Sources Sought

Repair, Spares, & Engineering Services Enterprise Contract Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (EGI)

Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force

AI summaryThe Air Force office FA8524 AFSC PZAAA is asking businesses to show they can repair, supply spares for and give engineering support to embedded global positioning system (GPS)/inertial navigation systems (EGI) for a planned nine-year follow-on contract. This is a sources sought notice, a market survey, not a request for offers. The response due date is November 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Eastern. The attached list names two inertial navigation items with quantities of 12 and 100 in each of fiscal years 2030 to 2038, with no unit stated. More in the summary

Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Air Force who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact

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Written by AI from the notice text. Check dates on SAM.gov. Updated Oct 22, 2026 after the AI read the notice again (first written Oct 21, 2026).

The notice looks incomplete: The main document, RFI_NGSC_EGI.pdf, is rights-protected (encrypted) and its text could not be read, so the questions to answer, how to respond and what capability proof is wanted are unknown. Open it on SAM.gov. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.

The Air Force office FA8524 AFSC PZAAA is asking businesses to show they can repair, supply spares for and give engineering support to embedded global positioning system (GPS)/inertial navigation systems (EGI) for a planned nine-year follow-on contract. This is a sources sought notice, a market survey, not a request for offers. The response due date is November 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Eastern. The attached list names two inertial navigation items with quantities of 12 and 100 in each of fiscal years 2030 to 2038, with no unit stated.

Things to watch (5)

From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.

Serious: Government has no technical data for these items. You must repair these navigation units without Government drawings or data rights, so you need your own repair data, test equipment and parts sources.
Serious: Unit of issue not stated. The list gives quantities per fiscal year but no unit of issue, and a price quote is set per unit. Ask the buyer what a quantity of 12 or 100 counts.
Worth checking: No physical samples available. Samples of the items cannot be had to evaluate the repair work, so planning must rest on the part numbers alone.

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Worth checking: Contractor supplies all equipment and parts. You must furnish and calibrate all support and test equipment and all replacement material at your own cost.
Minor: Item list may change. The Government may change which items and quantities it needs in later correspondence, and answering this survey does not guarantee a place in a later solicitation.

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RFI_NGSC_EGI.pdf (read)
Attachment A_RFI_Master List of NSNs.pdf (read)

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Full summary

What they want

Repair the listed inertial navigation items: NSN 6605016134232NS (part number 833910-02-14ASD) and NSN 6605015767054NS (part number 311916-01-0800-0001-2-14ASD).
Yearly quantities (columns headed BEQ, not defined in the text): QTY 12, unit not stated, for the first item and QTY 100, unit not stated, for the second, in each of fiscal years 2030 to 2038.
Supply all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment and services, and provide, maintain and calibrate the support equipment at your facility or a subcontractor's facility.
Use replacement parts that equal or exceed the quality of the original parts.
Be ready for a nine-year period of performance, September 10, 2029 to September 9, 2038, without Government technical data or physical samples.

Period of performance: Planned nine-year period of performance, September 10, 2029 through September 9, 2038
Place of performance: Warner Robins, GA, USA
Estimated value: Not stated
Offers due: November 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Eastern

Current contractor

The notice calls this a follow-on effort, which points to an existing repair contract. No incumbent is named.

Not in the notice text

The main document, RFI_NGSC_EGI.pdf, is rights-protected (encrypted) and its text could not be read, so the questions to answer, how to respond and what capability proof is wanted are unknown. Open it on SAM.gov.
The set-aside, contract type and any estimated value are not stated.
What the BEQ columns and the quantity counts measure (a unit of issue) is not stated.
Whether items beyond the two listed will be added is not stated; the Government may change the list.

Eligibility and how to respond

No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.

Notice details

Posted: Oct 19, 2026
Notice type: Sources Sought
Office: FA8524 AFSC PZAAA, Robins AFB, GA
Product/service code: 5826 · Radio Navigation Equipment, Airborne
Business type: Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334511)
Versions: 2 versions have been posted, newest first.
Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 3, 2026 (changed)
Oct 15, 2026 · Sources SoughtDue Oct 30, 2026
Attachments: Files on SAM.gov:
RFI_NGSC_EGI.pdfRead by the AI summary
Attachment A_RFI_Master List of NSNs.pdfRead by the AI summary
See attachments on SAM.gov

Past awards and competition

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Full notice text from SAM.gov

This follow-on effort is planned for a nine-year Period of Performance (PoP) spanning 10 September 2029 through 9 September 2038. The initial forecasted repair requirements are detailed in the attached RFI_Master List of NSNs, though the government reserves the right to modify specific NSN requirements in future correspondence. The government does not possess nor have rights to the technical data for these items. Furthermore, the government has designated these systems as commercial items. Prospective sources are advised that physical samples of these items are not available for evaluation. The contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. The contractor is responsible for providing, maintaining, and calibrating all support equipment required at their facility or a subcontractor’s facility. Contractor furnished material or parts used for replacement shall equal or exceed the quality of the original material or parts Contractors/Institutions responding to this RFI are placed on notice that participation in this survey may not ensure participation in future solicitations or contract awards. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.

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