Public Announcement of Decision to Contract with a Single Source: FAA Voice Switch National Maintenance and Logistics Support
The FAA intends to contract with a single source, Northrop Grumman, for national maintenance and logistics support of its proprietary voice switch systems used in air traffic control. The required services cover logistics, component repair, and maintenance engineering for RDVS, ETVS, and STVS systems, with no substitutions allowed due to proprietary rights. Vendors must demonstrate capability to service these systems and obtain original parts, with responses due by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 8th, 2026. The anticipated contract is a Firm-Fixed Price with limited Time and Material items, for a one-year base period plus one optional year. Performance locations include Air Traffic Control and Automated Flight Service Station facilities nationwide.