TOBYHANNA, Pa. – Officials of the U.S. Army center responsible for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of Army electronics and communications equipment is asking industry for robotic machines to manufacture wiring harnesses for Army electronic systems.
Officials of the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Tobyhanna, Pa., issued a request for information (Robotic_Wire_Harness_Manufacturing_Machines) on Wednesday for the Robotic Wire Harness Manufacturing Machines Project.
Army officials are looking for companies with the expertise, capabilities, and experience to provide one prototype low-rate initial production (LRIP) robotic wire harness manufacturing machine, one full-rate production robotic wire harness manufacturing machine, software to operate these machines, and engineering services.
Kinds of wiring
This robotic wiring harness manufacturing machine should offer insulated, stranded, bare, and coated power wire disposition; twisted pair, coax, and shielded data wire disposition; IDC, crimp, poke home, and splice terminations; and adhesives, potting, tape, films, and clips protection.
The machines should measure no more than 2.3 meters long, 2.2 meters deep, and 2.3 meters high and weigh no more than 2000 kilograms, and operate in temperatures from 10 to 35 degrees Celsius, in humidity no more than 85 percent.
The machines should have 240-volt voltage and maximum current of 32 amps, and operate at a frequency of 50 to 60 Hz. Documentation should include operators and maintenance manuals, installation instructions, and training materials.
CAD software
Software should be compatible with computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) to support the equipment post processor. Services should include operator and engineering training; advanced operator training focused on production; application engineers and field support personnel; and support equipment modification for end effector development.
Companies interested should email responses no later than 17 Feb. 2026 to the Army's Steven Burke at [email protected], with a copy to Deborah Belak at [email protected].
Email questions or concerns to Steven Burke at [email protected]. More information is online at https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9c42cbce11084b98944a9c419e84a54f/view.
