# Sources Sought: AEWS - Slip Ring for AN/FPS-117 Radar

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa8217aewsslipring

- Solicitation number: FA8217-AEWS_Slip_Ring
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8217 AFLCMC HBDK (FA8217)
- First posted: August 13, 2025
- Last posted: August 13, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c94e9987833145ce8745a5c7fb47f7ac/view

## Description

This is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the United States Air Force. This RFI is for market research and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. The Air Force will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.

The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential sources, capabilities, and a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost and schedule to design, develop, and produce a Form, Fit, and Function (FFF) replacement for a radar slip ring. This information will be used to develop a budget submission for a Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) program. For full details, see Attachment 1_FPS-117 Slip Ring Responses are due by 2:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) 15 September 2025.

## Publications

- August 13, 2025: Sources sought, due September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice c94e9987833145ce8745a5c7fb47f7ac. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c94e9987833145ce8745a5c7fb47f7ac/view

## Points of contact

- Christopher Jarman, christopher.jarman@us.af.mil, 8015865439
- Cameron Tucker, cameron.tucker.6@us.af.mil, 8015861573

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