SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- F-16 Radar Absorption Panels
- Notice Date
- 4/29/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, 144 FW/LGC, 5323 E. MCKINLEY AVE., FRESNO ANG BASE, FRESNO, California, 93727-2199
- ZIP Code
- 93727-2199
- Solicitation Number
- W912LA-09-T-6099
- Archive Date
- 5/23/2009
- Point of Contact
- William S. Davis,, Phone: 5594545128
- E-Mail Address
-
william.davis@iraq.centcom.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Purpose to Find an Alternate Source: experienced with the cleaning and maintenance of F-16 Radar Absorption Panels and to provide a recommended solution Background: Radar Absorption Panels installed on the F-16 Radar system are intended to provide protection for the radar system's microelectronics and to improve the target detection sensitivity (capability) of the radar system. There are six panels of differing shapes and sizes strategically placed around the front end of the radar processor package positioned in much the same manner as a jigsaw puzzle. Over time, the foam absorption material dries out losing its elasticity which results in cracks forming in the material and/or pieces of the foam becoming dislodged from the panels. In either case, the net result is degradation in the radar system protection characteristics which the absorption panels are intended to provide. Discussion: The radar absorption panels are ERRC coded (XF3) identifying them as being expendable at the field level. This code allows the field level organizations to effect repairs if it is within their capability and in most cases these attempted repairs are very limited in scope for the following reasons. The repair process is very detailed and requires specific procedures to be established and special handling processes to be in-place to be able to affect the proper repair of the panels. The contours of the panels along with the absorption material, adhesive and paint are difficult to work with. In the case of the paint there is a minimum quantity buy and it has an extremely short shelf life (six months) that must be taken into consideration when establishing the absorption panel repair capability. The repairs accomplished by a company should return the panels to a like new condition.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 5323 E. McKinley Ave, Fresno, California, 93727, United States
- Zip Code: 93727
- Zip Code: 93727
- Record
- SN01805422-W 20090501/090429223630-ee5e6f2957ca282dba460ac9a164be43 (fbodaily.com)
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