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Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI) Control Head Unit (CHU) The Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), on behalf of the Capability Program Executive – Aviation (CPE AVN) and the Project Manager, Aviation Mission Systems and Architecture (PM AMSA), is conducting market research to identify qualified sources capable of delivering a high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Control Head Unit (CHU). This critical hardware effort supports the immediate fielding of the Air to Ground Communications (A2GC) system—the Army's next-generation, federated replacement for the legacy SINCGARS system. To bypass traditional, multi-year aircraft integration timelines and meet emerging Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) requirements, PM AMSA is seeking an intelligent, airworthy, modular open-systems-compliant controller capable of hosting multiple software applications, enabling rapid, iterative evolutionary capability updates directly to the warfighter. Classification Original Set Aside: N/A Product Service Code: 6610 – Flight Instruments NAICS Codes: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing; 541330 – Engineering Services Place of Performance: Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground 6590 Reconnaissance Street, Building 6010 APG, MD 21005 Description Notice This Sources Sought is issued for informational purposes and market research only, it does not constitute a solicitation. The Government will not reimburse any company or individual for expenses associated with preparing/submitting information in response to this posting. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives, and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained within their response. 1.2.Scope The United States Government (USG) Capability Program Executive – Aviation (CPE AVN), Project Manager, Aviation Mission Systems and Architecture (PM AMSA) is conducting market research to identify possible sources capable of providing Control Head Unit (CHU) to control the Air to Ground Communications(A2GC) system. The USG is interested in information regarding control head system hardware, real-time operating systems, and software at a high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL), with environmental qualification that support Air-Worthiness Release (AWR) as specified in Section 3.3(C). 2.1. Background The A2GC system is the Army's replacement for the legacy SINCGARS system. Unlike its predecessor, this system will be federated from aircraft systems, thus it will need a CHU of its own. To field critical communications capabilities immediately, we must bypass traditional, slower system integration timelines in favor of rapid, iterative ev…