SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- RFI - Joint Threat Warning System (JTWS) Maritime
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, U.S. Special Operations Command, Headquarters Procurement Division, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd, MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621-5323
- ZIP Code
- 33621-5323
- Solicitation Number
- RFI-JTWS-MARITIME
- Archive Date
- 9/14/2013
- Point of Contact
- Jonathan H. Katz, Phone: 813-826-7046
- E-Mail Address
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jonathan.katz@socom.mil
(jonathan.katz@socom.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Joint Threat Warning System (JTWS) Maritime INTRODUCTION This request for information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or changes by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submissions of responses to this announcement of the Government use of such information. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to other wise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. SCOPE United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has established a requirement to acquire a Maritime Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Radar Detection, Identification and Location (RDIL) / Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) system(s) (JTWS-M) to support tactical Naval Special Warfare (NSW) mission needs. The system must minimize space, weight and power to facilitate multiple NSW combatant crafts and carry-on / carry-off (CO/CO) configurations with the capability to detect and exploit the use of current or developmental commercial and government communications and non-communications emitters utilized for targeting, situational awareness, and maintenance or enhancement of command and control (C2) capabilities. These capabilities include, but are not limited to, radar systems, weapons fire control radars, single and multi-channel systems operating across the electromagnetic spectrum, personal communications systems (PCS), wireless technologies, and a variety of frequency agile radios, spread spectrum, and low probability of detection/intercept/exploitation (LPD/I/E) systems. INTENT The intent of this RFI is to 1) Identify non-developmental items that can satisfy the requirements stated below 2) Identify companies that possess the technical, production, and support capabilities required to support proposed technical solutions over their lifecycle; 3) Determine technological feasibility, supportability and readiness levels of required key attributes;. 4) Assist in formalizing requirements and the acquisition strategy for the Joint Threat Warning System, Maritime variant(s). REQUIREMENTS The system shall allow the operator to select which capabilities of the system are required (including control and display component, processing component(s), antenna(s), cabling and all required peripherals) for any given mission and then configure the corresponding selected components into a working system that provides only those required capabilities within 3 hours using only the equipment and tools included with the system. The system must self-discover all components or modules present in any particular configuration upon startup and conduct all necessary initialization and integration processes, transparent to the operator. The system must also self-discover communications capabilities available to it in any particular configuration upon startup and conduct all necessary initialization and integration processes, transparent to the operator. The system must provide specified threat signal detection, processing, passive direction-finding (DF) and geo-location. The system must perform geo-location computation and display with 90% elliptical error probability (EEP) on each measurable signal as the operator maneuvers the system (or relevant part of a network of similar sensors) around a stationary signal source based on DF measurements taken at various aspect angles. The system should have the means of locating signals of interest using any of the following methods; Converging-Angle of Arrival (AOA), Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA), Frequency Difference of Arrival (FDOA), Time/Frequency Difference of Arrival (T/FDOA) or Time of Arrival (TOA). The system must provide monitoring of threat voice signals and perform simultaneous DF. The system must be able to simultaneously monitor at least four different types of voice threat RF signals of interest and provide direction-finding (DF) on one. The system shall route audio to the operator and collection components from any four (4) simultaneous signals, each present for at least four (4) seconds; each audio stream at least 75% complete. The operator shall be able to quickly retrieve and play back a segment of audio data collected within the past 15, 30, 45 or 60 seconds in order to further analyze the data. At the same time the system must buffer real-time audio so upon resumption the operator will be able to recall missed audio during playback times. The system shall have the ability to process signals using voice inversion. The system must provide monitoring of threat sophisticated signals and perform simultaneous DF. The system must be able to simultaneously monitor