SolicitationPosted Sep 1, 2026·Responses due Oct 1, 2026

REPAIR OF THE RECEIVER TRANSMITTERS, APPLICABLE TO THE LIGHTWEIGHT AIRBORNE RECOVERY SYSTEM (LARS).

Air Force and Space Force · FA8524 AFSC PZAAA

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
811210
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA8524-26-R-0020
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
J059
Place
Not stated
Contact
Kyra Harris (kyra.harris@us.af.mil)
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  • Jul 13, 2026
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Solicitation
  • Sep 1, 2026 · this notice
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Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 4, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026, middle of the range Oct 21, 2026.
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What the notice says

This requirement is for the repair services of three (3) Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) supporting the Lightweight Airborne Recovery System (LARS) utilized on A-10, HC-130J, HH-60G, and HC-130P/N aircraft: LARS R/T (P/N 282650-1, NSN 5820-01-561-9642) [HC-130(H)N and A-10] LARS R/T (P/N 282650-2, NSN 5820-01-662-1038SO) [HH-60G] LARS R/T (P/N 282650-3, NSN 5821-01-661-5866SO) [HC-130J] The LARS R/T is a critical search and rescue component containing a fully synthesized UHF receiver/transmitter that provides voice communication, range, and direction measurements to interrogate survival radios o… (show all)

f downed airmen. The period of performance for the contract/order will be one base year with (4) One year ordering periods and extend one year beyond the date of the final order or will end on the last day of the contract. Cubic Secure Communications, LLC. is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of these Antennas.They own the technical data package, all the data rights, and performance specifications that cannot be acquired in the commercial market sector. A complete technical data package is required to repair the LARS. The Government lacks repair data and does not possess any commercial product sheets, test data, qualification data, support manuals or related data that defines the performance and manufacturing characteristics of the LARS, precluding organic and competitive repair. The repair requirement is military unique as these components are only used on military platforms. Cubic Secure Communications, LLC. is the only known source that has the facility, expertise, tooling and parts to repair these components in a timely manner. Cubic responded in an email on 30 September 2025 that they are not interested in selling data to the Government. Cubic is the only qualified source capable of repairing the LARS due to their proprietary rights. The type of contract anticipated is a Firm Fixed Price / Indefinite Delivery Requirements Contract in accordance with RFO 16.202 and 16.503. This repair contract meets the definition of a service contract in accordance with RFO 37.001 therefore a performance based work statement (PWS) will be utilized to the maximum extent possible along with a Quality Assessment Surveillance Plan (QASP) in which a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will be assigned. There will be no paper copies of this requirement mailed. No telephone or fax requests will be honored. The approximate response date is 1 October 2026. Late responses will not be accepted. The anticipated award date is 10 December 2026. Questions should be emailed to Kyra Harris at kyra.harris@us.af.mil and Leigh Ann Taylor at leigh.ann.taylor@us.af.mil. no later than 17 September 2026, 4:00 pm EDT. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, as appropriate, which will be considered by the agency.

Who won similar work

48 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) J059.

Single-winner award sizes (48): middle half $290K to $1.9M, median $537K; range $8K to $41.2M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
LINMARR ASSOCIATES, INC.3$2.2MJul 21, 2025
NASATKA BARRIER, INCORPORATED3$1.7MJun 27, 2025
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION2$473KDec 26, 2025
NORTHROP GRUMMAN Warner Robins GA 31088 USA1$41.2MApr 16, 2026
KIHOMAC INC1$32.4MFeb 27, 2026
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX · $19.4B1$22.6MAug 4, 2026
VERTEX MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT LLC1$20.7MDec 17, 2024
BROWN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION · $AIR · $2.3B1$20.4MSep 29, 2025
Princetel, Inc1$10.0MFeb 19, 2025
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.1$5.6MMar 15, 2026

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Investor context
  • $LHX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 48 past awards, $537K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
  • $AIR reported $2.3B revenue in FY2026. The median single-winner award in these 48 past awards, $537K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K

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Competitive landscape

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  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
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  • $301K 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
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Policy around it

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  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
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  • 2 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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