Legacy Radar Electronics and Cabinet Disposition

Legacy Radar Electronics and Cabinet Disposition Performance Work Statement (PWS) Version .2 June 8, 2026 1. Program Background and Objectives The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is undertaking a generational modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) to meet current and future demands. On December 31, 2025, the FAA awarded the Radar System Replacement (RSR) contract to modernize the electronics in the aging radar systems across the NAS. The radar replacement effort impacts approximately 612 legacy radar systems across 386 sites nationwide including outlying U.S. territories. These systems include, but are not limited to the ASR-8, ASR-9, ASR-11, and Mode-S, which must be removed to support installation of replacement systems. Disposition is necessary to provide space within radar shelters to enable installation of replacement systems. 2. Scope of Work The Contractor must provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, and management necessary to remove, transport, and dispose of legacy radar cabinets, electronics, hazardous materials, and associated components. Disposition must be in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Affected radar equipment inside the shelter includes line replaceable units (LRUs) such as circuit card assemblies, power supplies, cooling systems, sheet metal components, and waveguide elements. Certain components contain hazardous materials (e.g., dielectric oil) and radioactive materials (e.g., tritium). Radar equipment external to shelter such as the antenna pedestal, waveguide, rotary joint, sail, and tower will remain in place. The Contractor must execute all work after the systems are de-energized and disconnected from its main power source. The FAA will ensure that the main power source has been locked-out and tagged-out and provide site readiness notifications. 3. Performance Objectives and Outcomes The Contractor must achieve complete removal and disposition of legacy radar systems in accordance with the schedule (Attachment J-1), while maintaining full property accountability, -- 1 of 17 -- 2 safety performance, and environmental compliance. The schedule and identified site locations are notional and subject to change based on FAA operational priorities, site readiness, and program execution requirements. However, the overall deployment tempo and installation cadence are expected to closely align with the projected schedule identified in Attachment J-1. 4. Functional Requirements 4.1 Program Management and Planning The Contractor must plan, organize, and control all work in alignment with the notional Attachment J-1 Schedule and real time adjustments. Successful performance is defined as the safe, on-time completion of disposition activities, achieved through a resource-loaded schedule, proactive risk management, and zero disruption to ongoing FAA operations. The Contractor must closely coordinate activities with consideration for multiple interdependent contracts and stakeholders, including the FAA’s Integrator Accountability Contract (Peraton), Radar System Replacement vendors, and applicable FAA service units. Coordination is essential to ensure site access, system turnover sequencing, equipment accountability, and alignment with the overall NAS modernization schedule. The Contractor must cooperate with concurrent on-site vendors to prevent delays and achieve the Radar System Replacement objectives. The Contractor must provide a dedicated point of contact (POC) with the authority to make operational and scheduling decisions in support of contract execution. The designated POC must be readily available to coordinate with the FAA, support contractors, other vendors, and site stakeholders to rapidly respond to schedule changes, site constraints, and evolving operational priorities within a high-tempo and dynamic deployment environment. 4.2 Site Readiness and Coordination 4.2.1 Site Ready Designation The FAA will designate a site as “Site Ready” when the following baseline conditions are met: • Zero-Energy State: The system is verified to be in a complete zero-energy state. • Access Approvals: Site access has been fully coordinated and approved. • Operational Communication: Operational constraints have been explicitly identified between the parties. The Contractor must validate site readiness using the FAA-approved Site Execution Checklist before starting any on-site disposition activities. The documented baseline condition captured in the checklist will be used as the sole reference for determining any facility or equipment damage resulting from Contractor operations after completing equipment removal. The Contractor and the FAA On-Site POC must jointly review and acknowledge these documented baseline site conditions before system removal begins. -- 2 of 17 -- 3 4.2.2 High-Tempo Execution and Field Variables The Contractor must proactively manage and mitigate field-level variables to prevent adverse impacts to the disposition schedule and concurrent vendor operations. The Government will provide an FAA Point of Contact (POC) to assist with field-level coordination. Because legacy equipment removal must occur directly ahead of, and enable, the installation of the new radar systems, advanced coordination and site planning are crucial during initial site assessments. The Contractor must design and execute field operations to accommodate complex facility constraints, preventing bottlenecks that could disrupt the overarching Radar System Replacement (RSR) deployment tempo. 4.2.3 Non-Traditional Site Conditions and Mitigation Activities Under normal circumstances, there will be a one-week disposition timeframe before new system installations. In the event this timeframe is compressed to maintain the required schedule and deconflict with active installation vendors, the Contractor must anticipate and plan for non- traditional field execution strategies. When restricted by narrow egress paths, compressed …