AN/ALE-47 Common Carriage Production IDIQ

DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. INTRODUCTION: The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at Patuxent River, MD announces its requirement to procure production-representative, flight-certified hardware to transition the AN/ALE-47 Common Carriage (CC) Countermeasures Dispensing System from the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase into rate production. This modernization program replaces the legacy AN/ALE-47 round-magazine dispenser system with a modernized, square-magazine architecture. This allows the Navy to deploy standard 1"x1"x8" square expendable countermeasures, expanding aircraft magazine capacity from 30 to 48 rounds and aligning joint logistics with the USAF, US Army, and F-35 platforms. The contract will cover the manufacture, testing, and delivery of the following Weapon Replaceable Assemblies (WRAs) and associated Support Equipment: SA-2669A/ALE-47(V) Common Carriage Sequencer: Modernized electronic control unit with upgraded processing, firmware loading capabilities, and increased memory to support the legacy dispenser, as well as next-generation intelligent expendables. D-74/ALE-47(V) Common Carriage Dispenser Housing Assembly: Ruggedized mechanical housing that mounts to the aircraft structure to secure the magazine assembly. MX-12772/ALE-47(V) Common Carriage Magazine Assembly: Upgraded high-capacity magazine capable of holding 48 individual 1"x1"x8" square expendable cartridges (a 60% capacity increase over legacy systems). AN/ALM-300 Support Equipment: Next-generati