ALR-56M Radio Frequency (RF) Switch Buy (5985-01-512-9801EW)
Air Force and Space Force · FA8522 AFSC PZABB
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA852225R0052 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 21, 2025 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Oct 1, 2025Award NoticePLANAR MONOLITHICS INDUSTRIES INC · $1.3MOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
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What the notice says
This requirement is for the purchase of the Radio Frequency (RF) Switch NSN 5985-01-512-9801EW, in specific to Part Numbers 312827-102 and/or 312827-402, in support of the AN/ALR-56M Advanced Radar Warning Receiver (ARWR). The RF Switch is a component within Line Replacement Unit 7 (LRU-7), 5865-01-324-7734EW, the Super Heterodyne Receiver (SHR) within the AN/ALR-56M Weapon System. The RF Switch and LRU-7 are both significant components/units of the AN/ALR-56M Weapon System, installed on the F-16 Blocks C/D and C-130J aircrafts. This effort is expected to be awarded through limited competition… (show all)
to either Herley Industries, Inc., also known as CAES Mission Systems, LLC or Planar Monolithics Industries (PMI) Inc. who are known sources with the data, skills, and equipment necessary to successfully provide the supplies required by the Government in accordance with BAE Systems updated SCD. PSC: 5985. NAICS code 334419. Place of Performance: TBD. This effort will result in a five-year Requirements Type Contract with a 12-month Basic ordering period, and four twelve-month ordering periods. The estimated quantities are 18 for the Basic, 20 for OP1, 20 for OP2, 20 for OP3, and 20 for OP4. FAR 15 procedures will be utilized. Anticipated award 2025. Solicitation will be available for viewing or downloading from SAM.gov website only. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE ISSUED. Restricted to: CAES Mission Systems, LLC or Planar Monolithics, Authority: FAR 6.302-1(a)(2); Justification: Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within fifteen days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. It is suggested that firms interested in subcontracting opportunities in connection with the described procurement contact the firms listed. Foreign participation at the price contractor level is not permitted All questions regarding the RFP must be submitted to kylie.ordoyne@us.af.mil and kenneth.dickman@us.af.mil.
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 5985.
Single-winner award sizes (10): middle half $24K to $103K, median $42K; range $11K to $14.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 2 | $126K | Oct 10, 2025 |
| KEYSTONE MISSION SOLUTIONS CORP | 1 | $14.8M | Sep 17, 2025 |
| AIRBUS DS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $1.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| MASTODON DESIGN LLC | 1 | $67K | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Sharpline Defense Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $51K | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Sabre Systems, LLC | 1 | $34K | May 14, 2025 |
| ESATCOM INC. | 1 | $33K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| The Will-Burt Company | 1 | $22K | Jun 30, 2025 |
| SPACE MACHINE AND ENGINEERING Saint Petersburg FL 33713 USA | 1 | $15K | Jul 21, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Oct 1, 2026AIRBUS DS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC$1.1M3 CTS Training SystemsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026ESATCOM INC.$33KSwedish Microwave Low Noise Block Downconverters (LNBs)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 10, 2025MASTODON DESIGN LLC$67KBody-Worn Antennas (SYNOPSIS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 10, 2025L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$114KX-BAND KITS (SYNOPSIS)$LHX: no recent revenue figure in SEC filings (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 17, 2025KEYSTONE MISSION SOLUTIONS CORP$14.8MDET C Guam AntennaNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2025Sharpline Defense Solutions, Inc.$51KAward Notice - Antenna MountsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 21, 2025SPACE MACHINE AND ENGINEERING Saint Petersburg FL 33713 USA$15KREPAIR SERVICES MUTES PROGRAMNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 30, 2025The Will-Burt Company$22K15M Stiletto Mast RepairNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 14, 2025Sabre Systems, LLC$34KHF Vertical AntennasNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 17, 2025L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$11KSatcom Antenna$LHX: no recent revenue figure in SEC filings (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $234K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.