RFI - Mini-MUTES Transmitter Engineering and Obsolescence Study
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8210-26-MMUTES
- Agency
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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
- Hill Air Force Base, Utah 84056, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base intends to solicit an engineering and obsolescence study of the AN/MST-T1(V) Miniature Multiple Threat Emitter System (Mini-MUTES) transmitter, with responses to this Request for Information due by July 3, 2026.
The government does not possess a list of obsolescent parts within Mini-MUTES transmitters and is seeking industry to identify and analyze all obsolete components—including magnetrons, power supplies, and circuit cards—as part of the study. The engineering objective is to evaluate replacing or re-engineering obsolete components while preserving the original core design; a complete redesign using modern components is also under consideration provided interface interoperability with legacy systems and power output requirements are maintained. Respondents must demonstrate experience analyzing, reverse-engineering, or modernizing legacy military radio frequency and transmitter systems, supported by specific contract examples and points of contact.
Study deliverables must include a Technical Data Package and a detailed path forward defining scope, cost, technical requirements, and timeline for an eventual modernization project to ensure system sustainment through 2045. Period of performance is projected at one year beginning no later than 2026. The anticipated contract structure combines Firm Fixed Price and Cost-Plus Fixed Fee elements with labor contract line-item numbers, data deliverable CLINs, and other direct costs; respondents must provide rough order of magnitude cost estimates.
Submissions must not exceed 10 pages, be formatted in Times New Roman 12-point with one-inch margins, and include company name, address, point of contact, CAGE Code, NAICS Code, and SAM registration status. Submit white papers or capability statements electronically to Contracting Officer Heather Ball (heather.ball@us.af.mil). All respondents must be registered in SAM. The government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses received.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
Miniature Multiple Threat System (Mini-MUTES) Transmitter Engineering and Obsolescence Study
See attached RFI document for more information.
UPDATE 6/24/2026
Industry Question: Does the government already have a list of all the known obsolescent parts within the Mini-MUTES? Or is the government looking to industry to identify this as part of the engineering and obsolescence study?
Government Answer: The Government does not have a list of known obsolescent parts within the Mini-MUTES transmitters. We are looking to industry to perform this as part of the engineering and obsolescence study.
Industry Question: Is this anticipated work for the Mini-MUTES to study and replace the obsolete components while keeping the original core design in-tact? Or, is this effort envisioned to be a complete system redesign with modern components, yet still maintain interface interoperability with legacy systems?
Government Answer: The engineering study would be to look at replacing or re-engineering the obsolete components while keeping the original core design in-tact. However, if a redesign with modern components, while maintaining interface interoperability and meeting the power output requirements is possible that would be a consideration as well.
Update #2 ·
Miniature Multiple Threat System (Mini-MUTES) Transmitter Engineering and Obsolescence Study
See attached RFI document for more information.
Industry Question: Does the government already have a list of all the known obsolescent parts within the Mini-MUTES? Or is the government looking to industry to identify this as part of the engineering and obsolescence study?
Government Answer: The Government does not have a list of known obsolescent parts within the Mini-MUTES transmitters. We are looking to industry to perform this as part of the engineering and obsolescence study.
Industry Question: Is this anticipated work for the Mini-MUTES to study and replace the obsolete components while keeping the original core design in-tact? Or, is this effort envisioned to be a complete system redesign with modern components, yet still maintain interface interoperability with legacy systems?
Government Answer: The engineering study would be to look at replacing or re-engineering the obsolete components while keeping the original core design in-tact. However, if a redesign with modern components, while maintaining interface interoperability and meeting the power output requirements is possible that would be a consideration as well.
Update #1 ·
Miniature Multiple Threat System (Mini-MUTES) Transmitter Engineering and Obsolescence Study
See attached RFI document for more information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Mini-MUTES Transmitter RFI.pdf |
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