F-15EX Missile Warning System
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Air Force, for work in Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Due Jan 8, 2027, 4:00 PM (UTC-5), 64 days left.
| Solicitation number | PCOL-2026-MWS |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA8634 Aflcmc Waqk F15 |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511) |
| Product or service code | 5865 |
| Place of performance | Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio |
| Posted | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Jan 8, 2027, 4:00 PM (UTC-5) (64 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Ohio Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Fighters & Advanced Aircraft Directorate (AFLCMC/WA), F?15 System Program Office (AFLCMC/WAQ), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is seeking sources for the procurement of an operationally qualified threat missile launch and approach warning system for rapid integration into the United States Air Force (USAF) F-15EX Eagle II fighter aircraft.
INTRODUCTION: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT to acquire a missile warning system (MWS) to be integrated into the F-15EX fleet. The system must alert the F-15EX aircrew to missile threats without unreasonably distracting the aircrew with false alarms. The MWS must use the six pre-existing sensor locations, data cables, power cables, and cooling.
The MWS must be easily, safely, rapidly, and organically installable and removable in the field by USAF military aircraft maintenance personnel. In accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 10, Market Research, AFLCMC/WAQ is seeking information for potential sources for an integrated MWS solution for the F-15EX. This publication is intended to elicit responses from sources with knowledge, skills, data, equipment, access to appropriate facilities, and the capacity to meet the Air Force’s requirements.
The dollar value and period of performance (PoP) for the contract will be commensurate with the requirement. This contract effort is subject to RFO 52.232-18, Availability of Funds. 1.1 Sources sought information 1.2 disclaimer: this?sources sought?is for informational purposes only.?
This is not a request for proposal (RFP), request for quote (RFQ) or an invitation for bid (IFB).?in accordance with?RFO 15.101(c),?this notice?does not constitute solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement.
Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. The Government may use the information obtained from responses to this notice in determining its acquisition approach.? The issuance of this notice does not restrict the Government ACQUISTION approach.?
1.3 REQUIRED CAPABILITIES Interested firms should submit information as to the capabilities, capacity, and experience to provide an MWS as set forth below: The MWS must alert the F-15EX aircrew to the presence of missiles that may threaten the aircraft without unreasonably distracting the aircrew with false alarms. The MWS must use the six (6) pre-existing F-15EX sensor locations, data cables, power cables, and cooling.
It must be easily, safely, rapidly, and organically installable and removable in the field by USAF military aircraft maintenance personnel without requiring any change to aircraft configuration beyond installation of MWS line replaceable units (LRUs) in the six (6) pre-existing locations in the aircraft dedicated for missile warning. To avoid compromise of classified information, this notice does not ask for threat missile launch and approach detection performance for various use cases nor for an MWS concept of operations.
AFLCMC/WAQ may contact you to ask for detection performance information if your response to this Sources Sought notice indicates your MWS is integrable in an F-15EX aircraft. Questions: What is the name of the MWS you describe in your response to this Sources Sought notice? Please include titles, abbreviations, and nomenclature as available.
Please only identify and describe a single MWS in your response. On what Department of War (DoW) aircraft model(s) is your MWS approved for operational use today? Approval for operational use requires both
- determination of airworthiness of the aircraft with your MWS integrated and
- sustainment of the aircraft’s cybersecurity Authorization to Operate.
Who are the best references (name, position, organization, commercial telephone number, and US Government email address) for DoW acquirers responsible for procuring your MWS for operational use on DoW aircraft named in question 2? Is your MWS in active production today? How many months from contract award could your MWS be delivered?
Does your MWS consist only of sensor LRUs or does your MWS consist of sensor LRUs connected to a central processing LRU? If MWS sensors are connected to a central processor, how are they connected? What are the dimensions of each LRU in your MWS?
You are alternately welcome to include in your response figures from engineering drawings that identify dimensions, rather than listing dimensions. How much does each LRU in your MWS weigh? How are your MWS’s LRUs physically fastened to an aircraft?
What are your MWS’s electrical power requirements? Through what cable connection(s) is your MWS powered by the aircraft? What are your MWS’s cooling requirements?
Through what interface(s) is your MWS cooled by the aircraft? Can your MWS be connected to an aircraft’s MIL-STD-1553 avionics bus? What are the terms by which your firm will share the MIL-STD-1553 avionics bus interface specification for your MWS with The Boeing Company so data can be exchanged between your MWS and the F-15EX’s onboard mission computer?
Does your MWS require the aircrew or maintenance personnel to provide information to your MWS during aircraft preflight or midflight for it to correctly detect missiles that may threaten the aircraft? If so, how is this information provided to your MWS? Does the installation on, operation of, or removal of your MWS from an aircraft expose personnel to a known health or safety hazard?
Are there any known limitations on your MWS’s use in the F-15EX aircraft’s operational environment as verified in accordance with MIL-STD-810H? Does a field-executable procedure exist today for verifying
The description continues in the official notice.
Contracting contact
- Valerie Neff · [email protected]
- Morgan Grudich · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 334511, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,350 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 15, 2026: Sources Sought Due Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Sep 29, 2026: Sources Sought Due Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
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