AN/ALQ-172 LRU-8 BIT LIMITERS AND DOWN CONVETERS REPAIR

The United States Air Force is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to repair the AN/ALQ-172 LRU-8 BIT Limiter and Down Converter. The Government is seeking a contractor that can provide repair services for these components, which are part of the LRU-8 Phase Array Antenna subsystem. The contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services required for the repair. The known sole source contractor for this effort is Raytheon Company. • The BIT Limiter and Down Converter are part of the ALQ-172 Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) equipment. • The LRU-8 provides the ALQ-172 high band Phased Array Antenna Subsystem (PAAS) with an electronically steerable antenna beam in the azimuth plane and a fixed antenna beam in the elevation plane. • The Government's needs for repair services are required to support current B-52 electronic countermeasure mission requirements. • The contractor shall provide a detailed quality plan implementing AS9100 (or equivalent). • The contractor shall address any potential absence of technical data (drawings, specifications, manuals, test procedures, etc.).