About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources possessing the repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to purchase or provide depot-level repair for the B-52 APQ-166 Magnetron/Electron Tube. The required item corresponds to NSN 5960-01-318-0987 and Part Number VMX-1849, and it must meet form, fit, function, and interface specifications. The contractor must furnish all necessary material, tools, support equipment, test equipment, calibration, and repair services. Respondents must provide written submissions addressing the Contractor Capability Survey and cannot submit responses by facsimile or email. Interested parties must address questions concerning this market research to Program Manager Brenden Collins.
Scope of work
- Depot-level test and repair of the B-52 APQ-166 Magnetron/Electron Tube
- Furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services
- Provide, maintain, and calibrate all required support equipment at contractor or subcontractor facility
- Provide replacement material or parts equal to or exceeding original quality
- Meet form, fit, function, and interface requirements per SCD 156-116
- Address absence of Government-owned drawings, specifications, technical data, and test procedures
Minimum qualifications
- Possess repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements
- Capability to generate, handle, process, and store classified material and data
- Compliance with or implementation of DFARS 252.239-7010 and DFARS clause 252.204-7012 where applicable
- Current Contractor Self-Assessment against Basic NIST SP800-171 controls reflected in SPRS
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification status at CMMC Level 1 (Self) or higher reflected in SPRS
Documents to include with your response
- Documentation supporting capability to meet requirements
- Contractor Capability Survey Part I Business Information
- Contractor Capability Survey Part II Capability Survey Questions responses
Key dates
- Responses due
- close of business 30 November 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Written responses must be received no later than close of business 30 November 2026. The document notes no facsimiles or e-mails please, but also directs respondents to email responses.
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- FA8539-6130014513046CW
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the AIR Force › FA8539 Afsc Pzaba
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Dec 6, 2026, 3:30 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 5, 2026
- NAICS
- 334511 · Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 6130
- Contracting contact
- Brandon Sherry
brandon.sherry@us.af.mil - Additional contact
- Nikita Hicks
nikita.hicks@us.af.mil
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
Current contract referenced in this notice
Recompete window- Incumbent
- LEVISON ENTERPRISES LLC
- Contract
- FA853926P0001
- Obligated to date
- $221.3K
- Started
- May 28, 2026
- Current period ends
- May 27, 2027
Market context
Awards in the same category (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.