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Presolicitation

B-52H AN/ALQ-172 ECM System-25-00073

FD20602500073-PZABB

Department of the Air Force, FA8522 AFSC Pzabb. Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.

Response deadline

March 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDT

Closed 228 days ago. Posted March 2, 2026. Scheduled to archive April 2, 2026.

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

This announcement constitutes a Notice of Proposed Contract Action. The Office of AFSC/PZABB intends to award this requirement contract as a follow-on sole source for the OEM awarded a non-commercial contract FA8522-21-D-0002 for the accurate repair services for the B-52H AN/ALQ-172 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) System, testing, tear down, evaluation, engineering, production, and technical data to keep the aircraft operable to perform their mission.

The scope of this requirement includes the repair of components of the AN/ALQ-172 ECM System which are comprised of Radio Frequency (RF), digital, and mixed signal Shop Replaceable Units (SRUs) that shall meet the system/subsystem specifications, Prime Item Functional Specification, Critical Item Developmental Specification, Block Cycle 8 Operational Flight Program (OFP) Requirements Specification, component design and testing specification, B-52H interface control documents and requirements specifications owned by either the Government or the OEMs. The ALQ-172 requirements are military unique and cannot be acquired in the commercial marketplace. The anticipated NSNs

5998014243963EW-Backplane Assembly for Legacy LRU-10-50EA
5998014247126EW- Backplane Assembly for Legacy LRU-1-60/EA
5998014506531EW-Backplane Assembly for Legacy LRU-4-30/EA
5865011985144EW- Transmitter for Legacy LRU-2- 10/EA
5895014856252EW-Control Indicator (LRU-21)-125/EA
6625015743519EW-Spectrum Analyzer for ALM-289 (EMTS)- 5/EA
6625014761411EW-Oscilloscope for ALM-289 (EMTS)-15/EA
5995015084208EW-Cable Assembly, CDU 1553/VIDEO STUB (W93) for ALM-289 (EMTS)- 5/EA
5998011975794EW- CCA for Legacy LRU-1, LRU-10-10/EA
5895015577498EW- Core Memory Unit for Legacy LRU-10- 5/EA
5998012555500EW- CCA for Legacy LRU-10-5/EA
6625015766001EW- Waveform Generator- 20/EA

This requirement will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost Reimbursement No Fee (CRNF) contract with an anticipated period of performance of five one (1) year ordering periods.


The proposed contract action for this requirement will be sole source to the following Contractor:
L3 Harris Technologies (CAGE: 28527)
77 River Rd
Clifton NJ 07014-2000


This sole source requirement is pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The technical data required to perform these repairs is owned by L3 Harris.


Please be advised that this notice is NOT a request for competitive proposals. L3 Harris Technologies (28527) currently provides these long-term sustainment services for the AN-ALQ-172 program under a Contract FA8522-21-D-0002.
A determination not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will NOT be responsible for any cost incurred by interested parties in responding to this synopsis. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice.

Electronic procedures will be used for this solicitation.


All questions and concerns shall be submitted in writing via e-mail the POCs listed in this announcement. NO TELEPHONE QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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  1. March 2, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due March 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 3ac63d1073af4967a90e6a677f534930

    2 revisions on SAM
    • April 1, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • March 2, 2026: publish, presolicitation

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