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

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is conducting market research to identify parties interested in and capable of supporting the Deployable Flight Incident Recorder System (DFIRS) Mid-Life Upgrade (MUP) requirement. The effort includes production of DFIRS MUP B-Kit Weapon Replaceable Assemblies (WRAs), Data Bus Interface Unit (DBIU), and Deployable Flight Incident Recorder Unit (DFIRU). The DFIRS MUP system is designed to address Search and Rescue Satellite Emergency Locator Transmitter beacon frequency obsolescence. • The system must be able to be deployed from the aircraft via Cartridge Actuated Device during a mishap and survive terminal velocity ground impact and maintain flotation in the open ocean. • The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all manufacturing drawings and proprietary specification data necessary to support the production of a DFIRS from DRS Technologies Canada Ltd. • Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package demonstrating their ability to provide the supplies and services described.