AFFTC/PKAD Directorate of Contracting, 5 S. Wolfe Ave., Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185

58 -- INSTRUMENTATION TAPES SOL F04700-95-B-0016 DUE 062195 POC Earaleta K. Barrick, Contract Negotiator, (805) 277-3900 Ext 2265 John C. Lemacks, Contracting Officer, (805) 277-3900 Ext 2253. The Air Force Flight Test Center has a requirement for two types of precision instrumentation tapes to be used on wide band airborne tape recorders. These tapes shall be Ampex or equal, 14'' reel. These tapes will be used for recording flight test data. Some of the projects have very critical high speed Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) data that requires a higher quality, lower bit error rate tape than standard instrumentation tapes. Tapes must meet specifications in Federal Spec W-T-1553A in addition to the following minimum salient characteristics. Minimum salient characteristics for Ampex 799 or equal include less than an average of four dropouts per 100 feet of tape per track. Dropout is defined as a 12db loss of signal output for a period of one microsecond when recording and playing back a 1.025MHZ signal at 120 inches per second on a standard wide band 28 track tape recorder. This test shall be performed using .25 mil tape track width (IRIG standard wide band 28 track recorder heads) evenly distributed across at least seven tracks. Every tape delivered shall be 100% tested to the above criteria. Minimum salient characteristics for Ampex 797 or equal include less than an average of five dropouts per 100 feet of tape on the center tracks and less than an average of ten per 100 feet of tape on the edge tracks. Dropout is defined as a 6db loss of signal output for a period of 10 microseconds. This test shall be performed using .50 mil tape track width (IRIG standard 14 track wide band heads) using a 1.0MHZ signal at 120 inches per second. This contract will be a requirements contract for one year with four, one year options. Descriptive literature will be required to be submitted with bid. All interested sources who are able to meet the above minimum salient characteristics for SIC 3695 shall submit a written request for the solicitation package or FAX a request to 805-277-2409. Telephone requests for this solicitation package will not be acknowledged. Delivery to Edwards AFB, CA. Estimated date of issuance for this IFB is 22 May 95. (0124)

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