and collect at least eight different packet data channels of threat RF signals of interest and provide direction-finding (DF) on one. The system shall provide operator alerting through a visual and/or audio device(s), selectable by the operator, to newly detected signals within 3 seconds of detection. The audio output and display output shall be fully adjustable by the operator. The displays shall include frequency-spectrum type observation of signals. The display must be separable into up to 3 spectrums selectable by the operator, each able to display a portion of the stated frequency spectrum. The system shall provide the operator with audio monitoring and graphic monitoring on a spectral display with minimum refresh rate of three per second. The overall system and all subsystem visual output shall be on a single, common display, with screens for each subsystem or system function set selectable by the operator. The system shall provide enough display area for operator to reasonably view and manage all functions and features of system simultaneously. The operator displays shall be readable in bright sunlight when in direct frontal view by the operator but shall not be overly bright and easily observed by non-operators during nighttime operations. The equipment shall not disrupt the operator's use of night vision goggles when not viewing the system display. The display shall have variable brightness control from zero illumination to its maximum. Operator controls shall be sufficiently illuminated for nighttime operations. The operator shall be able to adjust the basic receiver tuning via the spectral display, such as volume, frequency, squelch and span. The operator shall be able to configure displays and SIGINT data presentations using graphical displays compatible with software resident within the National Security Agency (NA)-Net Special Operations Forces (SOF) baseline architecture. The system shall display multiple Line of Bearings (LOBs)(history/decay specified by operator). The system audio output shall be compatible with the various types of interphone systems and operator headsets employed on NSW craft. The system shall provide selectable real-time filtering of audio to enhance operator's ability to exploit audio communications. The system shall have the capability to incorporate Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED).The system shall allow the operator to select and observe geographical maps with superimposed operator position and movements, superimposed emitter signals and locations, and locations of other JTWS operators using similar equipment. The system shall allow the operator to incorporate GRG data format files. The system shall allow the operator to process and communicate collected signal information at the Top Secret SCI level to make the system accredited for TS/SI Information Assurance levels for U.S. Signal Information collection systems. The system shall pass voice and data via the ANW2/ANW2C waveforms. The system shall automatically DF RF signals upon first and subsequent detections to +/- 5 degrees. The system shall allow for detection of potential threat radar before adversary detection of system host platform. The system shall provide a minimum of 1.5 to 1 detection margin for non-FMCW radars and a minimum of 1.05 to 1 for FMCW/LPI radars. (I,e., if range of radar is 1 nm, the system shall detect the signal at a minimum distance of 1.5 nm). The system shall cover a vertical 3dB beam width (elevation) of 0 to 40 degrees; that is from straight out to the horizon to 40 degrees above the horizon. The system must be able to simultaneously monitor, collect and track 500 ELINT signals of interest. The system shall be capable of prosecuting (detecting, collecting, processing, identifying, and direction finding (DF) each selected signal) targeted radar, communication devices, and signals of interest simultaneously. The system shall intercept and process radar RF transmissions of 2 GHz to 18 GHz, communication signals and signals of 30 MHz to 6 GHz. The system shall contain a programmable, operator/user defined, non-proprietary, library of threat emitter modes for automatic identification that can be imported and exported and that holds at least 5000 user-defined radar threat signals, based upon Electronic Warfare Reprogrammable Library (EWRL) parameters, and be capable of importing/exporting national data libraries (e.g., MATCHLITE or KILTING). The system shall provide Specific Emitter Identification using any available data library(ies). The system shall include the ability to supply conditioned and uninterruptible power to those components that require it. At a minimum, this capability shall be sufficient to power the system for two minutes longer than the duration of the sanitizationizeroization processes. The system shall accept primary power from any source of 10-36VDC and shall have an adapter for accepting a 110- 240VAC at 50/60 Hz. Every system component, except for those that comprise the RDIL/ELINT subsystem, shall be operable with the appropriate connections and cabling, a maximum of two BA5590 or similar SOF standard batteries while still in its case(s) or man-pack(s) for use off-board and onboard craft that do not have sufficient organic power systems and/or covered/protected