Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Antenna System
Deadline : 24 Jun 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 121091516
Document Ref. No. : FAA-25-001a
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to award a single source contract to dB Systems Inc. in Hurricane, UT.
The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to acquire electronically scanned TACAN Antenna Systems, and capabilities related to implementation and installation support services for TACAN Antenna 900E Systems at multiple locations throughout the National Airspace System (NAS). The acquisition will utilize single source procedures. In accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System, AMS 3.2.2.4, the purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the basis of the FAA's decision to contract with a selected source when it is determined to be in the best interest of the FAA. Legacy TACAN Antenna Systems (i.e., Low Power TACAN Antenna (LPTA), Rho Theta Antenna (RTA)-2) in the National Airspace System (NAS) are currently operating well beyond their intended service life, and, consequently, there are immediate operational shortfalls and unacceptable failure rates that must be addressed. The oldest TACAN Antennas were designed and manufactured in the 1950s and fielded starting in the 1960s. The FAA requires approximately 38 of the TACAN Antenna 900E in critical operational sites including support spare systems and installation services. The dB Systems 900E TACAN Antenna System was authorized by the FAA for nationwide use in the NAS (NAS Change Proposal (NCP) 38625; Case File JW143-TACAN-1009; National Stock Number (NSN) 0052-00-908-1002) on September 8, 2022. The 900E is the only TACAN Antenna System that has been approved for nationwide use that is still in production. It is in the best interest of the FAA to award a contract to dB Systems Inc. on a single-source basis because the 900E TACAN Antenna Systems are independently designed, manufactured, and patented by dB Systems, and there are no authorized resellers. If this proposed action is not approved, availability of the TACAN service will continue to degrade, increasing...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : FAA-25-001a
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Office: 693KA8 SYSTEM OPERATIONS CONTRACTS
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Updated)
Updated Published Date: Jun 17, 2025 06:15 pm EDT
Original Published Date: Jun 17, 2025 03:21 pm EDT
Updated Response Date: Jun 24, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
Original Response Date: Jun 24, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Updated Inactive Date: Jul 09, 2025
Original Inactive Date: Jul 09, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: 5985 - ANTENNAS, WAVEGUIDES, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
NAICS Code: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Hurricane, UT USA
Documents
Tender Notice