Army seeks electronic warfare services through new RAPTER contract
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By
Nick Wakeman
A must-attend industry day is planned for next month at Fort Huachuca.
The Army is developing a contract to buy a variety of services and solutions that will support electronic warfare operations.
The service is planning an industry day for Oct. 22 at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. Potential bidders are required to attend the event if they plan to bid on the contract, which the Army is calling RAPTER, an acronym for Rapid Advanced Prototyping, Threat Environments, and Representation.
Interested companies must respond by Sept. 26 and meet certain security requirements to attend the industry day. The Army is restricting attendance to two people per company.
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According to solicitation documents, the contract will support the Threat Systems Management Office.
The Army will use the contract to meet a variety of requirements including electronic warfare, electronic support, electronic attack, radar system development, small unmanned aerial systems, and cyber and cellular environments.
Other requirements include cyber and information warfare, communication systems, and range infrastructure systems.
Work will include research and development, testing and integration of threat system hardware and software.
At the industry day, the Army will describe current threats, technology gaps, and planned developmental activities.
The Army hasn’t announced whether this will be a multiple award contract or a single award. Nor is information available about the possible value.
RAPTER appears to be a new contract.