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Presolicitation

B-52 APQ-166 Magnetron/Electron Tube

21-00017

Department of the Air Force, FA8539 AFSC Pzaba. Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.

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November 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM EST

30 days from now. Posted October 27, 2026.

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to purchase the B-52 APQ-166 Magnetron/Electron Tube.  The National Stock Numbers (NSN) and Part Numbers (PN) are as follows: NSN 5960-01-318-0987, PN VMX-1849.

The APQ-166 is currently repaired by CPI (88236) under contract FA8539-22-D-0002. The RMC/RMSC code for the APQ-166 is R3/R. This service has been performed multiple times by CPI, which is the original manufacturer of the APQ-166. The technical data required to organically repair or complete the repair is not owned by the Government and is uneconomical to acquire the data by purchase or to reverse engineer the item. No samples are available for potential suppliers to evaluate.

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  1. October 27, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due November 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice efa04061afb0446b82394491601d1579

    1 revisions on SAM
    • October 27, 2026: publish, presolicitation

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