Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : SATURN-Capable Antenna Interface Units (AIU) and SATURN Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Tunable Filter Amplifiers (SUTFA)
Deadline : 16 Apr 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 116372728
Document Ref. No. : N00421-26-RFPREQ-TPM209-0017
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) PMA-209 Air Combat Electronics requires the Non-Developmental Item (NDI) procurement of SATURN-Capable Antenna Interface Units (AIU) and SATURN UHF Tunable Filter Amplifiers (SUTFA) as well as associated support equipment for the purposes of fleet aircraft installs. This PMA-209 requirement for procurement will support aircraft baselined legacy system retrofits for the PMA-290 P-8A Poseidon and PMA-231 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye as well as respective Foreign Military Sales counterparts as needed.
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.
Background
The Second Generation Anti-Jam Tactical Ultra High Frequency Radio NATO (SATURN) is the next generation of Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Electronic Protection Measures (EPM) standard designated to succeed the HAVE QUICK waveform. SATURN is a waveform that resides within the fifth and sixth generation of ARC-210 software defined military radios. These SATURN-capable radios are currently used in conjunction with legacy power amplifying co-site filtering devices that have been rendered obsolete due to the increased frequency hopping rate of the SATURN waveform.
Requirement
The vendor must have specialized knowledge of antenna radio frequency high power amplifier filtering equipment that is operated in military aircrafts, E-2D, P-8A, and their FMS counterparts. The vendor must have a Non-Developmental Item (NDI) that is configured to operate with the ARC-210 Radio to improve receiver sens...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : N00421-26-RFPREQ-TPM209-0017
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE NAVY
Major Command : NAVAIR
Sub Command : NAVAIR NAWC AD
Office: NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIR DIV
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Mar 17, 2025 02:28 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Apr 16, 2025 02:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: May 01, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 5985 - ANTENNAS, WAVEGUIDES, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
NAICS Code: 334220 - Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Patuxent River, MD 20670 USA
Documents
Tender Notice