SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- Ranging Radar System
- Notice Date
- 3/21/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, 12350 Research Parkway Code 253, Orlando, FL, 32826-3224
- ZIP Code
- 32826-3224
- Solicitation Number
- N61339-06-T-0028
- Response Due
- 4/5/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2006
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, and 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation N61339-06-T-0028 is issued as a request for quote and incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-1. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this solicitation is 334511 with a size standard of 750 employees. The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) requires a Ranging Radar system that meets the requirements stated below. The Ranging Radar will initially be a stand alone system. In the future, the Ranging Radar will be integrated into an optical tracking platform. The Ranging Radar system will be used to provide precision range and velocity for low altitude missiles and munitions. The following items are required: CLIN 0001, Ranging Radar System; Qty: 1 ea. Optional CLIN 0002 Improved Oscillator Minimum system requirements: The Ranging Radar system shall consist of a transmit antenna, a receive antenna, one or more oscillator/transmitters, one or more receivers, an interim two axis tracking mount, all necessary control electronics, all necessary computer hardware resources, the software required to operate the system, record the data, the software required to analyze the data, and software integration support. The Ranging Radar system shall be a multi frequency X band radar capable of tracking a -30dBsm target to distance of 10 kilometers. The Ranging Radar system shall be capable of tracking and providing range and velocity information on a -30dBsm target flying as low as 1.5 meters above the ground and as fast as 2000 meters per second. The Ranging Radar system shall be capable of 3-D position tracking . The Ranging Radar system shall provide a real-time less than or equal to 10 Hz range target position update. The Ranging Radar system shall provide position updates with an accuracy less than or equal to one meter. The Ranging Radar system shall be capable of operating in three modes and shall be capable of automatically switching between modes to maintain optimal target track. The three modes of operation for the Ranging Radar shall be continuous wave (CW) to provide optimal velocity accuracy, Frequency Modulated continuous wave (FM-CW) to provide zero velocity tracking, and Multi-Frequency continuous wave (MF-CW) for direct range measurements. The antenna(s) shall have the following characteristics: Unambiguous range of 0 to 100km. Horizontal polarization. Weight less than 80kg. Maximum Elevation Beam of 10 degrees plus or minus 1 degree, Minimum Elevation Beam of 2.5 degree plus or minus 0.5 degree Maximum Azimuth Beam of 10 degree plus or minus 1 degree, Minimum Azimuth Beam of 5 degree plus or minus 0.5 degree. The beamwidths shall be selectable. The oscillator/transmitter(s) shall have the following characteristics: Transmitter type shall be solid state with CW, MF-CW or CW & FM-CW. External oscillation module shall be 32cm x 48cm x 15cm and shall weigh less than 15 kg. The frequency shall be set at the factory between 10.0 and 10.49 GHz. Phase noise shall be -124dBc/Hz (threshold) or -136 dBc/Hz (objective via an optional CLIN 0002 ) at 10 kHz offset. The RF bandwidth shall be a least +/- 25 MHz. Transmitting power shall be automatic or manual with feedback for constant power output. The receiver(s) shall have the following characteristics: The receiver type shall be I/Q with automatic gain control and Phase Comparison monopulse. The noise figure shall be <3dB. Beam selection shall be adaptive, automatic, or manual. The two axis tracking mount shall have the following characteristics: The two axis tracking mount shall have +- 150 degrees range of motion in azimuth, -10 to +90 degrees in elevation. The two axis tracking mount shall slew at rates up to 20 deg/s, with acceleration up to 30 deg/s/s. The tracking position (pointing angle) shall be measured with encoders of a resolution better than or equal to .001 degrees. The Ranging Radar system shall be capable of tracking at least three targets within the field of view. The Ranging Radar system shall be able to track all projectile components that are designed to separate in flight The Ranging Radar system shall be able to track at least three ancillary targets entering the field of view until they leave the field of view. The Ranging Radar system shall be capable of tracking the projectile without operator input or correction. The Ranging Radar system shall be capable of providing pointing angle and range information to other systems. The Ranging Radar system shall be capable of being slaved to another similar system or to another tracking system. The Ranging Radar system shall record all