REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): Active Electronically Steered Array (AESA) and Phased Array Fed Reflector (PAFR)

The Department of Defense, through the Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) and Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC), issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry input on advanced Active Electronically Steered Array (AESA) and Phased Array Fed Reflector (PAFR) technologies. These technologies are intended to provide wideband High UHF through SHF transmit and receive capabilities with very high Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) and Gain over Temperature (G/T). The focus is on solutions that offer these performance characteristics within a compact, low-cost, and efficient Size, Weight, Power, and Cooling (SWaP-C) package. The RFI, identified by solicitation number NIWC_Pacific_MKTSVY_1754EE, was posted on January 28, 2021, and is a sources sought announcement to gather market research and industry information. Response deadlines were initially extended from December 2020 through late January, finally set for February 5, 2021. Interested parties were instructed to review detailed information, points of contact, and response instructions within the attached RFI documentation, with a clear note that questions or white papers should not be sent to the contracts specialist. The office handling this procurement is located in San Diego, California, and the primary contact is Contract Specialist Jacob Ward.