58 -- TUNABLE MICROWAVE RECEIVER/DOWNCONVERTER

Notice Date

July 12, 2001

Contracting Office

DOC; Mountain Administrative Support Center; Acquisition Management Division; 325 Broadway, MC3; Boulder, CO

ZIP Code

00000

Solicitation Number

NB813-3156DT

Response Due

August 1, 2001

Point of Contact

Doris Turner, Purchasing Agent, 303-497-3872 or FAX:303-497-3163

E-Mail Address

NOAA; MASC Acquisition Management (Doris.P.Turner@noaa.gov)

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) RF Technology Division requires a microwave receiver/downconverter covering the microwave and millimeter-wave frequency ranges. This equipment will be used for assessing and developing metrology for systems and devices related to wireless communications. Two projects are currently investigating this area and each has specific requirements for the equipment as follows. One project is working in the area of broadband communication systems such as LMDS and MMDS. The specifications for these systems require measurements of very broadband (up to 40 MHz modulation bandwidth) and high-frequency (up to 38-40 GHz) signals. This project requires a microwave/millimeter-wave receiver/downconverter with broad modulation bandwidth, frequency agility, and the ability to interface easily with a wide range of commercially available products such as demodulators and receivers. The second project in this area is working on nonlinear device and system metrology, nonlinear device and system characterization, and measurement-based models of nonlinear devices. This project is concerned with stable, repeatable acquisition of data in as open a system architecture as possible. The data should be in a format that can be easily exported to other test equipment (for example, demodulators or signal analyzers) and should be easily imported into analysis programs. The requirements for this project are frequency agility throughout the microwave band (2-20 GHz), conventional I/O, such as 2 GHz and 70 MHz intermediate frequencies (IFs), and systems providing stable, repeatable measurements (i.e., laboratory-quality measurements). A summary of system requirements follows: Minimum frequency range: 2-40 GHz, minimum 40 MHz modulation bandwidth, 70 MHz IF output capability, VXI compatibility for easy interface with existing equipment, internal/external 10 MHz clock reference for compatibility with existing equipment. This procurement is being conducted per Simplified Acquisition Procedures FAR Part 13 (NTE $100,000). No RFQ package is available. Award decision will be based upon the best value to the Government, with technical merit and past performance being more important than price. Response are due via mail or FAX by August 1, 2001. FAR Clauses in full text are at http://www.ARNET.gov/far Terms and conditions and agency level protest procedures are referenced at http://www.doc.gov/oam/conops/#reference

Record

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