SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Worldwide, Airborne, High Bandwidth Enroute Communications Services
- Notice Date
- 11/17/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- CECOM Contracting Center, Fort Detrick (CECOM-CC), ATTN: SFAE-PS-TAO-C, 1671 Nelson Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5044
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5044
- Solicitation Number
- W904TE-10-S-SATE
- Response Due
- 12/17/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/15/2010
- Point of Contact
- Shelley Marken, 301-619-6337
- E-Mail Address
-
CECOM Contracting Center, Fort Detrick (CECOM-CC)
(shelley.marken@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI). The Technology Applications Office is seeking potential sources with existing or planned service offerings for worldwide, airborne, high bandwidth enroute communications services to include the following as a minimum: Service coverage available today and proposed for the future: include level of commitment for proposed service. Is it already contracted, is a contract pending, is it simply being planned, and when will it be available, etc., Super High Frequency (SHF) spectrum utilized, cost structure for the service, data rates supported to the aircraft and from the aircraft, antenna apertures supported by the service along with data rates available for the given apertures supported, limitations of the service, flexibility of service [variable rate plans, pay as you go plans, virtual network operations (VNO)], scalability of the service (how many platforms can operate simultaneously under a given coverage area and at what data rates) provide data that verifies the advertised scalability of the service. Any capabilities to hand off existing data connections as aircraft transition from one satellite beam or footprint to another. Modem type and waveform technology utilized: provide minimum/maximum Internet Protocol ((IP) data rates possible in transmit and receive. Other platforms the service currently supports (shipboard, vehicular). Other information the potential source believes is important regarding the service. Regulatory: provide certifications for use and describe how those certifications might be applied to a worldwide capability if the existing capability is currently a regional capability. (Host Nation Agreements, over flight and landing rights). Is there an option for guaranteed Service Level Agreement (SLA) (QOS and RF capacity SLAs)? Describe form factor of system that would go into an airborne platform (size, weight, and power requirements) for system/systems offered. Describe the ability for service to touch DISN POP. Interface to modem for baseband must be IP. Operational Security (OPSEC): What considerations have been considered to protect U.S. government data: Where will the teleports be located? Does the modem proposed provide TRANSEC? Does the modem have an ability to reconcile its connection to the hub at a given teleport without sending geo-coordinate information to the hub to make the calculations required to connect. If the services doesnt exist but is in planning stage, request potential source respond with the planned service capability given the following information: Date rates to include large fixed wing aircraft (e.g. C-130 class and target); given an effective aperture from 18 to 30, what transmit and receive IP data rated can be provided. Data rates to include small fixed wing aircraft (e.g. business jet or U-28 class) U.S. Government currently employs a 12 inch Ku band parabolic antenna aperture; given a 12 inch aperture, what is the maximum transmit data rate that can be provided by the service? What is the maximum receiving data rate that can be received on the 12 inch antenna? Typical RF data rates (not IP throughput rates) on current service are advertised as 20X 512 Kbps connection using a 54 Mhz transponder or 10 X 1024 kbps connections using a 54 Mhz transponder. The U.S. Government prefers a minimum of 1024 Kbps (IP data rate) transmit from the aircraft using a 12 inch dish. Data rates: Rotary Wing (e.g. UH-60 or larger) given an effective aperture from 12 to 16, what transmit and receives IP data rates can be provided. Scalability: how many simultaneous connections can be possible for large aircraft? How many simultaneous connections can be possible for small aircraft? How many simultaneous connections can be possible for rotary wing aircraft? Ability for the service to hand off an existing data connection as the aircraft transitions from one satellite beam or foot print to another dynamically (no noticeable loss of service to the user). Coverage: what is the plan to provide worldwide coverage (70 degrees to 70 degrees latitude) and when might the service reach the point of providing worldwide coverage? Request vendor address the ability of the service to support maritime and ground vehicular communication on the move capability. Regulatory: what is the plan to certify the proposed service? When is the certification expected to be completed? (Host Nation Agreements, over flight and landing rights). Cost: what is the cost structure for using the services including terrestrial backhaul? What discounts are available if the government commits to bulk service? Is there an option for VNO services? Can the service be landed at government teleports? OPSEC: what considerations have been considered to protect U.S. Government data? Where will the teleports be located? Does the modem proposed provide TRANSEC? Does the modem have an ability to reconcile its connection to the hub at a given teleport without sending geo-coordinate information to the hub to make the calculations required to connect? Modem/modems: What modem will the service utilize? What criteria were used in determining the selection of this modem? Terrestrial infrastructure: how will the data that arrives at a given teleport be moved back to CONUS? Is terrestrial infrastructure physically and logically redundant? What are the limitations of the planned service? What is the planned SHF spectrum to be used? Any other information the potential source believes is important regarding the planned service? The interface to modem for baseband must be IP. Parties purporting to have the requisite credentials MUST furnish in writing (white papers only) factual information which clearly supports and demonstrates evidence of such abilities. The information must be clear, concise, complete and shall include, at a minimum: name and address of firm and size/ownership of business. This is NOT a request for competitive proposals. This information will be used for market analysis to determine what currently exists and what might be possible from a commercial service perspective only. This notice should not be construed as a request for proposals or an obligation on the part of the U.S. Government. The NAICS Code is 517410. This information may be submitted via mail, email or fax to the Technology Applications Office, Attn: Shelley Marken, 1671 Nelson Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702, FAX: (301) 619-6383 or by email to Shelley.marken@us.army.mil. ALL responses are to be submitted no later than 1:00 p.m. on 17 December 2009.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CECOM Contracting Center, Fort Detrick (CECOM-CC) ATTN: SFAE-PS-TAO-C, 1671 Nelson Street Fort Detrick MD
- Zip Code: 21702-5044
- Zip Code: 21702-5044
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