Request for Information / Sources Sought Notice for ARTS-V3 VADR MINI
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8210-25-R-MINI
- Agency
-
AFLCMC Hill AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, 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
- Place of performance
- 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 seeking a contractor to develop the Advanced Radar Threat System-Variant 3 (ARTS-V3) Variable Aperture Digital Radar (VADR) Mini, a Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) radar threat simulator system. The primary objective is to create a smaller, mobile radar system using government-furnished equipment, including 32 transmit/receive subarrays in X-, C-, or S-Bands. Interested parties are required to submit responses to specific questions in the RFI document by March 10, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. MST, with the Air Force planning to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) around August 2025. The procurement will follow a Middle Tier Acquisition, Rapid Prototyping approach, focusing on integrating government-furnished equipment into a movable, ruggedized radar pedestal system. Evaluation criteria will likely center on technical capabilities, integration expertise, and cost-effectiveness.
The contract opportunity is not set aside for any specific small business category and falls under NAICS code 334511 for Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. The Air Force estimates a requirement for 10-50 VADR Mini systems, with potential expansion through Foreign Military Sales. The government is targeting a unit cost under $10 million and plans to use a fixed-price contract structure with Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task orders for production units. The Production Representative Article must be delivered by December 2027, with production expected to commence within 6 months of contract award. While no incumbent contractors are mentioned, the program represents a significant opportunity for companies with expertise in radar systems, electronic warfare, and advanced military technology manufacturing.
Notice text
This is a RFI/Sources Sought for the ARTS-V3 VADR Mini. Interested parties are encouraged to submit a response to the questions in section 6 of the attached "ARTS-V3 VADR Mini RFI" no later than 4:00 p.m. MST on 10 March 2025.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ARTS-V3 VADR Mini RFI 20250115.docx | DOCX document |
Similar open opportunities
| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Frequency Power 18:1 Divider/Combiner | Air Force | No set-aside | |
| Request for Information for U-2 Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System -2 | Lifecycle Management Center | No set-aside | |
| Request for Information (RFI) – Modular Tactical Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) EW System | AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB | No set-aside | |
| Digital Backplane Assembly | Air Force | No set-aside | |
| Receive Microwave (And Associated Power Supplies) | Air Force | No set-aside |
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity