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Sources sought

Instrument Landing System Draft Specification

693KA8-26-R-11111

Federal Aviation Administration, 693KA8 System Operations Contracts. Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.

Response deadline

October 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT

Closed 30 days ago. Posted August 27, 2026, first published August 3, 2026. Scheduled to archive October 3, 2026.

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting this Market Survey in accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Section 3.2.1.2.1. The FAA has a requirement to procure Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) to establish and/or sustain the existing infrastructure for CAT I/II/III approach procedures.

The purpose of this announcement is to share the attached draft Specification and receive industry comments to better understand current market capabilities. The information received will be used as input to refine the technical requirements and finalize the acquisition strategy for the next ILS Contract.

Attachments

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Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. August 3, 2026

    Sources sought

    Due October 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 6865d493412c4f38a628f315c40b5c68

    3 revisions on SAM
    • August 27, 2026: publish, sources sought
    • August 4, 2026: publish, sources sought
    • August 3, 2026: publish, sources sought
  2. August 4, 2026

    Sources sought

    Due October 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 067bee27a3654fa8a7f6c67a1d27feff

    3 revisions on SAM
    • August 27, 2026: publish, sources sought
    • August 4, 2026: publish, sources sought
    • August 3, 2026: publish, sources sought
  3. August 27, 2026

    Sources sought

    Due October 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice bf859288512c4b26a3b68a5a9a71eeb4

    3 revisions on SAM
    • August 27, 2026: publish, sources sought
    • August 4, 2026: publish, sources sought
    • August 3, 2026: publish, sources sought

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