# FY24-26 Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Transponder System

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0001924rfpreqtpm2130013

- Solicitation number: N00019-24-RFPREQ-TPM213-0013
- Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as award notice)
- Status: Awarded to Thales Usa, Inc. for $42,979,330.00
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: Naval Air Systems Command (N00019)
- NAICS: 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 5825 Radio Navigation Equipment, Except Airborne
- Place of performance: Salt Lake City, Utah
- County: Salt Lake County (FIPS 49035). https://abierto.us/counties/salt-lake-county-ut-49035
- City: Salt Lake City. https://abierto.us/cities/salt-lake-city-ut-4967000
- First posted: June 18, 2024
- Last posted: September 10, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bb96d8f82c1247beab6f52b328492d10/view

## Description

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to award a sole source, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract to Thales USA, Inc. of Overland Park, Kansas for the procurement of FY24-26 Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) ) requirements.

The total estimated quantity required for this procurement is 45 TACAN AN/URN-32 Upgrade Kits, 45 URN-32 Remote Control Status Unit (RCSU) Upgrade Kits, 16 AN/URN-33 Beacon Kits, 62 OE-4691 Antenna Systems, 168 High Power Amplifier (HPA) Assemblies, 42 Low Power Amplifier (LPA) Assemblies, 42 Remote Monitor Maintenance Control (RMMC) Kits and associated technical data. The quantities listed above are approximations.

Thales USA, Inc. is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the TACAN AN/URN-32 and AN/URN-33, and as such, is the only firm that can provide these supplies and services within the required timeframe. This acquisition is being pursued on a sole source basis under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements".

The Government does not intend to use the provisions of FAR Part 12 for this acquisition. Firms interested in subcontracting opportunities may contact Kelly Pederson at Thales at Kelly.pedersen@thalesatmus.com.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Thales Usa, Inc. (UEI KN23E49QT1M9)
- Contract: N0001924C0021, definitive contract
- Obligated: $22,222,565.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number N0001924C0021 equals the contract number; same awarding office N00019 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_N0001924C0021_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- June 18, 2024: Award notice. Notice 8c5fa38bf5a7462181c0199b21586164. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8c5fa38bf5a7462181c0199b21586164/view
- September 10, 2025: Presolicitation, due September 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT. Notice 108ddfd449ee42e3ae5ef398848ad4a9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/108ddfd449ee42e3ae5ef398848ad4a9/view
- September 10, 2025: Presolicitation, due September 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT. Notice bb96d8f82c1247beab6f52b328492d10. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bb96d8f82c1247beab6f52b328492d10/view

## Points of contact

- Kristen Custer, Contract Specialist, kristen.m.custer.civ@us.navy.mil
- John Britt, Procuring Contracting Officer, john.e.britt10.civ@us.navy.mil, 301-757-5940

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