PROTOTYPING OF POWER DIVIDERS UTILIZED IN THE WING TIP POD (WTP) OF THE ALQ-218(V)2 TACTICAL JAMMING SUBSYSTEM RECEIVER (TJSR)

Special Notice N0016425SNB03 Agency:

Department of the Navy Office:

Naval Sea Systems Command Location:

NSWC Crane Division Classification Code: AC13 – National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense – military;

Experimental Development NAICS Code: 334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing Response Due Date:

22 NOVEMBER 2024 Request for Solutions: PROTOTYPING OF POWER DIVIDERS UTILIZED IN THE WING TIP POD (WTP) OF THE ALQ-218(V)2 TACTICAL JAMMING SUBSYSTEM RECEIVER (TJSR) 1. PURPOSE This Special Notice is issued to provide awareness of the release of a Request for Solutions (RFS) for an other transaction project in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022. The RFS title Prototyping of Power Dividers utilized in the WTP of the ALQ-218(V)2 TJSR has been issued as part of the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trust Systems (S2MARTS) consortium managed by National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) and administered by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division.

2. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY 2.1 Other Transaction Consortium Vendors interested in responding to this RFS must be members of the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) Consortium. Interested parties may visit S2MARTS.org for membership information. 2.2 PROJECT OVERVIEW The Government is seeking to optimize the power dividers for the EA-18G aircraft. These power dividers must meet the SCD 991416 requirements (for parts 991416-1 & 991416-5) and associated testing requirements.

The power dividers are currently utilized in the Wing Tip Pod of the AN/ALQ-218(V)(2) Tactical Jamming Subsystem Receiver (TJSR), which is installed on the EA-18G Growler aircraft and will also be utilized in the AN/ALQ-218(V)3 & (V)4. The goal/success is to qualify a new design and source of supply for power dividers in accordance with SCD 991416 requirements for parts 991416-1 & 991416-5 and associated testing requirements. Please visit the S2MARTS website at https://s2marts.org/ to review additional information.

Contracting Office Address: 300 Hwy 361 Crane, IN 47522 United States Point of Contact.:

Kayla Jones Kayla.n.jones34.civ@us.navy.mil Phone: 812-381-7162