TRANSLATION SYSTEM PANAGUIDE, PANASONIC or equal item use in Japanese Radio Law

The Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces is seeking to procure a Translation System Panaguide by Panasonic or an equal item for use in accordance with Japanese Radio Law. The 374th Contracting Squadron at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, Japan is conducting this procurement under solicitation number FA520926Q0020. This is a firm-fixed price contract for the purchase of the specified translation system, with delivery required to Camp Zama in Japan. A critical requirement for all offerors is that they must possess a Japanese cage code, as the product will be used in compliance with Japanese radio law and repair services must be conducted during the warranty period. The evaluation criteria emphasize the contractor's ability to provide all necessary personnel, supervision, management, tools, maintenance, equipment, and other ancillary services required to fulfill the requirement. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on April 27, 2026, with a response deadline of May 12, 2026, and an anticipated award date of approximately June 1, 2026.

This procurement has no set-aside designation and will be solicited directly from suppliers in accordance with FAR 12.201-1(c)(2) rather than through competitive proposals or quotation requests. No incumbent contractor or specific award value has been identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The product falls under NAICS code 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) and PSC code 5830 (Intercommunication and Public Address Systems, Except Airborne). While specific quantity and budget information are not provided in the notice, the requirement is for a single translation system unit to support Japanese Radio Law compliance at a military installation in Japan. Interested vendors should prepare their responses with particular attention to demonstrating their Japanese cage code status and capability to provide warranty support and repairs in Japan.