Common Armament Tester for Fighter (CAT-F)

The Government will award the CAT‑F fighter‑aircraft acquisition option to the responsible contractor whose proposal fully complies with all solicitation terms, representations, certifications, and technical requirements and demonstrates the best value based on a structured source‑selection evaluation. Evaluation will be conducted on two primary factors: (1) Technical – assessed through seven sub‑factors including O‑Level and I‑Level maturity, sustainment, fielding, product familiarization, MOSA utilization, and intellectual‑property/data‑rights plans; each sub‑factor receives an adjectival (color) rating and must be rated acceptable. (2) Cost/Price – evaluated for overall affordability. Proposals must also meet DoD FY‑25 small‑business subcontracting goals (30% small business, 5% each for SDB, HUBZone, WOSB, and SDVOSB) and receive an acceptable rating in the Small Business Participation assessment. Offerors must submit a detailed Contractor Statement of Work using the provided template, an Integrated Master Schedule covering all five contract years and traceable to the SOW, and a Surge Capability Plan outlining minimum and maximum production surge capacity. Additional supporting documentation that enhances the proposal’s robustness is encouraged, even if not explicitly required in the SOW. All sub‑factors must receive an acceptable rating for the proposal to be considered awardable.

Notice ID

3577c69a6a1f4a6fa2cdfd9cea2430cf

Solicitation Number

FA8533-25-R-0002

NAICS Code

334515

Classification Code

4920