SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT (SS) NOTICE
- Notice Date
- 4/26/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B, HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, ABERDEEN PROVING GROU, MD 21005-1846
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- W15P7T-08-R-P415
- Response Due
- 5/28/2012
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2012
- Point of Contact
- Michael Levy, 443-861-4652
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B
(michael.w.levy7.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT (SS) NOTICE Development of Spectrum Monitoring and Power Control for All Digital Terminal THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) AND NOT A SOLICITATION. This request for information (RFI) is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing its acquisition strategy, or performance work statements, or performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. INTRODUCTION The US Army Communications Electronics Research & Development Engineering Center (CERDEC) Space & Terrestrial Communications Directorate (STCD) is interested in receiving information from companies that have experience in the design, development, and implementation of wideband military satellite communications systems, real time/embedded systems, spectrum monitoring solutions, and link power control solutions. CERDEC STCD wishes to identify potential sources for the development and implementation of a spectrum monitoring and power control concept and methodology for an intermediate frequency all-digital satellite communications terminal. CERDEC STCD initiated a technology development program, Future Advanced SATCOM Technologies (FAST), in FY 12. FAST will develop a suite of technology demonstrating the implementation of an all-digital SATCOM terminal at a common intermediate frequency, along with associated digital subsystems and applications. This includes the potential for enhanced satellite resource management and control capabilities. BACKGROUND Current SATCOM Earth Terminal (ET) communications are implemented using an analog architecture, with conversion from digital data to analog signal occurring in the modem. The FAST architecture moves the analog portion of the ET architecture closer to the antenna, and implements a number of formerly analog functions using a digital architecture. The concept is to digitize the full receive spectrum at Intermediate Frequency (IF) and digitally process to provide separate digital interfaces to the modems. The full spectrum IF uplink will be converted to analog for input to the block upconverter. The implementation of this digital architecture can bring significant additional capabilities to the control architecture which are unavailable today with the current ET design. Digitization of the satellite earth terminal architecture can enable new capabilities to the network monitoring and power control functions. The objective is an enhanced network monitoring capability that optimizes available situational awareness and maximize efficiency of the overall satellite payload. The most significant benefit to the SATCOM planners and controllers would be the lowering of planned margins for links between FAST enabled ETs. SCOPE The scope of this effort is to identify potential approaches to designing and developing a Digital Spectrum Monitoring and Control System and a Digital Power Control System for use over military wideband satellite systems. Digital Spectrum Monitoring and Control should include a full downlink spectrum availability at any control location for enhanced trouble shooting and payload management. Digital Power Control should effectively and efficiently manage links by adjusting power in real time based on changing conditions. The response to the RFI should show how these systems leverage an all digital IF SATCOM terminal and provide feedback on digital terminal architecture and high speed interfaces. The response to the RFI should verify that digital data structures and interfaces can provide relevant information and recommend implementations. DATA SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS CERDEC STCD requests industry provides the following, but not limited to: General Statement of interest Description of qualification: demonstrated products, projects, and applicable experience. State whether your current experience is in design, development or both Description of existing or planned work in this area Description of experience in developing systems utilizing open interface standards and standards in general Spectrum Monitoring Recommendations and/or feedback on all aspects of the spectrum monitoring solution. Information on techniques used to monitor downlink traffic and determine carrier performance parameters as a part of the terminal's communications function. Information on any work being done in the area of carrier interference detection and anomaly resolution, and ability to share data with other spectrum monitoring solutions. Link Power Control Design considerations/challenges associated with implementing a link power control interface to the digital terminal, to permit real time management and control of link power levels among FAST terminals in the network. Considerations for data security For any clarifications or questions regarding reference documents or RFI, please contact the TPOC below. The information received will not obligate the Government in any manner nor will the Government reimburse contractors for any costs associated with submittal of the requested information. This request does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or a Request for Proposal Responses to this RFI/SS. Notices are due by COB 25 May, 2012. Respondents should identify their company's name, address, telephone number, point of contact, and whether they are a large or small business. Proprietary information should be clearly marked. All submissions shall be sent via e-mail. The electronic format may be in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) or compatible with Microsoft Office suite of software. RFI response shall not exceed thirty (30) pages. Responses shall be delivered in electronic format to the following address: Steve Lescrinier (443)-395-9631 Stephen.p.lescrinier.civ@mail.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG - Aberdeen Division B HQ CECOM CONTRACTING CENTER, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE ABERDEEN PROVING GROU MD
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
- Zip Code: 21005-1846
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