assembly and operations spaces. These components shall be able to hot swap between battery and battery, and back and forth between battery and system/craft power. Each battery powered component shall operate for a minimum of 6 hours without having to change batteries. The system shall provide an assortment of antennas associated mounts and cabling for omni-directional and directional signal reception, including high gain antennas, appropriate for covering the full range of signals. The DF antenna(s) shall be provided in small and medium-apertures, including low signature configurations. The antennas shall be concealable and their mounting kits shall provide for their use on the full range of NSW combatant craft and on craft of opportunity, including on low signature craft, and in a tactical hide (a camouflage kit as part of the system configuration may be necessary). The cabling shall be sufficient to accommodate the various potential host craft antenna/system component configurations. Multiple cable lengths shall be provided to allow mounting of an antenna from 10 to 100 feet from its receiver, with one cable being a full 100 feet long. The system shall also include an antenna and mounting kit, with suitable cable adapters and mount adapters for adapting antenna and equipment mounts in various configurations on an assigned craft to suit mission requirements and for antenna and cable emergency repairs. The total system including all components (less antennas and cabling), shall not exceed the space available in one standard rack. Any individual module or component will not exceed 50 pounds, unless suitable for two-man carry and weighs no more than 110 lbs. Each individually packaged module or component must have external handles and attachment points for single (or double) man-carry and securing to the deck of a craft. The ISO 90 is the standard container for housing and transporting NSW Special Boat Team Detachment (SBTD) equipment. All components, parts, and pieces must fit in one ISO 90 container. The system shall allow the operator to store and easily retrieve emitter identification information and prepare emitter reports for communication to other similar operators using related equipment. The system shall allow the operator to zeroize or destroy any sensitive information or equipment in an emergency situation. The system shall be easy to declassify for equipment transportation and shipment. The system shall communicate with all JTWS variants to transfer information and perform collaborative operations while using Government-certified Type 1 secure VHF/UHF tactical radios with MANET mesh networking modes (using ANW2 and/or ANW2/C waveforms). The system shall meet the National Security Agency Information Assurance standards (e.g., DCID 6/3) and common SIGINT data format (CSDF) standards and adhere to National Agency standards for Tactical SIGINT Data Format (TSDF). Each component or part of the system, as packaged, must be rated to meet IP 67 and be shock and vibration rated to meet or exceed current shock and vibration mil standards for transport by air, ground or sea. The system, as packaged and configured for operation, must resist intrusion or damage from the environment during its operation aboard current tactical maritime combatant craft (HVMMC, SAVE, CRRC, NSW RIB, SOC-R and craft of opportunity), and any future craft (CCL, CCM, HSAC, CCH and craft of opportunity) used by SOF personnel. The system shall have a 95% assurance of operating successfully throughout each SOF mission. The system shall have a built-in-test (BIT) feature allowing a maintainer or operator to determine system operating status before, during, and after a mission, and shall provide visual indication of any failed assembly(ies) that can be quickly replaced to restore serviceability. The BIT shall provide system status indication within thirty (30) seconds of BIT initiation. (T) The BIT shall provide system status indication within one (1) minute of system initiation, including boot time. The system reliability shall be 1000 hrs. operating time between equipment failures that are not induced by the operator or by unusually harsh operating conditions. The mean time to repair (using common hand tools and system spares) and restore operation of a JTWS-M configuration shall be less than 30 minutes by a maintainer trained in JTWS equipment servicing and equipped with suitable maintenance aids. The system shall be delivered with a minimum three year warranty against defects in material and workmanship. Interested parties should review the specifications and within thirty days after release of this RFI provide information regarding existing or near-term mature capabilities or products that meet all of a subset of the identified attributes. This announcement is a request for information/comment only and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), AN RFP may be posted on Feb Biz Ops at some future time. However, the Government does not guarantee any action beyond this RFI. The Technical Point of Contact (POC) is Mr. Robert Kominsky, 813-826-4274/727-366-9892 and email kominsr@socom.mil. The Contracting Specialist is Mr. Jonathan Katz, 813-826-7046 and email jonathan.katz@socom.mil.
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