AN/UPX-50 Common Core Digital Interrogator (CCDI) Productionization
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1.0 INTRODUCTION THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine potential and eligible businesses capable of providing the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources because of this notice. The Naval Air Systems Command, (NAVAIR) Patuxent River, Maryland, Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office (PMA-213) intends to award a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) order for the productionization of the AN/UPX-50 Common Core Digital Interrogator (CCDI). The AN/UPX-50 CCDI is an update to the AN/UPX-50(C) DI to address obsolescence issues and to combine the AN/UPX-24 and the Digital Interrogator into one system for Department of Defense Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System/Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) Mark XIIA System (AIMS) certification. 2.0 BACKGROUND Production of AN/UPX-50(C) DI systems is currently performed on the N00019-23-C-0046 contract by BAE Systems, Information and Electronic Systems Integration. The existing contract is a Firm Fixed Price type. The AN/UPX-50(C) is a DI for ground-based and shipboard weapon system platforms to satisfy Mark XIIA IFF and Mode S requirements. 3.0 REQUIRED CAPABILITIES NAVAIR requires deliveries of AN/UPX 50 CCDI EDMs beginning in December 2026 to support production deliveries in December 2027 to active new ship production lines including: CG, CVN, DDG, FFG, LHA, LHD, LPD, WMSL, and WMSM ship classes. Highly specialized skills are required for the CCDI productionization effort to meet the stringent schedule. The CCDI includes integration of highly complex Contractor developed algorithms in conjunction with Government cooperation using organically developed algorithms for target processing. This system is specialized for operation with the Aegis Weapon System (AWS) and Ship�s Self Defense System (SSDS)…