Solicitation
FIRE CONTROL RADAR (FCR)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W58RGZ-26-R-0004
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The Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama wants a new follow-on contractor to keep the Apache AH-64 Fire Control Radar supplied, tracked and supported for a performance-based life cycle support contract. It starts 1 January 2027 with a one-year base period, four one-year options (through 31 December 2031) and a possible 6-month extension. It is a mix of firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee work with no small business set-aside, and offers are due 30 November 2026.
Watch out for
- Cost-reimbursable work with heavy cost reporting. Part of the contract is cost-plus-fixed-fee, which brings cost accounting standards, approved business systems and detailed cost reports (FlexFile, DD 1921-3) that are hard for a small business to meet.
Type of Contract 2: Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Not set aside and tied to a specialized radar. Open to all sizes, the work is life cycle support, repair and obsolescence management for a specialized radar, and the data lists name Longbow LLC as the contractor, so a newcomer would need strong access to technical data and parts.
Longbow Limited Liability Company (LBL)
- Performance Work Statement could not be read. The main requirements document (Attachment 0016) is a protected PDF with no readable text, and Sections H, L and M were largely cut off, so scope, instructions and evaluation criteria are unknown.
This PDF file is protected
- Government portal and certificate access. Mandatory use of the Army TAV-C portal means staff must get DoD ECA certificates (notarized forms packet), training and account approval, which takes time and ongoing upkeep.
Until these requirements are satisfied, portal access will not be granted.
- Export-controlled data and security paperwork. Deliverables carry export-control and limited-distribution markings, and a security classification form is included, so you need compliant handling of controlled technical data.
EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS
- Inconsistent period and missing attachment references. The base year runs a full year but the base-year lines say a 6-month period, and Section B cites an Attachment 0027 (Proposal Preparation Process) that is not on the attachment list, so ask the buyer to clarify.
Base Year 1 January 2027 through 31 December 2027
- Due time differs between documents. SAM.gov shows a 5:00 PM Central deadline, the solicitation form shows a different time entry and the text says close of business, so confirm the exact cutoff with the buyer.
2026NOV3001:00am
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 14 not read in full.
- SOLICITATION W58RGZ-26-R-0004.pdf
- Attachment 0016 LCCS 2027-2031 PWS with G1RFI (clean) 20250818.pdf
- LCCS 27-31 CDRLs 13 Jan 2026.pdf
- Attachment 0023 TAVC Portal User Access Procedures.pdf
- Attachment 0024 TAVC Portal Access Addendum (1).pdf
- Attachment 0013 DSL - 12 Jan 2026.pdf
- Attachment 0003 Depot Lay-In Inventory - Format.pdf
- Attachment 0017 Actual Cost and Hours History - Format.pdf
- Attachment 0014 LCCS LM CSDR Plan.pdf
- Attachment 0015 LCCS NG CSDR Plan.pdf
- Attachment 0005 Replenishment Spares - Format.pdf
- Attachment 0006 CSIs.pdf
- Attachment 0019 FCR LCCS OA Spares List Format.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0007 MCA File - Format.xls: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0001 Contractor Reparables as of 01_29_2026.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0004 Tooling and Test Equipment.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0021 GRF Package.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0002 Wholesale Inventory as of 01_29_2026.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0009 UID List - Format.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0022 Repairs and Spares Pricing Menu.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0018 Non-Standard Repairs - Format.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0020 Updated-Upgraded TE - Format.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0012 Depot Repair Cost Format (29Jan2026).xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- Attachment 0006 CSIs.docx: over the file limit for one brief
- Attachment 0008 DD Form 254 DoD Contract Security Classification Specification.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- Attachment 0011 MRO-BO Report.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
Full brief
What they want
- Supply support for the Apache AH-64 Fire Control Radar under a performance-based life cycle contractor support (LCCS) contract
- Obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources management (a cost-reimbursable line)
- Total Asset Visibility - Contractor (TAV-C): record government-owned assets you hold in the Army's LMP portal
- Replenishment spares
