NATO Support and Procurement Agency #26LWM019

Planned sole-source repairs for NATO AWACS SATCOM and communications equipment

NSPA’s LW - AWACS purchasing organisation is planning a sole-source award for repairs to communications equipment used by the NATO AWACS fleet. - Buyer: NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), purchasing organisation LW - AWACS. - OEMs and vendors: No equipment manufacturer, proposed contractor, or repair vendor is named in the notice. - Repair requirements: Seven equipment types, totaling 88 planned repair inductions: - UHF transmit cosite mitigation units, part E6156.0000, quantity 15. - SATCOM receive cosite mitigation units, part E6162.0000, quantity 6. - VHF filter/power amplifiers, part E6129.0000, quantity 49. - Inline low-pass mission filters, part E6158.0000, quantity 6. - SATCOM antenna modules, part E6159.0000, quantity 4. - Low-band 30–88 MHz multicouplers, part E6137.0000, quantity 5. - High-band 108–156 MHz multicouplers, part E6138.0000, quantity 3. - Notable requirements: The notice cites proprietary equipment design documentation and specialized test equipment available on site as the basis for the planned sole-source approach. Firms believing they can perform the repairs are invited to provide evidence of capability.

Description

NSPA intends to award a contract on a sole-source basis to Northrop - Grumman System Corp. (Xetron) for repair of SATCOM and related communication equipment for the NATO AWACS fleet. The listed items include UHF transmit and SATCOM receive cosite mitigation units, a VHF filter/power amplifier, an inline low-pass mission filter, a SATCOM antenna module, and low- and high-band multicouplers. NSPA states that Northrop Grumman is the design authority and that the technical documentation is proprietary; Xetron has the on-site test equipment required for testing and repairs. Firms claiming capability are invited to submit evidence within 10 calendar days after publication.

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