Award notice, first published as presolicitation
Repair of ASR-9 Klystron Tubes
6973GH-24-R-00080
Federal Aviation Administration, 6973GH Franchise Acquisition SVCS. Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.
Awarded
Microwave Power Products, Inc.
$7,413,797.00 on the award notice, April 3, 2025, contract 6973GH-25-D-00029
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded contract 6973GH-25-D-00029 to Microwave Power Products, Inc. for repair of ASR-9 Klystron Tubes, NSN: 5960-01-464-9605 for support of ASR-9 field Radar sites operated by the FAA. The contract was awarded for one (1) base year period with four (4) one-year option periods to be exercised at the sole discretion of the FAA.
Microwave Power Products, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, is the only known source that can repair the ASR-9 Klystron Tubes manufactured by Microwave Power Products, formerly Communications and Power Industries. Microwave Power Products owns the proprietary data rights for these klystron tubes. A market survey (6973GH-24-MS-00006) was posted to the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) web site on February 2, 2024. No responses were received in response to the market survey.
Additionally, a Notice of Intent to Single Source (6973GH-24-R-00080) was posted to the SAM.gov web site on March 11, 2024. An Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract with firm-fixed prices for repair of the ASR-9 Klystron Tubes for use in the ASR-9 radar system has been awarded to Microwave Power Products, Inc., Palo Alto, CA. The Total Estimated Potential Value (TEPV) of the contract, base period and four option periods, is $7,413,797.00. This announcement is for information purposes only, not a request for proposals.
Point of Contact: Connie Houpt, connie.m.houpt@faa.gov.
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Microwave Power Products, Inc.
- UEI
- QFNMLMBZ52S6
- CAGE
- 0MH33
- Vendor location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Contract
- 6973GH25D00029
- Obligated
- $0.00, potential $7,413,797
- Actions
- 6 between April 3, 2025 and May 13, 2026
- Competition
- Not Competed, 1 offer received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- Repair/Rebuild of ASR-9 Electron Tube: NSN 5960-01-464-9605, Ifs P/N 014649605: P/N VA87W, Va87en or VA87F
- Match
- award number 6973GH25D00029 equals the contract number; same awarding office 6973GH (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
March 11, 2024
Presolicitation, originally sources sought
Klystron Tubes, NSN 5960-01-464-9605, Evaluation and Repair Services
Due March 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 882afb9f830b4c969c05f57736b897f5
April 3, 2025
Award notice
Awarded to Microwave Power Products, Inc. Palo Alto for $7,413,797. SAM.gov, notice 5579e49254164360a04c796afd8cee65
Points of contact
- Connie Houptconnie.m.houpt@faa.gov
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