RFI for AWACS DRAGON Spares Procurement

This is a sole-source acquisition notice for the replacement of diminishing manufacturing source (DMS) avionics spares for the AWACS DRAGON system, intended to be awarded to Collins Aerospace under the authority of FAR 6.103-1 and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), which permits non-competitive contracts when only one responsible source exists and no other supplies will satisfy agency needs. The acquisition is structured as a firm fixed price commercial supply contract with a CAGE code of 84T51 and NAICS code 334419, and the contractor is expected to deliver specific avionics components including Data Transfer Units, Air Data Computers, Control Display Units, VHF Transceivers, Attitude Heading Computers, and Communication Management Units as detailed in the Equipment List dated 21 April 2026. These items are identified by part number and National Stock Number (NSN), and delivery is expected at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, which also serves as the location of the contracting office and point of performance. The acquisition does not involve competitive bidding, and no solicitation, evaluation factors, or proposal submission process is in place. Packaging, marking, and preservation are to comply with Department of Defense standards, implicitly requiring adherence to MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-2073-1, though explicit details are deferred to the referenced Equipment List. Payment, invoicing, and accounting details are not specified in the documentation, and the contracting officer representative and procuring contracting officer are both listed as Dawn M. Thompson of AFLCMC/WIWK. The contractor’s size status is identified as small based on a 750-employee threshold under the NAICS code, but no socioeconomic certifications or affirmative representations are provided, and no contract clauses, pricing data, delivery schedule, or FOB terms are enumerated beyond the stated commercial supply nature and sole-source justification.