NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
Type: Special Notice
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Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE AIR FORCEFA8628 AFLCMC WBDK B52WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH, 45433-7148, USA

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

PSC

RADAR EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE (5841)

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No Set aside used (NONE)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/1716f11898914e488511a72b65bfba16/view
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    Description

    The Department of Defense, specifically the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), intends to award a sole source contract to Raytheon Company for the production and sustainment of modernized Active Electronically Scanned Array radars in support of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program. This procurement is critical to meet the operational requirements of the B-52 weapons program, ensuring that the radar systems are capable of fulfilling the needs of the warfighters. The anticipated contract award date is August 2026, and interested parties are encouraged to direct any inquiries to Contracting Officer Jamie Parks at jamie.parks@us.af.mil or Contract Specialist Kelsey Courtney at kelsey.courtney.2@us.af.mil, with all correspondence clearly labeled regarding the B-52 RMP Radar NOCA response.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Jamie Parks
    jamie.parks@us.af.mil
    Kelsey Courtney
    kelsey.courtney.2@us.af.mil
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