Sole Source Pre-Solicitation: Follow-on Sustainment of Lockheed Martin Proprietary Components to the AEWS AN/FPS-117 Radar System
ID: FA8217-25-LM_Product_Line_CLSType: Presolicitation
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE AIR FORCEFA8217 AFLCMC HBDKHILL AFB, UT, 84056-5838, USA

NAICS

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

PSC

MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS (J059)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/9d4cb9255c884a9b84c1b5b83d9945db/view
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    Description

    The Department of Defense, through the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), intends to award a sole source contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation for the follow-on sustainment of proprietary components related to the AEWS AN/FPS-117 Radar System. This contract will encompass a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) agreement, with a potential six-month extension, aimed at providing comprehensive Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) services, including engineering, program management, and emergency services for the radar system. The AEWS is critical for atmospheric early warning and consists of 27 operational sites across Alaska, Canada, and Hawaii, with the contract performance expected to include various hardware and software assemblies essential for maintaining operational readiness. Interested parties may submit capability statements or inquiries to Christopher Jarman or Cameron Tucker via the provided email addresses, with responses due by the specified deadline.

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