SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief Satellite Communication (HADR SATCOM) - Sample commercial SATCOM table
- Notice Date
- 5/2/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20375
- ZIP Code
- 20375
- Solicitation Number
- NRL-16-AT10
- Point of Contact
- Evangelina R. Toledo, Phone: 2027672842
- E-Mail Address
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evangelina.toledo@nrl.navy.mil
(evangelina.toledo@nrl.navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sample commercial SATCOM table. This is a request for information (RFI) issued by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for information and planning purposes only. No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement. However, responses may be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a future acquisition. The Navy is contemplating a program to provide satellite communications in support of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations. US Navy is a global leader that the world relies on when disaster strikes - and often when there's nowhere else to turn. No other group is poised to answer the call of helping those in need the way the Navy can. The Navy has assets that cover air, land and sea. In this respect, it's no surprise that the dedicated men and women who serve in the Navy are compelled to provide assistance in times of need. Uniquely qualified and able to support HADR, the Navy has both a global presence and considerable capabilities. Communications needs in HADR operations range from supplying command, control and communications for the USN personnel engaged in HADR mission and often stretches to the basic communication needs of the people effected by the natural disaster. Currently, the communications capacity is limited to platform based communications within the support aircraft and vessels. This program would provide a significant augmentation to current capacity by developing a communications base station that relies on SATCOM. In order to support the mobility and limited power support anticipated, the communications base station must fit in two (2) ISU-90 or TRICON containers and consume less than 120kW peak power. While this operation may establish a cellular telephone base station with short-term use compatible phones, the Navy must also explore other operations concepts that may offer lower cost and highest reliability, accessibility and maintainability. The mobile communications base station should operate from shore or aboard the HADR support vessels when the shore installation cannot be achieved. Operations aboard these vessels will offer additional constraints on the system including additional platform motion while operating the communications node. The system should support voice and data communications, allowing support personnel and local authorities to operate communications devices and computer systems. Further the Navy has identified a complementary mission set associated with disaster recovery response assessment. This includes local processing of terrain and imagery information to develop a local understanding of damage and required efforts in response. This will better equip Navy forces to understand the information from deployed assets in developing a response plan. For example, a UAV may be deployed to get an initial view of damage to homes or other structures following a hurricane. But the complexity of comparing the infrastructure damage from these same images requires additional processing. In some cases, UAV operation may not be possible; commercial SAR and multi-band EO may be directly downlinked to the HADR operations communications base station, requiring additional processing. This carries a higher degree of network support and connectivity to computer systems to support the analysis of the information. At this time the Navy is investigating advanced capabilities that might be incorporated into this system to provide additional communication capacity and/or resilience. In order to provide a comprehensive assessment of the capability that might be achieved by year 2020, please respond to this RFI in the following emerging technology interest areas: 1) RF Communications to support multi-band/multi-network access to support operations in various theaters of operation that are supported by various commercial and military SATCOM systems. a. Antennae that support Tx/Rx for a variety of SATCOM systems in C/L/S/X/Ka/Ku/Q/V/W bands for all-weather, all-theater operations. b. Feed and pedestal design(s) that support tracking of SATCOM systems, as required. c. Due to the efficiency limitations for particular bands in water vapor, support for tethered or other airborne communications nodes above the cloud layer may be explored. 2) Processing architecture to support communications objectives and excess capacity for anticipated alternative mission set. a. Alternative hardware and software architectures that can incorporate new communications formats/standards easily b. Network encryptors for maintaining three separate processing communications networks simultaneously. c. Multi-port network switches to support laptops, servers, and storage. d. Due to the nature of HADR mission, the system should be able to handle peak loads far above the average usage up to 400Mbps. This calls for high performance capabilities to ensure the system meets the peak usage needs. The attached file, Sample commercial SATCOM table, provides a sample of commercial SATCOM and commercial satellite imagery that might be used in a mobile communications base station. The US Navy can provide help when and where it is needed. Because the Navy is present all over the world - in many ports and across many oceans - the Navy is ready, able and willing to lend support during times of crisis. Depending on the events and circumstances, the Navy can be found virtually anywhere on earth. The Navy can provide humanitarian aid in a relatively short amount of time because we are geographically available and ready to serve at a moment's notice. The Navy has the people, power and presence. Now, the Navy seeks the technology to support the right thing to do. Interested parties should submit the information requested herein. The RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a request for proposal (RFP) or as an obligation on the part of NRL to acquire any product or services. The NRL does not intend to award a contract based on the RFI or otherwise pay for the information requested. Submission of a response to this RFI is voluntary. The voluntary submission of a response to this RFI shall not obligate the NRL to pay or entitle the submitters to any compensation. All information and data received in response to this RFI marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be protected as such. Period of performance will be one year with two option years. NRL intends to award a CPFF contract. Please transmit responses by email to Evangelina Toledo, Contract Specialist, at evangelina.toledo@nrl.navy.mil in either Microsoft Word or pdf format. All responses must be received on or before 28 May 2016, 12:30 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Other business opportunities for NRL are available at our website: http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/rfplist.htm
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