- Required data reports: Contractor Business Data Report (DD Form 1921-3), Cost and Hour Report (FlexFile), and other data items such as safety, hazardous materials, obsolescence alerts, bill of materials and a sustainment roadmap
- Service contract (contractor manpower) reporting
- Priced options: Mast Mounted Assembly (MMA) conversion, MMA system test and a Global Reaction Force (GRF) package
- Proposal preparation support (a cost-reimbursable line)
- Contract type
- Hybrid: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) for most lines and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) for obsolescence and proposal-prep lines; service contract
- Period of performance
- Base year 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2027, four 1-year options (through 31 Dec 2031), plus up to a 6-month extension under FAR 52.217-8
- Place of performance
- AL, USA (buyer and ship-to address is Redstone Arsenal, AL; where the contractor would do repairs is not stated in the text provided)
- Offers due
- 30 November 2026 (SAM.gov lists 17:00 Central; the solicitation says close of business)
- How to submit
- Email the proposal to the Contract Specialist (tamesha.d.jordan.civ@army.mil) and the Contracting Officer (ben.a.henson.civ@army.mil)
What to include when you submit
- Submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan with the proposal (DFARS 252.219-7996)
- If you cannot meet the due date, tell the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist in writing before it, with your expected submission date
- Fill in the pricing for each contract line item (CLIN) in Section B
- Full proposal format, volumes and page limits are in Section L, which was not fully readable
You must have
- Not set aside for small business. Size standard for the NAICS code is 1,500 employees.
The NAICS for this requirement is 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing. The Size Standard is 1,500.
- Active SAM.gov registration is required
SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT-REGISTRATION (FEB2026)
- Submit a subcontracting plan with the offer
the contractor shall submit a Subcontracting Plan with its offer/proposal in accordance with
- Cost-reimbursable work requires cost accounting standards compliance and government-approved business systems (estimating, accounting, purchasing, material management)
COST ESTIMATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- Protect covered defense information and report cyber incidents (DFARS 252.204-7012), with NIST SP 800-171 assessment requirements
SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING
- Security: a DD Form 254 (contract security classification specification) is part of the solicitation, and the data list cites the industrial security manual. The clearance level could not be read.
Attachment 0008 DD Form 254 DOD Contract Security
- Contractor staff using the Army TAV-C portal need a DoD External Certification Authority (ECA) certificate or a CAC, cyber awareness training, and portal training before access is granted
Until these requirements are satisfied, portal access will not be granted.
Current contractor
Data files name Longbow Limited Liability Company (LBL) as the contractor, with the cost plans listing Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control (Orlando, FL) and Northrop Grumman (Baltimore, MD). The notice calls this a new follow-on service contract.
Not in the notice text
- How the award will be decided and the evaluation factors (Section M was not readable beyond the options clause)
- Proposal format, volumes and page limits (Section L instructions were not readable)
- The full scope and performance standards (the Performance Work Statement is a protected PDF)
- Estimated contract value or price range (price schedules and the pricing menu are in unread spreadsheets)
- What stock, spares, tooling and government-owned inventory the contractor must hold or buy (inventory, reparables, tooling and spares lists are unread spreadsheets)
- Security clearance or facility clearance level required (DD Form 254 was not read)
- Answers to bidder questions (the Q&A attachment is an unread spreadsheet)
- Special contract requirements in Section H and the Attachment 0027 proposal preparation process
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 30, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W58RGZ-26-R-0004
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Rsa
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336411
- Product/service code
- R706
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Place of performance
- AL, 35898
- Contracting contact
- Tamesha Jordantamesha.d.jordan.civ@army.mil
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Request for Proposal (RFP) W58RGZ-26-R-0004 defines the requirement for Performance Based Goals Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) for the Apache AH-64 Fire Control Radar (FCR)to award a new follow-on, service contract, in accordance with (IAW) the Performance Work Statement (PWS)
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