C-17 Data Recorder
C-17 Data Recorder
Contact and place of performance
Robert Rollins
Warner Robins, GA
USA
***4/16/2026*** All Interested Contractors – Due to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), Source Selection procedures are a quickly changing policy landscape. Based upon the FY26 NDAA, Commercial Solution Opening (CSO) use is expanded beyond “innovate” solutions to all commercial products. It is anticipated that this change will be codified into U.S. Code § 3458 on 6/30/2026. However, there is...
View moreThis document is a draft Request for Proposal, and we welcome your input. Please submit your written comments and questions regarding the requirements and evaluation criteria to the contacts provided. We will publish all questions and their corresponding answers. If your submission contains proprietary information, please ensure it is clearly marked as such.
This effort will be a Small Business Set Aside.
To receive the list of attachments for this draft Request for Proposal document, please email the contacts provided.
The C-17 System Program Office (SPO) has a requirement for a system that can capture all data that is present across all data buses and fuel quantity computers of the C-17 aircraft. The Database Recording System (DBRS) effort (AF 1067, AMC 19-158) would retrofit the United States Air Force (USAF) C-17 fleet with Line Replaceable Units (LRU) to record the data bus traffic on the C-17 bus network. This comprehensive aircraft data collection system will record, transfer and retain all databus traffic on the C-17. As part of this effort, the hardware first needs to be procured. Once the hardware is procured, installs will be accomplished in the field as the LRU will connect to a wiring harness permanently installed on the aircraft. At this time, national stock numbers (NSN) and part numbers are unknown as this effort will be competitively sourced. The procurement strategy would be to purchase the LRU and spares for all 222 of the USAF C-17 fleet. Twelve testing articles for Boeing Avionics Integration Support Facility (AISF) and USAF flight tests (7 LRUs and 5 spares) will also be procured to support integration. Three kits and one spare will be procured by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airlift Management Program (NAMP) to support its fleet. The total number of LRUs will be 257 (222 for the USAF C-17 fleet, 5 Boeing AISF, 3 NAMP, and 27 spares).
The Department of the Air Force, through the AFLCMC WLMKA office, is issuing this special notice regarding the procurement of a Database Recording System (DBRS) for the C-17 aircraft fleet. This requirement involves the acquisition of Line Replaceable Units (LRU) designed to record, transfer, and retain all databus traffic across the C-17 bus network and fuel quantity computers. The procurement strategy encompasses a total of 257 LRUs, which includes units for the 222 USAF C-17 aircraft, 12 testing articles for the Boeing Avionics Integration Support Facility and flight tests, and four units to support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Airlift Management Program.
Work will be performed in Warner Robins, Georgia, under NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC 6610 (Flight Instruments). This acquisition is designated as an SBA Small Business Set-Aside. Due to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul and anticipated updates to U.S. Code § 3458 on June 30, 2026, the Air Force intends to seek a Class Deviation to utilize Commercial Solution Opening (CSO) procedures. If approved, the current draft Request for Proposal (RFP) will be revised to align with CSO requirements, potentially reducing proposal burdens while maintaining a FAR-based contract structure.
The solicitation number for this effort is FA8526-26-R-B007, with a response deadline of May 1, 2026. The Air Force is currently seeking vendor feedback on the draft RFP requirements and evaluation criteria. As this is a competitive procurement, specific national stock numbers and part numbers are currently unknown. Associated documentation includes the draft solicitation and two versions of vendor question-and-answer documents posted between February and May 2026. Robert Rollins serves as the primary point of contact for this notice.
Generated by Lumen AI
Scoped analysis and attachments—go beyond the summary when you need detail from the solicitation package.