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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 10, 2004 FBO #0957
SOURCES SOUGHT

58 -- MF AM TRANSMITTER

Notice Date

7/8/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334220 — Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Pax River, Building 441 21983 Bundy Road Unit 7, Patuxent River, MD, 20670
 

ZIP Code

20670
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-NAWCAD-MFAMTRANSMITTER-RFI
 

Response Due

7/30/2004
 

Archive Date

8/14/2004
 

Point of Contact

Rosa Harding, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 995-6037, Fax 301-995-8670,
 

E-Mail Address

rosa.harding@navy.mil
 

Description

The Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Special Communications Requirements (SCR) Division, St. Indigoes, MD, is seeking to identify all responsible sources capable of providing Medium Frequency (MF), Amplitude Modulation (AM) Transmitters in support of the U.S. Army Psychological Operations Command (PSYOP) of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The transmitters will be utilized to design, integrate, and demonstrate a broadcast equipment payload for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations. The MF AM broadcast equipment payload will be capable of broadcasting commercially equivalent broadcast quality audio products in support of PSYOP. These transmitters will be used to conduct PSYOP within a theater of operations. It is desired the equipment be compliant with the following U.S. and international standards: the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), Electronics Industries Association (EIA), International Standards Organization (ISO), International Telecommunications Union (ITU), and European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The primary requirement is to meet the specifications listed in Attachment A, as follows: ATTACHMENT A: MF AM TRANSMITTER REQUIREMENTS: PARAMETER / SPECIFICATION: FREQUENCY RANGE: 535 kHz to 1700 kHz, tunable over 3 or more ranges (required), 535 kHz to 1700 kHz, single band (preferred) / TUNING RESOLUTION: 100 kHz increments (preferred) / FREQUENCY STABILITY: ? 300 Hz over full frequency and operation environmental range (preferred) / POWER OUTPUT: 300 Watts, continuous (required), 1000 Watts, continuous (preferred) / REDUCED POWER OUTPUT (FOR SINGLE OR DUAL OUTPUT CONFIGURATIONS): ~10 Watts (preferred) / RF OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 50 Ohms, nominal / LOAD MISMATCH HANDLING CAPABILITY: Capable of providing full output power into load with VSWR up to1.5:1 over full frequency range (required), Capable of providing full output power into load with VSWR up to1.7:1 over full frequency range (preferred) / REFLECTED POWER PROTECTION: Full protection with auto-fold-back at high VSWR (required) / RF OUTPUT CONNECTOR: Type N, 50 Ohm (preferred) / RF MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL: -TBD dB / RF MONITOR OUTPUT CONNECTOR: BNC, 50 Ohm / INPUT SIGNAL - SIGNAL INPUT TYPE: Balanced audio / SIGNAL INPUT CONNECTOR: XLR (preferred) / SIGNAL INPUT LEVEL: TBD / INPUT POWER - VOLTAGE: +28.0 VDC ? 5% (required), +28.0 VDC ? 15% (preferred) / POWER CONSUMPTION: 1500 Watts, maximum @ full RF output (required), 1300 Watts, maximum @ full RF output (preferred) / PEAK INRUSH CURRENT: 75A (preferred) / INPUT POWER CONNECTOR: Terminal lug, locking connector, or other high current and vibration resistant connector type (required) / REMOTE CONTROL & MONITORING - M&C SIGNAL TYPE: RS-232 (preferred), M&C CONNECTOR: DB-9 (preferred) / CONTROL FUNCTIONS: Frequency (required), Full Power/Reduced Power (preferred), Additional functions are TBD / MONITOR FUNCTIONS: Output power (preferred), VSWR (preferred), Additional functions are TBD / PHYSICAL - WEIGHT: ? 80 pounds (required), ? 60 pounds (preferred) / DIMENSIONS: ? 17.75? width (required) ? 14.0? width (preferred), ? 7? height (required) ? 5? height (preferred), ? 18? depth (required) ? 16? depth (preferred) / ENVIRONMENTAL - OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE: 0? C to +50? C (required), -15? C to +65? C (preferred), OPERATIONAL ALTITUDE: 10,000 feet (required), 15,000 feet (preferred) / STORAGE TEMPERATURE: -10? C to +50? C (required), -40? C to +90? C (preferred) / STORAGE ALTITUDE: 15,000 feet (required), 30,000 feet (preferred) THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF SOLICITATION ISSUANCE, BUT RATHER, A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION from industry that will allow the Government to identify interested sources capable of meeting the requirement. The information sought herein is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for proposal (RFP) or as an obligation or commitment on the part of the Government to acquire any product or service. There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of information submitted in response to this RFI. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI, or otherwise pay for any information submitted by respondents to this request. Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement not more than three (3) pages in length that demonstrates the respondent?s ability to meet the requirement as specified herein. In addition, respondents shall provide a maximum estimated dollar value per unit for the required transmitter. All proprietary or corporate data received shall be clearly identified and shall be protected from release to sources outside the Government. Responses shall be submitted electronically (Microsoft Word for Office 2000 compatible format or PDF) or other written document. Failure to respond to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future associated RFP that may be issued. If a solicitation is issued, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website: www.fedbizopps.gov. It is the responsibility of all interested parties to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information to this sources sought notice. All responses shall be submitted by 3:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 30 July 2004. Responses shall be forwarded to: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Attn Rosa Harding, Contract Specialist - Code 251222, Building 8110, Unit 11, Villa Road, St. Ingioes, MD 20684-0010, telephone number (301) 995-6037; e-mail: rosa.harding@navy.mil. If an interested source is not able to contact the Contracting Office via e-mail, information/correspondence/requests may be submitted to the point of contact cited above via facsimile: (301) 995-8670. For information regarding this notice, please contact Rosa Harding, Code 251222, telephone number (301) 995-6037 or via-email at rosa.harding@navy.mil.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Divisiopn (NAWCAD), St. Inigoes MD

Zip Code: 20684-0010

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00617372-W 20040710/040708212504 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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