Robins AFB Range 4 Modernization
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
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Set Aside
Original Source
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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 is issuing a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (RFQ) for the Robins AFB Range 4 Modernization project. This effort involves rehosting the Indoor Compact Antenna Range (ICAR) 4 System and procuring four upgrades as a turn-key operation at Robins Air Force Base, GA. This is a single-source requirement intended for award as a Purchase Order to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Offers are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Responses are due by June 18, 2026, at 1:00 PM.
Scope of Work
The modernization project aims to upgrade the existing ICARMS #4 system, which currently uses 1980s Scientific Atlanta equipment, to a modern, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)-based system. Key components to be replaced or upgraded include the signal source, receiver, and positioning systems. The project also requires replacing all existing RF absorber material and achieving specific test/quiet zone performance criteria. The system must be capable of performing a complete Go-No-Go, Pass/Fail analysis of the APN-241 antenna within current maximum test times. The contractor will deliver COTS software with perpetual licenses, source code, and documentation, allowing for future government modifications.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (RFQ), intended for award as a Purchase Order.
- Period of Performance: 24 months after receipt of order, specifically from September 11, 2026, to September 10, 2028.
- Set-Aside: None (Unrestricted, single source to OEM).
- NAICS: 334111 (Miscellaneous Electric Power And Distribution Equipment) with a 1250 employee size standard.
- Place of Performance: Warner Robins, GA 31098.
Submission & Evaluation
This is an RFQ, and offers are being requested. Prospective vendors must demonstrate adequate financial resources as detailed in Section L, providing two or three financial capability indicators. The acquisition is explicitly a single-source requirement for Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
Key Deliverables
The contract requires numerous data deliverables (CDRLs), including:
- Program Plan, Program Schedule, and Conference Minutes/Agendas for various reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR).
- Test Procedures, Test/Inspection Reports, and Calibration Certificates.
- Technical Manuals (Air Force Technical Manual Contract Requirements, Contractor Furnished Aeronautical Equipment Notice).
- Software User Manual, Computer Programming Manual, and Computer Software Product (source and executable code on CDROM).
- Quality Assessment Reports, Quality Program Plan, Contractor's Safety Plan, and Accident/Incident Reports.
- Commercial Drawings, Models, and Associated Lists, and ACPIN Data and Control Records.
Points of Contact
- Contract Specialist: Adriana Lytle (adriana.lytle@us.af.mil)
- Contracting Officer: Teresa Duval (teresa.duval@us.af.mil, 4783979880)