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C-130, C-17 and C-5 Solid State Cockpit Voice Recording (SSCVR) and Solid-State Flight Data Recorder (SSFDR) and Amplifier Control Unit (ACU)

Due
November 16, 2026
8 days left
Buyer
Department of the Air Force
Afsc Pzaba · Department of Defense
Who can bid
SDVOSB set-aside
Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
NAICS
334511
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Notice ID
FA853927QB002
Posted October 13, 2026

Please quote flight data recorders and control amplifiers for C-5, C-17, and C-130 aircraft.

  • Recorder: Flight data recorder, part number 2100-4042-53, stock number 6610-01-501-1161CX.
  • Amplifier: Control amplifier, part number 93-A152-16B, stock number 5895-01-524-2752CX.
  • Condition: Exact, unmodified parts with acceptable condition records and complete records tracing them to the manufacturer or authorized supply chain.
  • Delivery: Final delivery, inspection, and acceptance must finish within one year of the award.

Please confirm availability and send your quote by November 16, 2026.

The original documents

Deadline: November 16, 2026

  • Attachment 1 PDF · 2 pages
  • Attachment 2 PDF · 33 pages

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What they need

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation to announce that the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (ALC), Robins AFB, GA, intends to solicit and negotiate on a competitive basis to procure the Amplifier Control Unit (ACU) and Solid-State Flight Data Recorder (SSFDR) for C-5, C-17, and C-130 aircraft. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The Request for Quote (RFQ) number is FA8539-27-QB-002.

This requirement contains the following National Stock Numbers (NSNs) and Part Numbers (P/Ns): Item Description National Stock Number (NSN) Part Number (P/N) Flight Data Recorder 6610-01-501-1161CX 2100-4042-53 Control Amplifier 5895-01-524-2752CX 93-A152-16B The issuing Contracting Office's DODAAC is FA8539; Address, AFSC/PZABA. The Government intends to award a one-year (12-month) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Purchase Order. The period of performance shall begin upon the date of award and extend through final delivery, inspection, and acceptance of all required items, not to exceed one (1) year from the date of award.

This acquisition is unrestricted and conducted using full and open competition. Competition is not limited to the OEM. An offeror may be the OEM, an authorized distributor, a reseller, a surplus dealer, or another responsible source able to furnish the exact, unmodified part with ac

  • How longThe period of performance shall begin upon the date of award and extend through final delivery, inspection, and acceptance of all required items, not to exceed one (1) year from the date of awardSource: Attachment 1, page 1

What you have to submit

Pulled from the 2 solicitation documents (35 pages). Each item links to the page it came from. Check the originals and any amendments before you bid.

1Forms to fill out

2Licenses you need

  • (2) The unique item identifier assignment and its component data element combination shall not be duplicated on any other item marked or registered in the DoD Item Unique Identification Registry by the contractorSource: Attachment 2, page 15

3Pricing format

  • The Government intends to award a one-year (12-month) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Purchase OrderSource: Attachment 1, page 1
  • The period of performance shall begin upon the date of award and extend through final delivery, inspection, and acceptance of all required items, not to exceed one (1) year from the date of awardSource: Attachment 1, page 1
  • To Be Negotiated National Stock Number: 6610-01-501-1161 Product Service Code: 6610 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price Amplifier Control Unit (ACU), 0002Source: Attachment 2, page 3
  • To Be Negotiated Product Service Code: 5895 Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed PriceSource: Attachment 2, page 3

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