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Lightweight Hardware Recovery System (LARS) Hardware Refresh

Dept of Defense · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE

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Response deadline
Apr 27, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Posted
Mar 26, 2026
Solicitation
FA8509-26-LARSRFI
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Place of performance
Warner Robins, GA, USA
Contracting office
FA8509 AFLCMC WIUKA · ROBINS AFB · GA
Source
SAM.gov · updated May 9, 2026

Description

This Request for Information is published for Market Research purposes only. The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the capabilities and experience to meet qualification requirements to provide engineering services for AFLCMC SOF C-130 Program Office system and subsystems. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. Potential sources must possess the means to provide a design for a refreshed hardware system for the Lightweight Airborne Recovery System (LARS) on the HC-130J and MC-130J. The design for the LARS hardware refresh shall be a Form-Fit-Function (FFF) replacement of the current hardware components.

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