Place of performanceWashington, DC, 20591, United States
Opportunity summary
Source-cited
The FAA is conducting a Market Survey to gather industry comments on a draft Instrument Landing System (ILS) Specification for establishing or sustaining CAT I/II/III approach procedures. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals, and vendors bear all associated costs. [4][3]
Key points
Performance requirements align with FAA Spec FAA-E-2852/b and ICAO Annex 10 [1]
Market survey is for comments; no unsolicited proposals will be accepted [3]
ILS procurement is for CAT I/II/III approach procedures [4]
Demonstration verifies servicing, reliability, and human factors [2]
Draft_FAA-E-xxxx_ILS+Specification_clean_external.pdfSCOPE The performance requirements specified herein are, for the most part, those requirements contained in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Specification FAA- E-2852/b Change 2 and derived from International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) Annex 10, Volume 1, Radio Navigation Aids, International Standards and Recommended Practices.
Draft_FAA-E-xxxx_ILS+Specification_SAM.gov.docxDemonstration is often used to verify compliance with servicing, reliability, maintainability, transportability, and human factors engineering requirements. ### Test (T) Test is a verification method that is accomplished, with or without instrumentation, through systematic exercising of the application item under appropriate conditions with the collection, analysis, and evaluation of quantitative data. ## Test Allocation ### Developmental Test (DT) The primary objective of DT is to demonstrate that all specified technical and performance requirements for a system or service have been met.
2026.06.26_2028+ILS+Contract+Market+Survey_Draft+(003)+db.pdfMarket Survey Announcement 2 July 2026 (a) This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposals of any kind; (b) The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals; (c) The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey; and (d) Any costs associated with the market survey submittal is solely at the interested vendor’s expense 5.
SCOPE The performance requirements specified herein are, for the most part, those requirements contained in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Specification FAA- E-2852/b Change 2 and derived from International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) Annex 10, Volume 1, Radio Navigation Aids, International Standards and Recommended Practices.
Demonstration is often used to verify compliance with servicing, reliability, maintainability, transportability, and human factors engineering requirements. ### Test (T) Test is a verification method that is accomplished, with or without instrumentation, through systematic exercising of the application item under appropriate conditions with the collection, analysis, and evaluation of quantitative data. ## Test Allocation ### Developmental Test (DT) The primary objective of DT is to demonstrate that all specified technical and performance requirements for a system or service have been met.
Market Survey Announcement 2 July 2026 (a) This is not a Screening Information Request or Request for Proposals of any kind; (b) The FAA is not seeking or accepting unsolicited proposals; (c) The FAA will not pay for any information received or costs incurred in preparing the response to the market survey; and (d) Any costs associated with the market survey submittal is solely at the interested vendor’s expense 5.
Extracted from the official notice and archived solicitation files. Confirm controlling requirements in the source documents.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting this Market Survey in accordance with the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) Section 3.2.1.2.1. The FAA has a requirement to procure Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) to establish and/or sustain the existing infrastructure for CAT I/II/III approach procedures. The purpose of this announcement is to share the attached draft Specification and receive industry comments to better understand current market capabilities. The information received will be used as input to refine the technical requirements and finalize the acquisition strategy for the next ILS Contract.