Sources sought
Lightweight Hardware Recovery System (LARS) Hardware Refresh
FA8509-26-LARSRFI
Department of the Air Force, FA8509 AFLCMC Wiuka. Engineering Services.
Response deadline
April 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT
Closed 143 days ago. Posted March 27, 2026. Scheduled to archive May 13, 2026.
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
This Request for Information is published for Market Research purposes only. The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the capabilities and experience to meet qualification requirements to provide engineering services for AFLCMC SOF C-130 Program Office system and subsystems. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Potential sources must possess the means to provide a design for a refreshed hardware system for the Lightweight Airborne Recovery System (LARS) on the HC-130J and MC-130J. The design for the LARS hardware refresh shall be a Form-Fit-Function (FFF) replacement of the current hardware components.
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
March 27, 2026
Sources sought
Due April 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice f726b53f99b0405ababb4980bcb5bbf7
Points of contact
- Carolyn Blanncarolyn.blann@us.af.mil
- Darryl Bakerdarryl.baker.6@us.af.mil
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