B-52 Data Interface Unit/Data Transfer Receptacle (DTR) - Buy and Repair F3I DTR
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B-52 Data Interface Unit/Data Transfer Receptacle (DTR) The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources with the expertise, capabilities, experience, facilities, and technical capacity necessary to manufacture/provide and repair the B-52 Data Interface Unit/Data Transfer Receptacle (DTR). The National Stock Number (NSN) and Part Number (PN) are as follows: LRU: NSN 7025-01-738-4504AY, P/N P210015K0001-1, INTERFACE UNIT, DATA This Request for Information (RFI) supports a buy and repair requirement for the new Form, Fit, Function, and Interface (F3I) DTR. Kihomac, Inc. is currently manufacturing the F3I DTR under contract SPRWA1-21-D-0015. The Government owns, or will provide under appropriate controls, the manufacturing and technical data necessary to support competitive production and repair of this item. The Government intends to compete this requirement on the open market to obtain new production units and repair services. The legacy B-52 DTR is repaired by Symetrics Industries (CAGE 22830) under contracts FA8539-20-D-0013 and FA8539-25-D-0004. This market research effort pertains to the F3I DTR identified above, currently being manufactured by Kihomac, Inc. under contract SPRWA1-21-D-0015, and is intended to identify sources capable of supporting competitive manufacture and repair using Government-owned technical data. The DTR is a Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) on the B-52 aircraft, with two DTRs installed per aircraft. The DTR transfers Offensive Avionics System (OAS) information to and from storage on the Data Transfer Cartridge (DTC) across its interface with the Fibre Channel or MIL-STD-1553A data bus system. Additionally, the DTR provides status over the MIL-STD-1553A and Fibre Channel buses indicating that the DTC is successfully installed. The required scope shall include, as applicable, manufacture and delivery of new production DTR units; hardware repair and return of unserviceable DTR units; obsolete parts resolution; engineerin…