PUMA Ground Systems and DART Refurbishment Award Notice
ID: FA441823P0024Type: Justification
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE AIR FORCEFA4418 628 CONS PKJOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SC, 29404-5021, USA

PSC

RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE (5820)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/612031b35d7a47618bb15b1b28e66d7b/view
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    Description

    The Department of Defense, specifically the Department of the Air Force, is seeking contractors to provide refurbishment services for 19 Puma DARTs and to design and produce two Puma Ground Systems for the 437th Operations Group at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The refurbishment will include the construction of Puma DART kits designed to house Harris AN/PRC-158 SOLL-II ground communications kits, which are critical for enhancing ground communication capabilities. Interested parties can reach out to SSgt Nicholas Riccio at nicholas.riccio@us.af.mil or by phone at 843-963-4551, or contact Matthew Michel at matthew.michel@us.af.mil or (843) 963-5157 for further details regarding this opportunity.

    Point(s) of Contact
    SSgt Nicholas Riccio
    (843) 963-4551
    nicholas.riccio@us.af.mil
    Matthew Michel
    (843) 963-5157
    matthew.michel@us.af.mil
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    J and A Puma Ground DART Requirement Redacted.pdf
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