Sources sought

Data at Rest (DaR) - 400 Obsolescence Resolution

Notice type	Sources Sought: Market research. The agency wants to know who can do this work. Answering is free and can get the job set aside for small businesses.
Who's buying	Fa8102 Aflcmc Wi, Dept of the Air Force
Where	Work location not listed. The buying office is in Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.
Deadline	Fri, Oct 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT (7 days left)
Who can bid	Open to any business (no set-aside listed)
Industry	NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services)
Solicitation #	FA8102-27-F-0xxx
Posted	Thu, Oct 8, 2026
Contact	P. Michelle Prather, [email protected]

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OBJECTIVE: The USAF E-3G AWACS provides worldwide response to situations requiring immediate and continuous on-scene command, control, and battle management using embedded real-time surveillance to support employment of U.S. and allied combat forces. The E-3G consists of the air vehicle, sensor systems, and computing and communications equipment. The current USAF E-3G operational fleet consists of 15 operational aircraft. The E-3G DAR-400 (part numbers 63-2824652-01 through -03) is a mission critical asset and is in critical need of obsolescence resolution to prevent mission impact. Since the DAR-400 contains encrypted MCS, MSS, IPEC and GS data, a failure would directly impact operations and data security. General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) has notified us that the DAR-400 will not be able to support or upgrade to changing NSA requirements. SCOPE: To execute the installation and integration of the obsolescence resolution for the mission-critical E-3G DAR-400 to prevent mission impact. The provided Government-owned KG-204 based solution is compliant with current DoD and NSA mandates to replace the legacy DAR-400 equipment. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DETAILS: 1. AFLCMC/WIW is requesting information from industry as part of market research to determine interest level and size of qualified vendors. 2. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bid, a solicitation, or an indication the US Air Force (AF) or AFLCMC/

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