data collected during operation to allow higher accuracy post-processing using curve fitting techniques. Post-test processing will be used if it generates a better estimate of trajectory than the real-time estimate. The vendor shall provide information and support Spectrum Certification Compliance. (DI-IPSC-81436A) The vendor shall provide interface drawings and descriptions at the time of system delivery for the purpose of integrating the system into an optical tracking platform in the future. Drawings and descriptions shall include the interfaces to external synchronization signals, interfaces to timing signals, and interfaces to provide and receive pointing angle and range information as noted below. (DI-IPSC-81436A, DI-SESS81003C, DI TMSS-80527A) The Ranging Radar shall accept one or more external synchronization signals. The Ranging Radar shall accept external timing signals and shall time-stamp the data at known repeatable interval during data collection. As a minimum, the Ranging Radar shall accept external timing signals in the IRIG-B format and shall time-stamp the data using IRIG-B format. The vendor shall provide on-site software integration support through system delivery and training for the intended use application. Support shall include but not be limited to, ensuring data files can be used by existing range post-test data processing programs. The vendor shall provide the minimum computer requirements (e.g., OS, processor type/speed, memory, I/O slots, etc.) for the purposes of re-hosting the software and associated control electronics of the Ranging Radar on another computer, as needed. The Ranging Radar system shall operate on standard 120 VAC 60 Hz commercial power, 208/240 VAC 60 Hz commercial power, or a combination of both. The Ranging Radar antennas, oscillator/transmitters and receivers shall operate in the following environmental conditions: Temperature: -20C to +55C (operating), -40C to +65C (Storage) Relative Humidity: 0-100%, non-condensing Altitude: 0 to 3,048m above sea level (operation) and shall tolerate altitude conditions associated with transport in a military aircraft (transportation and storage) Shock: required to operate in the vicinity of surface to surface and air to surface missile launches (operating), typical of being transported in a commercial rental truck over public and military roadways (transport) Vibration: not required to operate while directly exposed to vibration (operating); shall tolerate any induced vibration caused by other equipment in the test range environment (operating); shall tolerate any induced vibration typical of being transported in a commercial rental truck over public and military roadways (transport). Sand/Dust: The system shall tolerate exposure to normal sand/dust level found in the test range environment (operating). EMI: shall be capable of operating with existing Weibel radars at the test range. The Ranging Radar control and processing system shall tolerate the following environmental conditions: Temperature: 0C to +40C (operating), -40C to +65C (storage) Relative Humidity: 0-95% non-condensing Altitude: 0 to 3,048m above sea level (operation) and shall tolerate altitude conditions associated with transport in a military aircraft (transportation and storage) Vibration: not required to operate while directly exposed to vibration (operating); shall tolerate any induced vibration caused by other equipment in a semi-protected trailer type environment (operating); shall tolerate any induced vibration typical of being transported in a commercial rental truck over public and military roadways (transportation). EMI: shall comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations. Shock: typical of being transported in a commercial rental truck over public and military roadways. Each of the shock sensitive parts of the Ranging Radar system shall have a shock absorptive storage container. All other ancillary components shall be provided with storage containers for storage. The Ranging Radar system shall be capable of safely being setup, calibrated, operated and stowed by two trained technicians. Setup and calibration shall take less than four hours. The Ranging Radar system shall provide for a Cold Start. Cold Start shall allow the operating organization to replace all computational components with equivalent parts (e.g., facilitate recovery in the event of a hard drive failure). The Ranging Radar system shall contain all necessary computer files on disk, CD or equivalent to execute a cold start. The Ranging Radar system equipment shall be of a safe design such that they pose no unacceptable hazards or risk of injury to user personnel, or damage to associated Government equipment during all conditions of normal use (installation, operation, maintenance, transportation, storage, and disposal) or under a likely fault condition (including human error). All equipment shall be certified by an accredited safety-testing laboratory (e.g., UL) for its intended use. (DI-SAFT-80102B) The Ranging