PUMA DARTs

Agency:	DEPT OF DEFENSE
State:	Florida
Type of Government:	Federal
FSC Category:	58 - Communications, Detection and Coherent Radiation Equipment
NAICS Category:	334290 - Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Set Aside:	No Set aside used
Posted Date:	Mar 18, 2026
Due Date:	Mar 25, 2026
Solicitation No:	FA481426Q0100
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Description

PUMA DARTs

Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

FA481426Q0100

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE

Major Command

AIR MOBILITY COMMAND

Office

FA4814 6 CONS PK

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General Information

Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: Mar 18, 2026 08:57 am EDT
Original Response Date: Mar 25, 2026 10:00 am EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Mar 26, 2026
Initiative:
- None

Classification

Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: 5810 - COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS
NAICS Code:
- 334290 - Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Place of Performance:
Tampa , FL 33621

USA

Description

This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for market research purposes only. This Is Not A Request For Proposal, Quotation Or Invitation for Bid. No Solicitation Is Currently Available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this sources sought announcement. The Government will not be held accountable for any costs incurred in response to this sources sought announcement.

The 6th Contracting Squadron, located on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida is conducting market research to identify potential sources (Small Businesses and Other-than-Small Businesses) that have the knowledge, skills and capability to perform the work described below. The responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions for this project. All responses are to be sent via email to: thomas.grove.1@us.af.mil no later than 10:00 a.m. EST, 25 March, 2026.

Description of requirement: Supply/installation/training of PUMA DARTs (Deployable Aircrew Radio Terminals) as specified in Attachment 1 – Specifications. Vendor must be able to unpackage, assemble, and conduct a full functional demonstration of the machine on-site to verify that all systems are operating correctly.

Submission Details:

All interested, capable and qualified contractors are encouraged to reply to this sources sought notice. Interested contractors are requested to submit a narrative demonstrating their experience in projects of similar nature. Narratives shall be no longer than 4 pages. All responses are required to be emailed to the point of contact (POC) listed below.

All interested parties are requested to provide the following information in their response:

(1) Name of Company

(2) Distributor verification/certification of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) products/services

(3) Email address and phone number of the main point of contact

(4) Business size, socio-economic status and Cage Code

(5) System of Award Management (SAM) Information

(6) Narrative explaining your interest, capability and qualification to meet this requirement

(7) Any additional information that is pertinent to this requirement that the Government should be made aware of.

Note: All responses to this notice will only be shared with the Government project management team and will be held in strict confidence.

Primary Point of Contact:

Thomas Grove

Thomas.grove.1@us.af.mil

Phone: (813) 828-8291

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

AF NO MILSBILLS CP 813 828 4766 2610 PINK FLAMINGO AVE
TAMPA , FL 33621-5119
USA

Primary Point of Contact

Thomas Grove
thomas.grove.1@us.af.mil
Phone Number 813-828-8291

Secondary Point of Contact

History

Mar 18, 2026 08:57 am EDTSources Sought (Original)

PUMA DARTs

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