Revised Remote Radio Control System Specification Review

The Federal Aviation Administration is soliciting industry comments on a revised draft specification for the Remote Radio Control System (RRCS), an equipment upgrade to the current FA-10266 system used by Air Traffic Control to operate Visual Guidance Lighting Systems at airports. The RRCS consists of three major units: a Control Display Unit (CDU) for the control tower, a Transmitter Control Unit (TCU) for the equipment room, and a Remote VGLS Interface Unit (RVIU) for field deployment. The FAA is seeking industry feedback to finalize the specification and improve government awareness of performance requirements while eliminating potential ambiguities. Responses must be submitted electronically using the provided Reviewer Comments form to Dwayne Berry at Dwayne.Berry@faa.gov with "REMOTE RADIO CONTROL SYSTEM (RRCS)" in the subject line by February 28, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EST. This is explicitly not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposal, and the FAA will not award a contract based on responses, will not reimburse response preparation costs, and will not exclude non-respondents from future solicitations.

This pre-solicitation notice includes no set-aside designations and does not identify any current or incumbent contractors. No award value or budget range is provided in this specification review phase. The primary NAICS code identified is 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), though respondents may propose alternative codes with justification. Key technical specifications detail precise physical requirements such as the CDU weighing no more than 15 pounds with a touchscreen not exceeding 9 inches by 9.5 inches, the TCU weighing no more than 50 pounds with 19-inch EIA/ECA-310-E rack compatibility, and reliability targets of 50,000 Mean Time Between Failures for the CDU and 30,000 for the TCU and RVIU. The specification mandates compliance with numerous standards including MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810H, and various IEEE standards, with environmental operation requirements ranging from -40°C to +70°C and 0-100% humidity for outdoor equipment.