SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Purchase of Link 16 Tactical Data Link Ground Equipment
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFFTC - AF Flight Test Center, 5 S WOLFE AVE, Edwards AFB, CA, 93524-1185, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-F1S0AZ7214B003
- Response Due
- 9/12/2007
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2007
- Description
- The Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, CA is seeking potential sources capable of providing real time data processing equipment equal to the salient characteristics listed to meet the form, fit, and function of a the existing link management system with specially instrumented receiver ? low volume terminal link 16 (LMS-16 W/SIR-LVT Workstation) manufactured by Northrop Grumman. The LMS has the following function requirements: ?The Link Management System (LMS) enables Joint Interface Control Officers (JICO) to manage tactical data link networks. ?LMS is a workstation-based Link 16 management and network level diagnostic tool. ?LMS actively monitors and manages Link 16 Radar Frequency (RF) network information during live operations. ?LMS interfaces directly with a Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume Terminal (LVT) to transmit and receive J-series messages, and decode JTIDS RF signals to provide Link 16 troubleshooting metrics to LMS-16 displays. ?LMS assists JICO and other network managers detect problems in real time that interfere with generating a coherent tactical picture. ?LMS automatically alerts operators to existing and potential problems, and records data for later analysis. ?LMS provides a current tactical situation display. ?LMS display has a JICO white board option that projects a display depicting a real-time, color-coded update of the status of each participant in the network. ?LMS has a Network Summary Display that provides an assessment of total link performance to include relationships between Individual Units (IUs), connectivity, equipment failures and resets, performance comparisons, total track load per frame by ID, and relayer usage per frame. ?LMS Tactical Window can depict IUs with range circles centered on them, indicating line-of-sight limitations. ?LMS Information Window shows which IUs are being received only by relay, and tells if data from individual IUs contain errors or erasures. Other connectivity information includes range, time and position qualities, amount of surveillance capacity use, track load, average track age, and which unit is acting as forwarding unit for a unit whose data is being forwarded. ?Transmission security on the data link is achieved by hopping among 51 possible frequencies in a pseudorandom pattern. A decoding algorithm provides some, but not complete, protection from errors (incorrect data) and erasures (missing data). The LMS tabulates erasures and displays the percentage for each frequency in a bar graph. It also displays erasures by word. Green indicates the percentage of good words; correctable errors are orange; and decode failures are red. ?LMS Trend Windows provide historical information on PPLI connectivity, range, surveillance utilization, time slot duty factor measurements, erasure levels, and distribution of Track IDs. The operator can focus on one IU or compare performances among IUs. ?LMS operator can observe how the network capacity has been allocated to functional groups to determine if any IUs require more capacity to prevent loss of data and reallocate time slot assignments. ?The Transmit Time Slot Reference Window provides a graphic display of the 12-second JTIDS frame as defined by the network design. Please note that this synopsis is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive bids/proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide the products or equivalent, listed above. Firms responding to this notice must identify their company?s capabilities to perform the requirements described herein, reference the number and indicate whether or not that they are a small business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1. The NAICS code is 33220. The Small Business size standard is 750. The information received as a result of this synopsis will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Air Force not to open the requirement to competition, based on response to this sources sought synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Air Force. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this sources sought synopsis. It is anticipated that a Firm Fixed Price contract will be awarded in September 2007. All responses may be sent via e-mail mike.keeling@edwards.af.mil or mailed to AFFTC/PKEAD, 5 South Wolfe Ave, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185, Attention: Mike Keeling. For questions call Mike Keeling at 661-277-8512. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due in the office by Close of Business (COB), 12 Sep 2007.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Edwards AFB CA
- Zip Code: 93524
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 93524
- Record
- SN01394027-W 20070906/070904220849 (fbodaily.com)
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