Radar system shall incorporate methods to protect operational and maintenance personnel from inadvertent contacts to voltages capable of producing electrical shock hazards during installation, operation, maintenance, transportation and disposal. Safety markings and labels shall be provided which identify any hazards to personnel. The vendor shall perform an acceptance test at the vendor?s facility. This acceptance test shall verify conformance with the requirements specified above. The vendor shall develop and deliver an acceptance test procedure 45 days prior to factory acceptance testing. The acceptance test procedure shall address the verification methods used for each specified requirement. (DI-NDTI-80603) The vendor shall also perform a combined training and abbreviated acceptance test event at the delivery site allowing Government specified representatives to attend. The acceptance test shall verify system performance meets performance requirements stated above. The event shall occur after completion of the acceptance test at the vendor?s facility. During training, the vendor shall be required to instruct Government personnel in the setup and operation of the Ranging Radar system. This training shall cover the procedures and timeline for cold-start, set-up, power-up, initialization, operation, calibration, and power-down. In addition, specific training on the user interface customization shall be provided. The vendor shall develop and deliver training materials 45 days prior to training. (DI-ILSS-80872) The vendor shall develop and deliver an acceptance test procedure 45 days prior to delivery-site acceptance testing. The acceptance test plan shall address the verification methods used for each specified requirement. (DI-NDTI-80603) The vendor shall deliver an acceptance test report documenting all acceptance test results 30 days after acceptance testing. (DI-NDTI-80809B) Delivery and acceptance will be made as stated below. The vendor shall provide a one year warranty on all hardware delivered. The vendor shall state the conditions of the warranty and the process and timeline for handling a warranty repair. The vendor shall provide overall management and administrative effort necessary to ensure that the requirements of this contract are accomplished to include possible sub contractor?s task assignment and control, financial management, program planning and control, and schedule. (DI-MGMT-80227) The following CDRLs and Evaluation Criteria for this requirement may be downloaded from the following website: http://www.peostri.army.mil/INDUSTRY/business.jsp named PEO STRI Solicitations listed as Ranging Radar Systems N61339-06-T-0028. Evaluation: Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. See FAR Provision 52.212-2 below. Quotes that are non-compliant with any material requirement of this solicitation may be rejected without further consideration for award. This will be a firm fixed price contract and will be awarded using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Delivery shall be made no later than one year after contract award to USA Redstone Technical Test Center, ATTN: CSTE-DTC-RT-F-FL (ATTN: T Rainoldi), Bldg. 7817, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898. Acceptance shall be made at destination upon delivery. Delivery shall be made FOB Destination. The following FAR/DFARS provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, 52.212-5, 252.2121-7001. The following evaluation criteria shall be used as addenda to FAR 52.212-2(a): (i) Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement (subfactors: N/A); (ii) price; and (iii) past performance. Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are equal when compared to price. The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5(b) apply: (1), (5)(i), (7), (9), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (29). The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5(c) apply: None. The following clauses of DFARS 52.212-7001(b) and (c) apply: 252.219-7003, 252.225-7007, 252.227-7037, 252.243-7002,252.247-7023 A completed copy of the following must be included with each quote: FAR 52.212-3, DFARS 252.212-7000. The following clauses also apply: DFARS 252.204-7004, ?Required Central Contractor Registration,? FAR 52.227-19 ?Commercial Computer Software -- Restricted Rights? The DPAS rating for this solicitation is N/A. Quotes are due at 3:00 PM EST on 5 April 2006 and may be made by FAX to (407)380-4164 (Attn: Oz Randall) or to the address above. The anticipated award date for this acquisition is 10 April 2006 For information regarding this solicitation, contact Oz Randall at (407) 380-4408.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USA Redstone Technical Test Center, ATTN: CSTE-DTC-RT-F-FL (ATTN: T Rainoldi), Bldg. 7817, Redstone Arsenal, AL
- Zip Code: 35898
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 35898
- Record
- SN01011643-W 20060323/060321212949 (fbodaily.com)
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