System Wrap Around Test (SWAT) Cable Testers
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA8205-20-R-0001
- Agency
-
Air Force Materiel Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Place of performance
- See section B of the attached solicitation. USA
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Materiel Command seeks to award a firm fixed price contract for ten stand-alone System Wrap Around Test (SWAT) cable testers. The testers will be used to test cables and circuit cards in the Stores Management SWAT system for the F-22 program, connecting hundreds of pins from weapons system ports to enable software testing of aircraft signals and functionality. The solicitation will be issued to WilliamsRDM, Inc., as the incumbent woman-owned small business that maintains the proprietary data for the specialized testers. Proposals are due by November 22, 2019.
There is no set-aside designation. WilliamsRDM, Inc. is identified as a potential incumbent due to its facility, machines, and proprietary data for the testers. Delivery locations for the ten testers include bases in the United States. The testers must test fifteen separate cables with unique connectors, signals and pin configurations. Performance will take place at Hill Air Force Base, Utah and the F-22 Program Office.
Notice text
REQUIREMENT TITLE: System Wrap Around Test (SWAT) cable testers
NSN/Part Number: 6625 / Unknown Part Number
Solicitation Number: FA8205-20-R-0001 (new), FA8205-19-R-0001 (old)
Notice Type: Solicitation
It is the Government's intent to solicit and award a contract with only one source pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 to WilliamsRDM, Inc.. WilliamsRDM, Inc. is a woman-owned small business and is selected because of its ability to fulfill the Government's requirement for highly specialized testers. Williams RDM, Inc., is highly specialized because it has the facility, specialized machines, and maintains the proprietary data utilized for the stand alone System Wrap Around Test (SWAT) cable testers.
WilliamsRDM, Inc. will not provide the proprietary data associated with the SWAT cable testers, for the F-22 program, to other manufacturers. The Government has the rights to the proprietary data, however, the F-22 Program Office has not purchased the delivery of the data. Currently, the F-22 Program Office is working on a separate contract action to procure the delivery of technical data packages.
Hill AFB, UT, along with the F-22 Program Office, intends to issue a new Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract award for procurement of ten (10) stand-alone SWAT cable testers. Solicitation documents are attached.
The Stores Management SWAT system is a complex system of cabling that connects hundreds of individual pins from weapons system ports. This enables the software on the aircraft to test the aircraft weapons system signals and functionality. The tester for these cables is a sophisticated device, designed to test fifteen (15) separate cables with unique connectors, signals and pin configurations.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FA820520R0001_SOW_SWAT_Cable_Tester_22_OCT_19.pdf | ||
| FA820520R0001.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| System Wrap Around Test (SWAT) cable testers | Pre-Solicitation |
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