30th Contracting Squadron (30 CONS)/LGCSB, Bldg. 7015, Section 2A, 806 13th Street, Suite D, Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437-5226

58 -- AREA CONTROL CENTER RADAR DISPLAY SYSTEM SOL F04684-95-R0006. DUE 062395. POC Laura Buehler, Contract Specialist, 805-734-8232, extension 6-6692, Katherine J. Buckley, Contracting Officer, 805-734-8232, extension 5-8718. The 30th Contracting Squadron intends to issue a solicitation to acquire an Area Control System (ACS) similar to the BDM R-2508 Rehost Air Traffic Control System currently in use at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB). This ACS will be used for airspace surveillance/control in and around Vandenberg AFB (VAFB). Some of the major requirements for the VAFB ACS are: 1) The system must be installed, tested, and fully operational within 8 months after contract award; 2) The system must be capable of accepting long-range surveillance radar data from up to 10 different radars and have capability for future expansion without major modification to system hardware or software configuration; 3) The system must have the capability to ``merge'' available data from any or all of several different radar sites selected by the operator and generate a single display (available for viewing at any operator console) which integrates data from those selected radar sites; 4) The system must be equipped with six operator consoles with the capability for future expansion without major modification to system hardware or software configuration; 5) Every console must be capable of performing any system function, i.e. tracking set-up, diagnostics, etc; 6) The system must use standard off-the-shelf components to the largest extent possible utilizing accepted industry and DoD standards and shall be designed so that equipment may be replaced and/or upgraded in the future as required without major impact to other components or software of the system; 7) The system must have no single point of failure for critical components; 8) The system must possess the Inter-Facility Data Transfer (IFDT) functions for National Airspace System (NAS) integration; 9) An existing similar system must be fully operational for a minimum of 6 months at an FAA or DoD facility; and 10) A complete and operational system must be available for inspection by government personnel prior to contract award. This acquisition will be full and open competition. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 3812 (750 employees). A detailed Performance Specification will be provided with the solicitation within 30 days after this notice is published. Only written requests for the solicitation package will be honored. (151)

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