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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 19, 2004 FBO #0997
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58 -- AN-TPQ-36V(8) Radar Processor Replacement Request for Information

Notice Date

8/17/2004
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center - DAAB07, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
 

ZIP Code

07703-5008
 

Solicitation Number

W15P7T-04-R-L013
 

Response Due

9/17/2004
 

Archive Date

11/16/2004
 

Point of Contact

Debra Smith, 732-427-1452
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center - DAAB07
(debra.smith@mail1.monmouth.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). In response to an urgent Operation Iraq Freedom (OIF) mission, the US Army PM Firefinder is seeking sources and information to expedite a Radar Processor Replac ement for the Firefinder AN-TPQ-36(V)8 system. The AN-TPQ-36(V)8 is a weapon locating radar, capable of locating mortar, artillery and rocket projectiles. The AN-TPQ-36(V)8 is a range-gated pulse doppler radar which uses an electronically scanned (phase- frequency) antenna, a coherent pulse transmitter and a digital signal processor to perform the functions required to provide automatic first-round location and impact of hostile indirect fire weapons. The Government is seeking to rapidly replace the obsol ete radar processor in existing currently deployed Army radars, thereby allowing the radars to meet all specification requirements in heavy clutter conditions. The processor shall be immediately available, state-of-the art in speed and performance, and in corporate an architecture that allows future expansion, modification, and integration into objective radar systems. REQUIREMENTS:A) Key Radar System Performance Requirements: The replacement radar processor shall provide, as a minimum, the following system performance after installation: Location Range - Probability of Location (PL): Mortars: 90% PL from 3 - 18km; linearly degraded PL from 3 Km to 750m (45% @ 750m) Artillery: 70% PL from 3 - 14.5 km Rockets: 80% PL from 8 - 24 km Maximum hostile weapon location sector:90 degree azimuth sector Location accuracy- 50% Circular Error Probable (CEP) (whichever is greater): Mortars: 40 meters or 0.40 % of range Mortar Volley: 80 meters or 0.80 % of range Artillery: 65 meters or 0.65 % of range Artillery Volley: 90 meters or 0.90 % of range Rocket: 120 meters or 1.00 % of range MLRS: 120 meters or 1.00 % of range Hostile Impact Prediction: 500m Classification by weapon type: Mortar/Artillery - 90% Friendly Fire: (PL 85%)(whichever is greater) Air Burst: 30m or 0.30 % range Spherical Error Probability Datum Plane: 20m or 0.20 % range CEP Friendly Fire Impact Prediction: (whichever is greater) Mortar: 40m or 0.40 % range CEP Artillery: 65m or 0.65 % range CEP Performance in Clutter: Detailed clutter performance is provided in the specification listed below. The AN-TPQ-36(V)8 with Replacement Radar Processor will be tested for its performance in various clutter environments, particularly while in the presence of discrete ground and ai rborne clutter from targets such as ground vehicles, fixed and rotary winged aircraft. The system specifications can be found in the reference Performance Specification for the Radar Set AN-TPQ-36(V)8  Revision A, dated 1 March 1999, and can be obtained from the POC listed below. B) Interfaces: The Radar Processor Replacement shall be electrically and mechanically integrated into the existing AN-TPQ-36(V)8 shelter. The existing radar software code will be available for reuse/ porting. Modifications and enhancements may be necessary for full spe cification compliance. C) Expectations: The expedited production representative Radar Processor Replacement shall be demonstrated as having minimal risk as early as possible after program initiation. This is an urgent requirement, and therefore, the most expedient delivery is the critical dete rmining factor. Schedule/scenario discussion should include: the early technical risk assessment, integration of the AN-TPQ-36(V)8 software into the processor, processor integration into an actual radar, and a testing effort that includes, as a minimum, performance measurement against live ammunition in a clutter environment. Requirement is a quantity of 24 fully functional production representative processors ready for integration into the AN-TPQ-36(V)8 radar system delivered as quickly as possible but no later than 12 - 15 months. Realistic order of magnitude costs for both non-recurring and recurring should be a part of the package. It is requested that only contractors with proven radar counter fire experience respond to this RFI. Emphasis should be placed on currently available radar processor hardware to mitigate risk and expedite schedule. The Government will not reimburse contrac tors or responders to this notice for any costs incurred in responding, or in subsequent exchange of information. All proprietary and restricted information shall be clearly marked. All information shall be submitted no later than 15 September 2004. Que stions and responses should be addressed to: Stanley Dobies, PM Firefinder, Bldg 2525, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703, 732-427-5224, email: Stanley.Dobies@iews.monmouth.army.mil.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208 Fort Monmouth NJ

Zip Code: 07703-5008

Country: US
 

Record

SN00645590-W 20040819/040817212642 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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