MIDS Flight Recorders
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA930226Q0125
- Agency
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Air Force Test Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6610 Flight Instruments
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC/PZZF) at Edwards Air Force Base intends to sole-source MIDS Flight Recorders to L3 Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc., with a proposal due date of September 10, 2026. The procurement is a firm-fixed price purchase order justified under FAR 6.302-1 on the basis that only one responsible source exists; market research determined that only the Original Equipment Manufacturer possesses the proprietary technical data required to manufacture these recorders and maintain legacy standard compatibility across Edwards AFB's test enterprise.
The requirement covers MIDS Flight Recorders (Part Number 1219204, quantity 2) and Datakey Token Memory Kits for MIDS Flight Recorders (Part Number 1170995, quantity 3) for the 412 Test Squadron. Place of performance is Edwards Air Force Base, California. The NAICS code is 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (1,350-employee size standard); PSC code is 6610, Flight Instruments.
The contracting officer's determination establishes that the components rely on proprietary technical data and design architecture exclusively owned by L3Harris, with no compatible alternatives available. These recorders represent the established legacy standard for flight-test telemetry and data extraction, integrated into the F-16 FINS flight-test configuration and existing instrumentation racks, telemetry interfaces, and baseline-certified software processing systems. Alternative sourcing would require complete redesign, re-certification, and re-standardization of the flight-test instrumentation baseline, resulting in substantial duplicative costs and engineering delays affecting active flight-test missions. A previous procurement of these exact items occurred under contract FA9302-23-P-0104 via prior sole-source award to L3Harris.
Contact Contracting Officer Susana Dryer at susana.dryer@us.af.mil or Contract Specialist Jaymi Taplin at jaymi.taplin@us.af.mil; submit responses via email.
Notice text
This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for the acquisition of MIDS Flight Recorders
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation/synopsis and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The Air Force TEST CENTER (AFTC/PZZF) at Edwards AFB intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price-purchase order to L3 Technologie Inc, a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (CAGE: 06401) under the authority of 6.302-1, “only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” Market research has determined that only the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), L3Harris Technologies Inc, possesses the proprietary technical data required to manufacture these MIDS Flight Recorders and the legacy standard across the entire Edwardds AFB Test Enterprise to safely interface with the Government’s existing aircraft.
THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: Sole Source to L3 Technologies, Inc. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 334511 with a size standard of 1350 employees.
Responses should be submitted via email to; Contract Specialist Jaymi Taplin (AFTC/PZZF), Email: jaymi.taplin@us.af.mil and Contracting Officer Susana Dryer (AFTC/PZZF), Email: susana.dryer@us.af.mil.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ACQ-26-H82 DF Flight Recorders_Redacted.pdf |
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