AFFTC/PKAB, ATTN: D. CONNALLY, 5 S. Wolfe Avenue, Edwards AFB CA 93524-1185

58 -- HIGH FREQUENCY AIRBORNE RADIOS SOL F04611-95-R-0099 POC Debra Connally, Contract Negotiator, (805) 277-3900 Ext 2227 or John Adair, Contracting Officer, (805) 277-3900 Ext 2230. The Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) is soliciting sources for air worthy high frequency (HF) radio systems for the Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft (ARIA). The ARIA fleet consists of three (3) EC-18B and four (4) EC-135E model aircraft. The radio systems will serve to provide voice communications aboard the ARIA to ground, sea, or other airborne stations during worldwide operations. The normal operating mode will be single sideband. Each aircraft will be configured with two (2) HF radio systems for redundancy, frequency diversity, and simultaneous use of a multiple worldwide communication network. Including two (2) trainers and four (4) replacement systems, the total number of radios shall be twenty (20). As a minimum, the following characteristics are necessary to meet AFFTC requirements: 1) 1000 watt peak envelope power transmitter, continuous commercial service; 2) all solid state design; 3) independent transmitter/receiver pairs to provide full duplex and half duplex operations; 4) input audio level for full power output shall be 0 dBm referenced at 600 ohms; 5) bandwidth of the audio channel of 300 Hz to 3kHz; 6) independent sideband operation; 7) frequency range of 2 MHz to 29.9999 MHz in 0.1 kHz steps; 8) self-contained multiplexing of up to two audio inputs; 9) single or independent sideband with suppressed carrier; and 10) operating modes of upper sideband, lower sideband, independent sideband, and amplitude modulation. Provisions for depot level maintenance support and training are highly desirable. Maintenance support concepts should include detailed troubleshooting, repair and retest of failed units at the contractor's facility. Training for technicians should include areas such as preventive maintenance, system and module removal/replacement, and component removal/replacement. All sources interested in responding to this market survey are required to provide a capabilities statement addressing the above technical requirements. Include relevant background and experience, and points of contact/telephone numbers from previous contracts for same or similar equipment. Also include your business size and type (small business, (SB), 8(a), etc.) Submit capabilities statement, background/experience, points of contact, and business size no later than 30 Jun 95. Depending on the responses received from this synopsis, this acquisition may be set aside for SB, 8(a), etc. Requests by telephone to be placed on the source list will not be honored. (0157)

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