Wessex Wraith

The Wessex Wraith solicitation, identified by FA875126R0005, is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 targeting NAICS Code 334220 for the procurement of three Electronic Warfare systems—Radiant Alfred, Shadowcat, and Tomahawk—under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a single award anticipated. The procurement follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection methodology, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail threshold and award is made to the lowest-priced acceptable offer. Contracts will be structured with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) CLINs for system delivery, testing, and training, while CLINs 0047 through 0050 covering travel, shipping, non-warrantied parts, and consumables are cost-reimbursement no-fee arrangements, with ceiling amounts provided to all offerors for these categories to standardize pricing evaluation. The contracting office is located in Rome, NY, with performance spanning CONUS and OCONUS locations including San Diego, Virginia Beach, Guam, and Yokota AB for training and support activities. Systems must be fully transportable via FedEx, UPS, DHL, XPO, or military transport, and packaging and marking must comply with MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130, including mandatory Item Unique Identification (IUID) labeling on complete systems and major modular components as required by DFARS 252.211-7003 and 211.274-2. Technical deliverables include comprehensive Technical Data Packages with hardware schematics, software source code, Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), APIs, ICDs, licenses, installation manuals, and EULAs. Cybersecurity requirements mandate full cooperation with the DoD Risk Management Framework to secure Authorization to Operate for all three systems, and all IT hardware must comply with AFMAN 17-1203 for IT asset management. Shadowcat systems must not use unsupported operating systems such as Windows 7 or 10, and all radio systems must employ J/F-12 certified equipment. Contractors must also provide Point of Contact information to facilitate domestic and international radio frequency certifications and avoid unauthorized transmissions. Government Purpose Rights or Unlimited Rights to technical data are desired, with mandatory submission of a Data Rights Assertion List identifying any restricted or limited rights components.