Summary
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Sources Sought (market survey) to gather information on commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) ground transponder systems that meet FAA-E-37016 performance requirements. Respondents are asked to provide company details (size/status/location), drawings and a requirements-compliance table mapping their product to FAA-E-37016, explanations for any non-conformances, safety/design assurance information, configuration-control practices, Buy America/FAA Buy American compliance, and counts of operational systems deployed. The market survey was posted in June 2026 and requests responses by July 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EDT; primary contacts for the posting are listed as Michael Jones and Richard J. Simons at the FAA Headquarters.