# SAM #FA940126Mishap

Flight Recorder Download Solutions Engineering and Sustainment for USAF Aircraft

**Buyer:** 377th Air Base Wing
**Posted:** September 28, 2026
**Respond By:** October 28, 2026
**Identifier:** FA940126Mishap
**NAICS:** 541511, 541330, 541512, 334118

The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Safety Center (AFSEC), Aviation Safety Division, Engineering Branch (SEFE) at Kirtland AFB is seeking engineering, acquisition, and sustainment services for flight recorder download solutions for USAF aircraft.
- Government Buyer:
  - Department of the Air Force
  - Air Force Safety Center (AFSEC)
  - Aviation Safety Division, Engineering Branch (SEFE)
- OEMs Mentioned:
  - GE
  - General Dynamics
  - L3Harris
  - Honeywell
- Products/Services Requested:
  - Development, maintenance, and sustainment of hardware and software solutions for flight recorder download and data decompression/transcription
  - Design, manufacture, and testing of standardized download interfaces
  - Compatibility with multiple OEM solid-state recorder architectures
  - Obsolescence management, hardware repairs, driver updates
  - Training government personnel
  - Unlimited government data rights
- Unique/Notable Requirements:
  - Solutions must support both undamaged flight recorders and bench-level extracted Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA)
  - Interfaces must operate on modern computer hardware and operating systems (e.g., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows)
  - Output file formats must be compatible with OEM decompression and transcription software tools
  - Standalone systems with strict cybersecurity controls
  - Rapid repair turnaround
  - NDAs required with OEMs for proprietary data
  - Emphasis on compatibility with diverse OEM architectures
- No specific products or part numbers listed; focus is on custom engineering and sustainment services.

### Description

<p>The contractor shall provide engineering, acquisition, and sustainment services to develop, maintain, and sustain modern hardware+software solutions for USAF aircraft flight recorder download and data decompression / transcription.</p>

<p>This effort encompasses developing download capabilities for both full-up (undamaged) flight recorders and bench-level extracted Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) across diverse solid-state recorder architectures. All software and hardware interfaces developed must execute on modern computer hardware and operating systems (e.g., Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Microsoft Windows) and yield output file formats fully compatible with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) data decompression and transcription software tools.</p>

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