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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 19, 2003 FBO #0413
SOURCES SOUGHT

16 -- SUBJECT 16--REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ? TO DETERMINE SOURCES AND REFINE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ADVANCED RADAR WARNING RECEIVER FOR F-15A/B/C/D AIRCRAFT

Notice Date

1/17/2003
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

162 FW/LGC, 1455 E El Tigre Way, Tucson, AZ 85706-6091
 

ZIP Code

85706-6091
 

Solicitation Number

DAHA0203-RFI-ARWR
 

Archive Date

4/16/2003
 

Point of Contact

Kathleen Harris, 520-295-6938
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to 162 FW/LGC
(kathleen.harris@aztucs.ang.af.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA DESC This announcement constitutes a Request for Information (RFI), by the Air National Guard Air and Space Directorate, Requirements Division to determine sources and refine requirements for an Advanced Radar Warning Receiver (ARWR) for F-15A/B/C/D aircra ft. The Air National Guard intends to procure a replacement for the ALR 56-A RWR currently in place on Air National Guard F-15 A/B/C/D aircraft. The market information gained as a result of this RFI will help define system requirements and the acquisit ion plan. For the purposes of the RFI, no constraints of RWR configuration are levied except as noted in the following requirements: 1. The RWR shall have the capability to search, detect, identify, track, and display Radio Frequency (RF) waveforms/threats, along with the capability to incorporate new threat systems. 2. The RWR shall have these capabilities against both air and ground based emitters including RF agile threats and left, right, and circularly polarized threats. 3. The RWR should be displayed on the current RWR Scope. 4. The RWR needs to have azimuth accuracy at/near +/-0 degrees and have elevation capability with similar accuracy as azimuth. 5. The response time of the future system should be near instantaneous. 6. The future system should have a BIT matrix and fault detection system. 7. The future system should have a very low false alarm rate (e.g. unknowns, ambiguous IDs, extraneous/spurious signals, etc). 8. This advanced RWR should include a Mil-Std-1553 bus interface to allow integration with the Multi-Purpose Color Display (MPCD) and Joint Mounted Helmet Cueing System. 9. This RWR should be capable of integration with the current Internal Countermeasures Set (ICS) and Countermeasures Management Dispenser (CMD). There are several future growth capabilities for this RWR that may be incorporated into the RWR at a later date. Some of these capabilities include: 1. Integration with Tactical Electronic Warfare Suite (TEWS) upgrades. 2. Integration with future CMD upgrades. 3. Integration with future Radar improvements and upgrades to include V3 or equivalent radar. 3. Generation of RWR tones to the appropriate earphone in the pilot?s helmet that correspond to threat direction. 4. The capability to threat geolocation and specific emitter identification. This RWR must be able to meet the ruggedized/environmental demands of prolonged high-G flight (-3Gs to 9Gs), and extreme temperature and humidity changes. The RWR will not require any structural modifications to the aircraft and must fit in with existing structures. Any wiring additions or changes will have minimal impact on the existing aircraft electrical systems. Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) parts shall be used as much as possible. User manuals shall be furnished to include maintenance manuals, wi ring diagrams, parts breakout, and a set of drawings. Interested parties capable of producing a RWR which meets or exceeds the above requirements shall provide a Statement of Capability (SOC) that demonstrates the existing capability to produce, modify an d sustain the system as described above; and a description of system capabilities. The SOC shall be unclassified and the information submitted should be pertinent to, and identify system capability as related to the technical effort requested above. No s olicitation exists at this time and the Air National Guard does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. The SOC is limited to 15 pages in Office 98 Word or Power Point format and must be rece ived not later than 15 February 2003. EMAIL ADDRESS dominic.saxton@ngb.ang.af.mil DESC Air National Guard, Air and Space Directorate, Requirements Division (F-15) /PRESOL
 

Place of Performance

Address: ANG/XOR 1411 Jefferson Davis Highway, JP1, Suite 5516 Arlington VA

Zip Code: 22202-3259

Country: US
 

Record

SN00242549-W 20030119/030117214252 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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