KC135 Center Console Refresh

The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Mobility and Training Directorate has a requirement for replacement of the KC-135 Fuel Management System and Flight Display Systems.

Solicitation Summary

The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Mobility and Training Directorate has a requirement for replacement of the KC-135 Fuel Management System and Flight Display Systems.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

Item

Details
Agency Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Mobility and Training Directorate
Solicitation Number FA8105CCRRev2
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 01/2026 (Estimate)
Award Date 05/2026 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $700,000,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award  IDIQ – Agency Specific
Primary Requirement  Aircraft & Airport Equipment
Duration  18 month(s) base plus 7 x 1 year(s) option(s)
Contract Type Firm Fixed Price,Fixed Price Incentive,Cost Reimbursement,Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
336413

Other Aircraft Part and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Size Standard: 1250 Employees
Place of Performance:
  • United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/eb88d03c9ef64cf7aaa5e08c18f2891c/view

Background

KC-135 Program of Record

  • Missions
  • Air Refueling (primary)
  • Cargo/passenger transport (secondary)
  • Command & Control interoperability (emerging)
  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Program Office at Tinker AFB
  • System Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness
  • Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) requirements, funding, engineering dispositions
  • Logistics support – Aircraft Availability (AA) improvement initiatives, a/c disposal/migration, supply chain support
  • Aircraft modifications/upgrades
  • AF Sustainment Center at Tinker AFB
  • Executes PDM requirements to ensure airworthiness (once every 5 yrs for all a/c)
  • Executes supply operations

Requirements

KC-135 Program Office is seeking industry feedback on replacement of the KC-135 Fuel Management System and Flight Display Systems

  • Fuel Management System – indication, command, and weight and balance
  • Flight Display System– pilot input/output displays on flight deck

Five components within the Fuel Management System and Flight Display Systems are facing obsolescence in the near future. These components include:

  • Integrated Fuel Management Panel (IFMP)
  • Fuel Management Advisory Computer (FMAC)
  • Control Display Units (CDU)
  • Tank Interface Unit (TIU)
  • Multi-Functional Displays (MFD)§Requirement:

To replace the KC-135 Fuel Management and Flight Display Systems. Also looking to improve these systems to enable better performance, supportability and future growth to allow continued KC-135 operations beyond 2040.

  • Provide system advancement ideas for the five components and the supporting equipment of:
  • Airspeed Indicator
  • Altimeter
  • Clock
  • Various indicators/annunciators located on pilot/copilot instrument panels
  • Fuel temperature gauge
  • Free air temperature gauge
  • Hydraulic quantity gauges
  • Series yaw damper pressure gauge
  • Angle of attack gauges
  • Engine anti-ice indicators (provisioning)
  • Anti-skid indications (provisioning)
  • Hydraulic pressure gauges (provisioning)
  • Remote heading slew control panel (provisioning)
  • Pilot and copilot WXR control panels (provisioning)
  • Overhead annunciations and alerts (provisioning)

Requirements

  • Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS)
    • MIL-STD-3009
  • Software
    • DO-178C
  • Environmental
    • DO-160G
    • Includes operation in explosive atmosphere
  • EMI/EMC
    • Level II Hardness per MIL-STD-3023
    • MIL-STD-461
  • Power
    • MIL-STD-704F
  • Configuration
    • Block 45 aircraft only

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