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Request for Quotes (RFQ) MQ-9 Test and Check Out (TACO) Telemetry Receiver System
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The Department of the Air Force, through the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Medium Altitude Unmanned Aircraft Systems Division, is soliciting a single award Firm-Fixed Price contract for the development and delivery of a Test and Check Out (TACO) Telemetry Receiver System, a rugged, transportable cart designed for field operations at Grey Butte Field Airport in Palmdale, California. The TACO cart must be weatherproof, shock-mounted, and equipped with wheels for mobility across flight lines, with dimensions not exceeding 92.5 inches wide, 90 inches high, and 176 inches long including a 48-inch minimum hitch. The system must support telemetry reception and decoding in L, S, and C bands using Advanced Range Telemetry (ARTM) waveforms including CPM, STC, and LDPC, with onboard recording capabilities for at least two PCM channels, four MIL-STD-1553 channels, one ARINC 429 channel, and voice and video data. Environmental controls must maintain operational integrity between 15°F and 120°F, and the cart must include a steerable horn antenna, multiband button antenna, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, PCMCIA card readers, and a work surface elevated 30 inches from the ground with a minimum depth of 15 inches. The system must be packaged and marked in accordance with ASTM D3951, MIL-STD-130, and MIL-STD-129, with all item markings machine-readable and verified using automatic identification technology compliant with MIL-STD-130 Appendix A. This solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 with NAICS code 334519, and proposals must be submitted electronically to Shelby Olsen and Gregory Besser no later than 5:00 PM EST on June 19, 2026. Offers must be structured into three volumes: an Executive Summary containing SAM, CAGE, and UEI data, a Technical Volume detailing methods and capabilities beyond the SOW, and a Price Volume using the provided template. The evaluation will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail gate determined by compliance with all SOW requirements including quality management system certification to AS9100 or ISO 9001. The contract, awarding one unit, has
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Place of Performance
Palmdale, CA, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
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Full Description
The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Medium Altitude Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MAUAS) Division, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH, intends to award a single award, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The potential purchase will consist of the procurement of the Test and Check Out (TACO) Telemetry Receiver System, as identified in the paragraph below:
The TACO cart will be a transportable platform-either a cart or wagon-equipped with wheels to allow for smooth, stable movement to and from the flight line, whether pulled or carried. It will be rugged and weatherproof designed with several entry points for convenient access. Inside, a shock-mounted rack system will provide secure mounting for internal components. The system will have a cooling capability to prevent overheating while in use outdoors in hot summer climates in locations such as deserts throughout the southwestern United States. The TACO cart should be no larger than approximately 92.5" wide x 90" high and approximately 176" long including a 48" minimum hitch.
Written responses to this RFQ shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. Responses to this RFQ are due no later than 5:00 pm, EST. 19 June 2026 and should be sent to contact@example.gov. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFQ. The United States Government (USG) shall not pay for information received.
Note: This solicitation has been updated as of 21 May 2026. Attachment 1- Test and Check Out (TACO) Cart SOW Rev1 has been updated. Attachment titled "TACO Cart FFQ Clarifications" has been added. The due date for responses to this solicitation is 19 June 2026.
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