Assault APR - 39 / FRP4 Production Base Contract ( lots 10 - 12 )

2026-11-03

DISCLAIMER : THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY . THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL . IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT . RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT . NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT . ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY . INTRODUCTION : The Naval Air Systems Command ( NAVAIR ) at Patuxent River , MD announces its intention to award a contract for Radar Warning Receiver ( RWR ) production and associated logistics and engineering support for Fiscal Year ( FY ) 2027 - 2029 . This effort is for hardware production . THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL . It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible businesses capable of providing the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal . The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice . ELIGIBILITY : The Product / Service Code ( PSC ) most appropriate for this contract is 5841 : Radar Equipment designed to passively detect an enemy ' s effective use of radiated Radio Frequency energy . All interested businesses are encouraged to respond . ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE : The production contract is planned to contain one option year and is intended to satisfy Government requirements for FY27 - 29 . ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE : The contract type is anticipated to be a mix of Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursable . PROGRAM BACKGROUND : The current NAVAIR RWR solution , AN / APR - 39D ( V ) 2 , is a passive radar detection and warning system and Assault Survivability Equipment ( ASE ) suite bus controller designed to provide situational awareness to aircrew of helicopters , rotorcraft , and low / slow fixed wing aircraft from RF threats . REQUIRED CAPABILITIES : Requirements include familiarity and understanding of advanced RWR technology to improve RF detection and warning for aircraft / aircrew survivability . A capable RWR solution shall meet form / fit / function requirements of the incumbent system and meet exportability and sustainability requirements , with no impact to immediate operational requirements . A capable RWR solution shall successfully interface with and perform as suite bus controller for the full ASE suite and mission computer on the following airborne platforms :* AH -- 1Z * MH - 60S * AH -- 64 * UH -- 1Y * MV - 22B * CH - 53K * CMV - 22A capable RWR solution shall also provide incumbent system functionality to the ASE suite consisting of ALE - 47 , AAR - 47 , AAQ - 24 , and / or AAQ - 45 . A capable RWR solution shall be backwards compatible with the incumbent system receivers , antenna , and aircraft A - kits . Interested businesses shall demonstrate that your company currently possesses or has authorized access to the necessary technical data , or has a viable plan to obtain , generate , or otherwise secure authorized access to the necessary technical data , and that it will be maintained throughout the duration of the effort being solicited . For the production contract , interested businesses shall demonstrate the capability to meet the Government ’ s required timeline . INCUMBENT : This is a follow - on requirement . The incumbent contractor is : Northrop Grumman Corporation , Navigation , Targeting and Survivability , 600 S Hicks Rd , Rolling Meadows , IL 60008SUBMISSION DETAILS : Interested businesses shall submit a brief capabilities statement package ( no more than ten ( 10 ) 8 . 5 x 11 - inch pages , font no smaller than 12 point , 1 . 5 line spaced ), in bullet point format , demonstrating their ability to perform the services described herein no later than 06 March 2026 [ 15 days ]. The capability statement packages shall be sent by email to kathleen . m . erickson13 . civ @ us . navy . mil and jessica . l . guy - dietrich . civ @ us . navy . mil . Submissions must be received at the office and / or email cited no later than 3 : 00 p . m . Eastern Standard Time on the dates listed above . Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Procuring Contracting Officer ( PCO ), Jessica L . Guy - Dietrich or Contract Specialist , Kathleen Erickson at the above email addresses . All responses shall include Company Name , Company Address , Company Business Size , and Points - of - Contact ( POC ) including name , phone number , fax number and email address .

Maryland

2026-05-02