Royal Canadian Air Force AN/ARC-210 Engineering Integration Support
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N00421-26-RFPREQ-TPM209-0154
- Agency
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Naval Air Warfare Center
Naval Air Systems Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52498, United States
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at Patuxent River, Maryland, is seeking engineering integration support for AN/ARC-210 radio systems to support the Program Manager for Airborne Communications (PMA-209) and Canadian Armed Forces Foreign Military Sales requirements. The procuring agency is the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command. The requirement encompasses technical support and integration services for AN/ARC-210(V) electronic protection radio systems and associated equipment, which have been determined to be commercial products. The government intends to award this work on a sole-source basis to Rockwell Collins, Inc., based on the determination that no other responsible source can provide the necessary technical data and support for these products. Interested parties may submit evidence of their capability and interest by January 27, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time via email to Mackenzie Buscher, with the government retaining sole discretion to determine whether to pursue competitive procurement based on responses received.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is being pursued under the sole-source authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR Part 6.302-1. The incumbent contractor is Rockwell Collins, Inc., located at 400 Collins Road, NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52498, who currently holds Basic Ordering Agreement N0042121G0005 under which this delivery order will be negotiated and awarded. The notice does not specify the contract value or budget range for this engineering integration support requirement. The work will be performed under an existing BOA mechanism, indicating an established contractual relationship for these types of services. This pre-solicitation notice is not a request for proposals but rather an opportunity for potentially qualified vendors to express interest before any final procurement decision is made.
Notice text
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River, MD intends to negotiate and award a Delivery Order under Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N0042121G0005 to Rockwell Collins, Inc. (RCI), 400 Collins Rd., NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52498 to provide Engineering Integration Support for the AN/ARC-210 radios. The requirements stated herein are in support of PMA-209 and the Canadian Armed Forces Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
This acquisition is being pursued on a sole-source basis under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1, “only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” The AN/ARC-210(V) electronic protection (EP) radio systems and associated support equipment have been determined to be commercial products and RCI will not provide or sell the technical data necessary to procure the items competitively or provide support for these products. Therefore, RCI is the only responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government does not intend to fund the development or qualification of other sources for fulfilling this requirement. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement. The Government will consider all information received prior to the closing date of this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No phone inquiries will be entertained. All inquiries and concerns shall be addressed via email to Mackenzie Buscher no later than 27 January, 2026, 4:30pm eastern time. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.
Companies interested in subcontracting opportunities should contact RCI directly
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