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Deployable Flight Incident Recorder System (DFIRS) Mid-Life Upgrade (MUP) B-Kit Weapon Replaceable Assemblies (WRAs) Procurement

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE NAVY
Location: Melbourne, FL
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 6 days (Jul 24, 2026)
Posted: Jul 2, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 336413

What this contract is for

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD is issuing this Sources Sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for supplies and services associated with the Deployable Flight Incident Recorder System (DFIRS) Mid-Life Upgrade (MUP), as known as Voice and Aircraft Data Recorder (VADR) for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Type/Model/Series (T/M/S) aircraft. The effort will include production of DFIRS MUP B-Kit Weapon Replaceable Assemblies (WRAs), Data Bus Interface Unit (DBIU) and Deployable Flight Incident Recorder Unit (DFIRU). The period of performance is anticipated to begin May 2027. The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Price (FFP). The DFIRS MUP system is designed to address Search and Rescue Satellite Emergency Locator Transmitter beacon frequency obsolescence to fulfill the requirements specified in Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) ECP-MDC-F/A-18-06273. The DFIRS MUP will be retrofit into USN F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aircraft. Prospective contractors should take note that unlike standard commercial derivative crash-survivable VADRs, this specific DFIRS must be able to be deployed from the aircraft via Cartridge Actuat...

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