Flight Data Transmitter Remanufacture
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force (AFNWC/PZNT) is conducting market research to identify qualified sources for the remanufacture of Flight Data Transmitters (FDT), Part Number 50210-307, used in the Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) weapon system. This effort aims to produce 515 remanufactured FDT units. Responses are due March 15, 2026.
Scope of Work
This market survey seeks industry capabilities for a full-rate production effort involving the remanufacture of FDTs. Key responsibilities include:
- Remanufacturing: Disassembly, cleaning, inspection, assembly, and testing of unserviceable FDTs to a serviceable, like-new condition.
- Component Replacement: Replacing critical internal components such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, circuit cards, and resistors.
- Testing & Analysis: Standing up necessary test equipment, conducting functional testing, Product Reliability Verification Testing (PRVT), troubleshooting, and root-cause failure analysis.
- Logistics & Supply Chain: Furnishing all required labor, materials, facilities, and equipment, managing the supply chain, including long-lead time parts procurement and mitigating diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS).
- Delivery: Producing 515 remanufactured FDTs at a minimum rate of 94 units per year, with the first delivery no later than August 2030. The remanufactured FDTs must meet original design requirements, OEM specifications, and all nuclear hardness and certification requirements.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Market Research (Not an RFP)
- NAICS: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Set-Aside: None specified (Open market research, with encouragement for both large and small businesses, and interest in small business breakout areas).
- Response Due: March 15, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
- Published: February 13, 2026
Capabilities Sought
The government is particularly interested in capabilities related to:
- Knowledge and experience with FDT TRU-191/A (P/N 50210-307) or similar LRUs.
- Experience with the AGM-86 ALCM weapon system or comparable systems.
- Technical knowledge of FDT hardware/software interfaces and remanufacture procedures.
- Support for ALCM sustainment, emphasizing nuclear certification and hardness.
- Ability to conduct failure investigations, obsolescence studies, and reliability predictions.
- Experience with manufacture, calibration, and maintenance of testers for ALCM LRUs.
- Capability to reproduce/remanufacture FDTs to OEM specifications, including facility, equipment, and expertise.
- Possession of relevant technical data or a plan to obtain/recreate a full technical data package.
- Quality control programs and ability to support production surges.
Additional Notes
This is for informational and market research purposes only and does not constitute a commitment to issue a solicitation or award a contract. Upon contract award, the Government will provide the complete Technical Data Package (TDP), two test sets, and six prototype units developed during the Phase II readiness effort (scheduled for completion in October 2028). Interested parties should provide documentation supporting their capabilities, addressing any lack of experience through teaming or subcontracting, and identifying potential small business breakout areas.