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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Program Acquisition Executive Marine Corps (PAE MC) Program Manager Combat Support Systems (PM CSS) Next Generation General Purpose Automatic Test System (NxGenGPATS) M67854-26-I-5416 18 May 2026 NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This sources sought notice is for planning and informational purposes only and shall NOT be considered as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred in responding to this notice or furnishing the requested information. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a Contractor's submission of responses to this Sources Sought Notice or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any Contractor's input resulting from this notice. No contract will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. 1. Purpose The United States Marine Corps (USMC), Program Acquisition Executive Marine Corps (PAE MC), Program Manager Combat Support Systems (PM CSS), Program Product Manager Maintenance Support Systems (PdM MSS) is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10, to determine the availability of qualified, experienced, and interested potential vendors capable of developing a single, modernized, and transportable test system to succeed the legacy Third Echelon Test Sets, TETS (AN/USM-657B(V)2) and Virtual Instrument Portable Equipment Repair/Tester, VIPER/T (AN/USM-717(V)2&3). The TETS (AN/USM-657B(V)2) is a portable, multi-purpose test system used to diagnose ground electronic systems, troubleshoot maintenance issues, and verify equipment performance in the field. The VIPER/T (AN/USM-717(V)2&3) is a modular and adaptable test system designed for ground electronic ordnance equipment, including optics. Together, their capabilities include high-fidelity signal generation and analysis, testing of satellite communications, power supplies, lasers, and optics, as well as diagnosing ground electronics through detailed analysis of line-replaceable units and circuit cards. These legacy systems suffer from a significant Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) footprint, software obsolescence (ATLAS programming language), obsolete instrumentation backplanes (VXI), and critical hardware reliability issues stemming from aging physical components (cabling, connectors, circuit cards). The goal of the Next Generation General Purpose Automatic Test System (NxGenGPATS) is to complete modernization of both hardware and software to create a sustainable, reliable, and forward-compatible test platform. 2. Requested Capability The Government requests industry ca…

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