B-52 APQ-166 Magnetron/Electron Tube

21-00017

DEPT OF DEFENSE › DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE › AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND › AIR FORCE SUSTAINMENT CENTER › FA8539 AFSC PZABA

Beverly, MA, 01915

Responses due

Nov 30, 2026, 3:30 PM EST

34 days left

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Notice type: Presolicitation
Set-aside: None
NAICS: 334511; Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
PSC: 5960; ELECTRON TUBES AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE
Posted: Oct 27, 2026
Last updated: Oct 27, 2026
Office: FA8539 AFSC PZABA
Versions: 1

Description

The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the repair data, expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to purchase the B-52 APQ-166 Magnetron/Electron Tube. The National Stock Numbers (NSN) and Part Numbers (PN) are as follows: NSN 5960-01-318-0987, PN VMX-1849. The APQ-166 is currently repaired by CPI (88236) under contract FA8539-22-D-0002. The RMC/RMSC code for the APQ-166 is R3/R. This service has been performed multiple times by CPI, which is the original manufacturer of the APQ-166. The technical data required to organically repair or complete the repair is not owned by the Government and is uneconomical to acquire the data by purchase or to reverse engineer the item. No samples are available for potential suppliers to evaluate.

Points of contact

Primary contact

Andrew Adams

andrew.adams.13@us.af.mil

Secondary contact

Jason Morgan

Jason.Morgan.37@us.af.mil

Contracting office

DEPT OF DEFENSE

DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND

AIR FORCE SUSTAINMENT CENTER

FA8539 AFSC PZABA

CP 478 926 6962

235 BYRON ST STE 19A BLDG 231

ROBINS AFB, GA, 31098-1670

Classification

NAICS

334511

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

31-33├Manufacturing

334├Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

3345├Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing

33451├Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing

334511└Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

PSC

5960

ELECTRON TUBES AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE

59├ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC EQPT COMPNTS

5960└Electron Tubes and Associated Hardware