W58RGZ26B0013 Step 1 Solicitation for Overhaul of the Searchlight for the UH60 Blackhawk
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The solicitation is for a five-year, firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to overhaul the searchlight assembly used on the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The contract, issued by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, involves furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment, and data except Government Furnished Property. The estimated quantity range is between 24 and 86 units, including up to 14 units for Foreign Military Sales. This procurement will follow FAR Part 12 commercial item acquisition procedures and be awarded via full and open competition using a two-step sealed bidding process. Technical proposals will be evaluated initially without pricing information to determine acceptability, followed by submission and evaluation of bids based on those proposals. Bidders must demonstrate experience and capability in overhauling the specified searchlight, provide detailed information about their quality control processes, technical skills in electrical and mechanical repairs, facilities, equipment, and adherence to maintenance standards including calibration, traceability, corrosion prevention, and repair procedures. The solicitation requests evidence of access to or rights for OEM technical data and engineering drawings as well as thorough overhaul plans covering every stage from inspection to packaging. Only contractors whose technical proposals meet the government’s requirements will be invited to submit price bids. The solicitation response deadline is July 9, 2026, and no set-aside applies to this acquisition. The requirement is currently unfunded, and pricing details will only be shared with qualified bidders passing the initial technical evaluation.
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SOLCITATION STEP 1 FAR PART 14 TWO STEP SEALED BIDDING
DATE: 10 Jun 2026
Product or Service Code: 6230
Contracting Office Address:
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (W58RGZ) ATTN: CCAM-AVA-B, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280 (US)
SUBJECT: Overhaul of the Searchlight for the (UH-60) Blackhawk
SOLICITATION NUMBER: W58RGZ-26-B-0013
RESPONSE DATE: 9 July 2026
Contracting Officer: Edward A. Peterson, email:edward.a.peterson4.civ@army.mil
Set-Aside Status: NA
DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall furnish all labor, facilities, parts, materials, equipment, tools and data (other than Government Furnished Property), necessary to accomplish the overhaul of the following assets:
INPUT NSN: 6230-01-653-9052 INPUT P/N: 727-1198/02
OUTPUT NSN: 6230-01-653-9052 OUTPUT P/N: 727-1198/02
ESTIMATED QUANTITY RANGE: Minimum 24 each - Maximum 86 each
(Maximum includes a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Quantity of 14 each)
The proposed contractual action will be a Five (5) year, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Maintenance and Overhaul type contract, with minimum/maximum quantities listed above. These items are commercial; FAR Part 12 will be utilized. Required delivery shall be FOB Origin. This procurement will be solicited as a Full and Open competitive requirement.
1. The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) will issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the overhaul of the Searchlight. All work shall be completed in accordance with the Statement of Work. The Government does not have a Depot Maintenance Work Requirement for this effort (DMWR).
The IFB will be issued as a Full and Open Competitive action using the Two-Step Sealed Bidding Method. It is anticipated that a single Firm-fixed Price (FFP) type contract will be awarded to the responsive, responsible bidder. Only bids based upon technical proposals (Step-One) determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered further for award into Step-Two. Each bid in the second step must be based on the bidder’s own technical proposal. Bidders shall submit bids that are acceptable without additional explanation or information. The Government may make a final determination regarding a technical proposal’s acceptability solely based on the bid as submitted. The Government may proceed with Step-Two without
requesting further information from any bidder. A notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to the Bidder upon completion of the technical proposal evaluation (Step-One) and final determination of unacceptability. Technical proposals (Step-One) shall not include prices or pricing information.This notice begins the technical proposal (Step-One) submission period which ends 9 July 2026.
2. If a bidder is approved to move to step 2, bidders shall ensure submission of fully complete bids, including all fill-in-the blanks. Any bidder submitting a bid agrees by submission that its bid and the prices contained therein will be valid for 60 days after receipt of bids. Only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be
considered for awards, and each bid in the second step must be based on the bidder’s own technical proposals.
Technical acceptability for step-one will be determined by the bidder’s response
to the following questions:
- Has your company ever conducted a repair/overhaul or manufacture of the SEARCHLIGHT for the UH-60? If not, has your company performed repairs on the same, or like item in the past?
