SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Market Survey for Multiband Manpack Ground to Air Radios
- Notice Date
- 3/8/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B, HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21005-1846
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- MARKET-SURVEY-5232-1
- Response Due
- 3/16/2012
- Archive Date
- 5/15/2012
- Point of Contact
- Tineka C. Davis, 443-861-5438
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B
(tineka.c.davis.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FOR ALL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Ira Weiner, 443-395-7001, ira.weiner@us.army.mil The purpose of this market survey is to identify sources that can provide/manufacture and deliver multiband, multimode, Software Defined Radio (SDR) Manpack Radios for Case EG-B-VAZ in accordance with the requirements detailed in this announcement. Radios should meet the needs of ground-to-air communications in order to be used as a fixed Air Traffic Control (ATC) Radio. It will also be used in mobile scenarios. MANPACK RADIOS - Manpack VHF/UHF advanced multiband, multimode, wideband, Ground-To-Air Software Defined Radio (SDR) with the following equipment and features: Quantity: 59 A connector to record communications 2 sets of batteries with battery box A single battery charger (AC/DC and DC/DC) A manpack antenna A base station high gain broadband antenna with a mast height of at least 3 meters Hardware adapters for mounting base station antenna on a control tower roof Coaxial cable length of at least 50 ft Rugged handset External microphone (dynamic, handheld type) External loudspeaker with PTT connector, with a minimum cable length of 30 ft Cables Operation manual AC power supply (220 VAC), 50 Hz BIT/BITE Meet environmental requirements of MIL-STD-810F - Manpack VHF/UHF advanced multiband, multimode, wideband, Ground-To-Air Software Defined Radio (SDR) for vehicular installation with the following equipment and features: Quantity: 15 2 sets of batteries with battery box A single battery charger (AC/DC and DC/DC) Vehicular antenna Rugged handset Cables Operation manual BIT/BITE Meet environmental requirements of MIL-STD-810F TEST EQUIPMENT - ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) system for depot repair TRAINING - OCONUS Operation and installation training - OCONUS Intermediate level maintenance and repair training - OCONUS Depot level maintenance and repair training WARRANTY - Two year warranty (NSP) Not Separately Priced General Requirements: 1. Radios must be State-Of-The-Art Technology 2. All delivered equipment, kits and accessories must have military specifications and/or military standards. 3. All the specifications mentioned in the datasheet are part of the proposal. 4. Bidder must propose any accessories, parts or kits that are not mentioned in order to guarantee the proper functionality of the equipment. 5. Latest versions of software and firmware must be delivered. 6. Radios must be Software Defined Radio (SDR) that accept loading of different waveforms, including new waveforms that may be developed in the future. 7. Radios must be backward compatible with legacy VHF and UHF Radios in analog AM and FM, clear and Fixed Frequency (FF) mode. 8. Radios should be capable of scanning a number of channels. 9. Appropriate waveforms should be provided for high Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) Resistance, and Low Probability of Intercept/Detect (optional). 10. Two channel radios are preferable. 11. Bidder should provide a complete procedure for periodical calibration of Line-of-Site (LOS) communication range. 12. Radio must be equipped with external loud speaker with Push-To-Talk (PTT) connector. Necessary cables should be supplied, with at least 30 ft length. 13. Radio must be equipped with external microphone (dynamic, handheld type), and rugged handset. 