SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Satellite Global Positioning System (GPS) Emulator
- Notice Date
- 1/13/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-05-X-0110
- Response Due
- 1/28/2005
- Description
- The U.S. Army TACOM, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, office of the Program Manager Crew Served Weapons is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources to provide a Satellite GPS Emulator satisfying performance requirements. The Satellite GPS Emulator will be used to test GPS receivers, antennae patterns, autopilots, and other components related to GPS guided munitions. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. The contractor shall provide a Satellite GPS emulator consisting of hardware, software installation and startup in accordance with the following: ?System capable of simulating 12 channels of L1/ L2 frequency bands ?Simulated Signal Power Levels shall closely resemble actual signal power levels (GPS L1 under ideal conditions shall equal -157dBw; L2 under ideal conditions shall equal -160 dBw) ?Shall Simulate P(Y) Code ?Shall have external vehicle motion input rate of 100 Hz ?Shall have simulator vehicle motion update rate of 500 Hz ?The system shall be capable of modeling the following high order vehicle motion parameters from a given trajectory: ?Altitude: Maximum of 6 km ?Velocity: Maximum of 800m/s ?Angular Velocity (along spin axis): Maximum of 120Hz ?Angular acceleration: Maximum of 200 rev/s2 ?System Accuracies ?Inter-Chassis Pseudorange Accuracy: Minimum of 10mm and Maximum of 40mm ?System latency shall be less then 10 milliseconds ?External Jammer Simulator ?Capable of modeling 3 Jamming Sources at coordinates along the inputted trajectory ?J/S Ratio: Minimum of 0dB, Maximum of 80 dB, and adjustable in 1dB Increments ?Broadcast on the L1 and L2 band ?Jammers shall simulate wavefront, Continuous Wave and Broadband/White Noise (20MHz) signals. ?The delay between the GPS update and the corresponding jammer update shall be less than 100 microseconds. ?Antennae Characterization ?The amplitude and phase radiation patterns shall be fully adjustable/ programmable for up to 4 independent time synchronized GPS antenna elements. ?All antennas shall be synchronized and provide real-time scenario processing capabilities This information may be mailed to Kelly Gorman Contract Specialist, U.S. Army TACOM, Picatinny Center for Contracting and Commerce, AMSTA-AQ-APD, Building 10, Picatinny Arsenal, N. J. 07806-5000 or emailed to kgorman@pica.army.mil. This Market Survey is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U. S. Government. The Government does not imply an intention or opportunity to acquire funding to support current or future development efforts. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this Market Survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this survey or results of information submitted. Please submit your responses no later than, January 28, 2004
- Web Link
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-05-X-0110)
- Record
- SN00734633-W 20050115/050113212106 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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