- If yes, when, for how long, in what quantity, and what specific item? If it was under a military contract, what is the contract number?
- Who was the Primary Contracting Officer? Please provide his or her name, organization, and contact information.
- Please provide contact information for the Defense contract management Agency (DCMA) that serves as your administrative contracting officer.
- Describe the following in the amount of detail necessary. If any portion of the overhaul program is outsourced, then the following requirements of line items E – K) must be imposed on the outsourced vendor(s).
Does your company have overhaul and replacement capability? Does your company have a documented quality plan/process?
Please provide the following details regarding your company's quality plan.
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- Calibration program
- Continues improvement/self-audits program
- Non-conformance parts & quality escapes
- Parts obsolescence
- Periodic training/certification/recertification program
- Certification/release of test stand/equipment for production
- Traceability of repair & maintenance performed, records keeping program
What are the required minimal qualification and specialized skills of an electronic technician?
Describe experience in depinning and pinning electrical connectors. Describe experience in replacing crimp type pins.
Describe experience in circuit-board level repair, desolder and solder of electrical components.
Describe experience in repairing and replacing electrical wires.
Do you have electrical static discharge (ESD) prevention program/capability? Do you have paint removal capabilities?
Do you have corrosion repair/prevention/application capability? Do you have painting and minor touch-up capability?
Do you have repair capability for minor surface defects such as nicks, scratches on housing/enclosure?
Do you have facilities, special tools and equipment as follows:
Overhaul facility equipped with environmental controls of temperature, humidity, and adequate ventilation to vent hazardous fumes?
Equipment, documentation, and procedure to fully support an IUID (Item Unique Identifier) program?
Adequate workbench with ESD control and access to standard shop tools? Availability of electronic test equipment necessary for electrical circuit troubleshooting and performing milliohm electrical bond tests?
If applicable, the required equipment to install, verify, and update application software/firmware?
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) test stand/equipment, or certified equivalent for Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP)?
*NOTE* For certified equivalent, be prepared to provide procedure and data establishing equivalency.
Do you have an overhaul plan for the subject or like item?
If yes, are you willing to submit a copy for evaluation? The plan must contain instructions, procedures covering the following major categories, and sample run sheet(s), at a minimum:
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- Receiving inspection instructions.
- Pre-test/Pre-shop analysis instructions.
- Disassembly instructions.
- Cleaning instructions.
- Overhaul Inspection Requirements (OIP).
- Repair and replacement instructions.
- Assembly instructions.
- Final Test instructions.
- Primer, paint, coating, and or corrosion protection instructions
- Packaging, marking and shipping instructions.
Can your company acquire all necessary parts, tooling and materials to complete an overhaul?
If you have worked with Sirio Panel, Cage 7AW54 for the subject item, or one of its approved suppliers, provide a copy of a completed, showing item receipt, purchase order for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or approved supplier, parts, or materials.
Do you have access to or possess OEM technical data and engineering drawings of this item, including electrical/wiring schematics, Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP), Maintenance and Overhaul Instructions, or Commercial Maintenance Manual (CMM)? Is it complete or partial? This requirement is necessary to support an overhaul program?
If yes, how did your company acquire such rights? Please provide your license or certificate to substantiate this.
Provide a copy of the purchase order, or other evidence that you have the rights to the data or drawings in your possession.
Offerors should submit proposals that are acceptable without additional explanation or information. The Government may make a final determination regarding a proposal's acceptability solely on the basis of the proposal as submitted; and may proceed with the second step without requesting further information from any offeror. However, the Government may request additional information from offerors of proposals that it considers reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable and may discuss proposals with their offerors.
A notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to the offeror upon completion of the proposal evaluation and final determination of unacceptability.
Multiple technical proposals may be submitted by each offeror.
No telephone requests for the solicitation will be accepted. The pricing piece of the solicitation (step 2) will not be posted on SAM.gov and will only be provided to the contractors who pass step 1. Requests for step 2 of the solicitation shall not be responded to. This requirement is currently unfunded.