated expertise in OTHR transmitter technology from prior classified work, unacceptable schedule delays that would result from competition, data access and rights concerns, and identified supply chain risks with alternative vendors. The contract will be performed over approximately 24 months for initial contract support followed by Contractor Logistics Support, utilizing both Firm Fixed Price and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee contract types funded with Research, Development, Test & Evaluation appropriations. Market research conducted since 2022, including an industry day in December 2022, confirmed that only CEC and one other contractor were potentially viable; however, the alternate contractor proved unable to participate due to export control and data sharing agreement complications.
Notice text
Sole Source Justification for HLD-OTHR Transmit Subsystem awarded to Continental Electronics Corporation.
Awarded contract FA220426CB006 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-04-01.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| (CUI) FA220426CB006 Justification and Approval_Redacted_.pdf |
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