Sources Sought
F-16 Radar Antenna Phase Shift Driver Unit NSN: 1270-01-561-6088 PN: 562R218H01
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. NSN_1270015616088_PN_562R218H01
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The Air Force (448th Supply Chain Management Wing, Tinker AFB, OK) is looking for companies that can become qualified repair sources for the F-16 AN/APG-68 radar antenna Phase Shifter Assembly (P/N 562R218H01). This is a Sources Sought notice, and the attached Repair Qualification Requirements say a company must be fully qualified before it can receive a repair contract.
Watch out for
- Qualification at your own expense. The estimated cost to become qualified is $4,000 and you pay for testing, the test plan and the qualification article, with no guarantee of a contract.
which will be incurred by the potential offering party to become qualified are $4000.
- Pre-award qualification article required. You must supply a working article before award at your own cost, so you need the technical ability to repair or build this radar part up front.
f. Qualification Article Verification: The offeror must provide, at their own expense, a pre-contract
- Long qualification timeline. The government estimates about 90 days to qualify, and it does not delay awards to let a vendor finish qualifying.
that completion of this qualification effort should require 90 days.
- Government approval of test plan and facility inspection. Testing needs prior government approval and the government may witness tests at your facility.
e. Test and Evaluation and/or Verification: The offeror, at their own expense, shall prepare and
- Notice details are thin and dates look odd. The notice lists no NAICS, PSC or quantity, and the response deadline (September 2027) is two years after it was posted, so confirm with the contracting office.
Full brief
What they want
- Companies able to repair, inspect, test, package and store the Phase Shifter Assembly (NSN 1270-01-561-6088, P/N 562R218H01)
- Proof of a complete data package, including manufacturer drawing 562R218H01
- A qualification test plan approved by 416 SCMS/GUEAA, then a test report, before any contract award
- A pre-award qualification article for a form, fit and function evaluation
- Repairs that follow the engineering-approved technical data package, including UID marking under DFARS 211.274
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK
- How they'll choose
- Offerors must be fully qualified as a repair source to be eligible for award; qualification does not guarantee an award. No award factors are given.
- Offers due
- 2027-09-30T00:00:00-05:00 (as listed in the notice)
What to include when you submit
- Notify the government Small Business Office, or the contracting officer if responding to a solicitation, of intent to qualify as a source
- Certify access to the facilities and equipment needed to repair, inspect, test, package and store the item
- Submit a qualification test plan to 416 SCMS/GUEAA for approval, and notify the government at least 30 days before any qualification testing
- Deliver a pre-award qualification article and a complete test report for review
You must have
- Must meet all repair qualification requirements to become a qualified source
1. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE SATISFIED TO BECOME A QUALIFIED SOURCE
- Complete data package, including manufacturer (CAGE 94924) drawing 562R218H01 and all procedures and specifications
The offeror must verify that they have a complete data package.
- Waiver of some or all qualification steps is possible, for example by proving you already supplied the article to the government or the original manufacturer
a. QWC1: The potential source submits written certification that the articles have been supplied to
Not in the notice text
- Quantity, contract type and estimated value of any future repair contract
- NAICS and PSC codes (blank in the notice)
- The engineering technical data package and drawing 562R218H01, which are not in the attachment
- Where and how to send a response (no email or portal given)
- Whether the 2027 response date is correct
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Key facts
- Response due
- Sep 30, 2027, 5:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2025
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- NSN_1270015616088_PN_562R218H01
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- F3YCCF 448 SCMW
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK, 73145
- Contracting contact
- Tracey Beringertracey.beringer@us.af.mil7772211
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
RQR 2025