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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 11, 2006 FBO #1566
SOURCES SOUGHT

58 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR BROADCAST ANTENNA MAST

Notice Date

3/9/2006
 

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-N00421-06-R-MAST
 

Response Due

4/7/2006
 

Description

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Special Communication Requirements Division (SCRD), Webster Field Annex is surveying the commercial vendor community for all interested parties in the intended procurement of a Broadcast Antenna Mast as required by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations Acquisition and Logistics (SOAL), Program Manager-PSYOP (PM-P). The USSOCOM SOAL PM-P has tasked the SCRD to integrate and demonstrate the functionally of an antenna mast for use with commercial broadcast equipment and payloads in support of PSYOP missions. The Broadcast Antenna Mast must be able to extend to an operating height of at least 164 feet (50m). It must also be capable of Rapid Deployment within and up to an 8-hour period; depending on type of broadcast antenna configuration, by a 4-person team. The Antenna Mast must be able to be transported on a mobile air transportable trailer or used with transit case portable systems, which also requires a retracted, or nested length, not to exceed 25 feet. Maximum diameter of bottom mast section must not exceed 7.67 inches (195mm). The antenna and its components must be modular in design, so that the same model will meet both transit case and vehicle-mounted configurations. The total weight of the mast can not exceed is 750 lbs. (280kg) This antenna mast must be able to be utilized in commercial AM, FM, VHF-TV, and UHF-TV frequency bands and must withstand Radio Frequency (RF) power levels up to 10kW. It also must be capable of supporting antenna configurations and payloads of up to 155 lbs (70kg). Construction and fabrication shall meet common industry standards. The antenna shall operate in ambient temperatures of 0-50 degrees C, humidity of 0-95%, and can be erected in 30mph sustained winds, and can remain deployed and withstand wind gusts of up to 70mph. Set up, tear down and any operating, and troubleshooting procedures shall be common for all configurations. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or be responsible for any monies expended by any interested parties in support of the effort mentioned above. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit or award a contract. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website, located at www.fedbizops.gov. It is the potential offertory?s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any follow-on information. This is a Sources Sought, and feedback from industry is also sought on our requirements as stated in this synopsis. THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than 5 pages in length, and demonstrate their ability to provide the requirements listed above. All data received in response to these sources sought, marked or designated as corporate or proprietary, will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Capability statements shall be submitted electronically to the designated Contract Specialist, Susan Supplee, in Microsoft Word format or Portable Document Format (PDF) at the following email address: susan.supplee@navy.mil. Please submit capability statements no later than 7 April 2006. Please submit any questions regarding this synopsis to Susan Supplee via e-mail to susan.supplee@navy.mil. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought.
 

Place of Performance

Address: NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, ST. INIGOES, MD

Zip Code: 20684

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01003396-W 20060311/060309212809 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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