14. Radio must be equipped with recording connector in front/rear panel, for recording Transmit and Receive (TX/RX) communications. All necessary connectors and cables must be supplied. Specifications of recording equipment used are mentioned in Annex A. Cable length must be more than 50ft. Technical Specifications: Frequency band (100-150) MHz and (225-400) MHz Mode of operation Analog Fixed Frequency (FM/AM) Clear voice and data transmission FF/FH) Channel Scanning (FF/FH), Selective Call ModulationAM, FSK, FM Channel Spacing 5, 6.25, 8.33, 12.5, 25 KHZ Frequency resolution10 Hz Frequency stabilityShort Term: 0.5 ppm or better Aging 1 ppm. No. of preset channels 40 fully programmable channels Power supplyAC: 220 VAC +15% 50Hz +10% DC: 24 VDC (nominal), 16-30 VDC (operating) Automatic switching to DC supply in case of AC failure. BatteryRechargeable Ni-Cad, Ni-MH, Li-Ion Battery chargerCommon Charger for all types of batteries AC/DC and DC/DC battery charger. ProtectionAntenna short circuit, antenna open circuit, over-voltage, over-current, over-temperature, and power supply polarity reversal Remote ControlRemote access through telephone AntennaBase station high gain broadband antenna Antenna Gain 2dbi Antenna Bandwidth 100-400 MHz Adapters for mounting on a control tower roof Coaxial cable length 50 ft with loss of 0.4db Antenna mast height of 3 meters Additional whip antenna for manpack with gain of 0-2 dbi BIT/BITEModule level manually initiated and startup BIT with continuous monitoring Man Machine InterfaceRadio should have friendly MMI Weight and sizeLightweight and compact TRANSMITTER RF output power 10W (40 dBm 0.5 dBm, AM average/FM average) for full band Output Impedance50 nominal Modulation IndexAdjustable 80% Duty CycleContinuous SquelchSignal Strength (nominal value in normal conditions must be specified) Signal Strength must be displayed at front panel Adjacent channel pwr -60 dbc Spurious emission -70 dbc Harmonic distortion -60 dbc Carrier rejection 50 db Side band rejection 50 db RECEIVER Sensitivity10 db SINAD (AM 70% mod) FM -112 dBm AM -110 dBm SSB -115 dBm Image rejection100-150 Mhz 85 db 225-400 Mhz 80 db IF rejection100-150 Mhz 85 db 225-400 Mhz 80 db Selectivity - 60 dBc Adjacent channel rejection 60 db ( 25 Khz off carrier) AGC rangeOutput variation 3 dB Rx protectionMax input +25 dBm Audio distortion 3% Guard receiver121.5 Mhz, 243 Mhz Highest priority of incoming signal ENVIRONMENTAL (MIL-STD-810F) High Temp Storage+70 C (method 501.3 procedure I) High Temp Operation+60 C (method 501.3 procedure II) Low Temp Storage-40 C (method 502.3 procedure I) Low Temp Operation-25 C (method 502.3 procedure II) Thermal Shockmethod 503.3 Vibrationmethod 514.4 Category 8 Shockmethod 516.4 26 drops - 122 cm Immersionmethod 512.3 procedure I Altitudemethod 500.3 procedure I + II Humiditymethod 507.3 85% RH Sand and dustmethod 510.3 procedure I Bench-handlingmethod 516.4 procedure VI VIII. Annexes 1. Annex (A): Multi-channel recorders specifications. Annex (A): Multi-channel recorders specifications Radio should connect to multi-channel recorders according to the following: No.ITEMAS-1200MARTHONSTANCEL 1Impedance level of audio signal600 ohm line600 ohm line600 ohm line 2l/P level of audio signalVOX threshold -21 to -60 dbm10-2000mvFrom -30dbm to +20 dbm 3Connector and cable typeDual port telephone (RJ-45)Single port telephone (RJ-45)100 ohm UTP or 150ohm STP 4Frequency response 300-3400Hz + 3 dB300-3400Hz + 3 dB300-3400Hz + 3 dB The government does not have any drawings/specifications for this item. Suppliers capable of furnishing this system must so indicate, via email to ira.weiner@us.army.mil. Please provide product specification literature, technical data sheets, brochures and links (URLs) to Web sites containing the information if available. Additionally, please submit Pricing and Availability (P&A) with separate pricing of the items proposed in a format as follows: Line Item 1: 59 manpacks; Line Item 2: 15 manpacks; Line Item 3: 1 set of depot level ATE; Line Item 4: 10 years of spares; Line Item 5: OCONUS training. Warranty is NSP. Successful supplier may be required to warrant that the items supplied will satisfactorily perform when used for the purpose intended by the Army. For more information contact Ira Weiner, 443-395-7001, ira.weiner@us.army.mil. The deadline for response is March 16, 2012
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- Address: ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE ABERDEEN PROVING GROU MD
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
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