SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Combined Radio Frequency (RF) and Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) using High Dynamic Range Optical Modems
- Notice Date
- 12/21/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL - Wright Research Site, Det 1 AFRL/PK Bldg 167, Area B, 2310 8th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7801, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-FA8650-07-C-4507
- Archive Date
- 2/10/2007
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOUCE PROCUREMENT FOR PROGRAM TITLE. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/IFGD) intends to initiate award discussions with the intent to make an award, based upon other than full-and-open competition, in accordance with 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), to Johns Hopkins University-Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL), Baltimore, Maryland. The overall objective of this acquisition is to develop a design and implement a bi-directional optical interface between a high speed router in a L3 Communications data link terminal and an AOptix Corporation Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) terminal, accomplish the integration of the optical interface at the AOptix facility in Campbell CA, and provide technical support for testing at Campbell CA (up to a total of four weeks during the period 1 Apr 06 to 1 Jul 06) and extended free space range testing in Hawaii at a separation distance of approximately 150 Km (four consecutive weeks during the period Aug-Sep 06). The optical interface will provide reliable transfer of information between the two terminals, provide a wavelength translation from the 1310 nm source on the router to the 1550 nm band used by the FSOC terminal, provide the high signal-to-noise ratio optical transmit signal required for long distance FSOC, provide an optical automatic gain control (AGC) function for the receive side to reduce the variations in the magnitude of the optical fades at a rate equivalent or greater than the fade frequency to condition the amplitude to the required range of the optical interface of the router interface, and provide wavelength division multiplexed optical channels to provide multiple channel operation on the FSOC link. The contractor shall also provide a second interface/optical modem to provide bi-directional communications between the terminals at the other end of the free space communications link. Johns Hopkins University is the sole source provider of the high dynamic range optical modems that can be used to provide the optical interfaces between the RF data link terminal and a FSOC terminal, provide the required optical frequency translations, provide the wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) signals for multiple channel operation, and meet the test schedule in Campbell CA in Apr-Jun 2006 and comprehensive testing in Hawaii in Aug-Sep 2006. This proposed AFRL/IF effort will address combining RF and optical communications, conditioning optical signals with high dynamic range optical modems, and accomplishing reliable free space multiple channel communications in extended range testing. Other business opportunities for the Air Force Research Laboratory are available at www.fedbizopps.gov. Direct questions to the Contracting point of contact identified in the announcement.
- Record
- SN01201132-W 20061223/061221220520 (fbodaily.com)
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