Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 210000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

A -- TERMINAL SENSOR SOL N68936-95-C-0027, MODIFICATION POC William T. Monckton, Contract Specialist, (619) 939-8234 or Dell Hledik, Contracting Officer, (619) 939-3382. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWPNS), China Lake, CA intends to conduct negotiations on an other-than-competitive basis with Texas Instruments Defense Systems & Electronics Group (DSEG) to modify contract N68936-95-C-0027 for development and support of Advance ARM Guidance Demonstration (AAGD) project. The contract currently consists of two phases. Phase I covers the development, test and delivery of an Imaging Infrared Terminal Sensor and the necessary hardware and software. Phase I includes necessary engineering effort for integration and flight testing of the system. Phase II, which is scheduled to start only upon successful completion of Phase I, requires the development, testing and delivery of real-time, embedded Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) algorithms along with the necessary processor hardware. Both Phases I and II are scheduled for completion in Jul 1999. The hardware and software delivered under Phases I and II are to be integrated with other hardware being developed at NAWCWPNS for full system captive flight testing. NAWCWPNS intends to modify the contract by incorporating a Phase IA requiring the contractor to conduct flight tests, utilizing the terminal sensor developed during Phase I in order to collect flight test data of ground targets of interest. The flight data will then be used, post flight, to evaluate and modify existing ATR algorithms. Upon successful completion of Phase IA, with Government approval, the Contractor shall proceed with Phase II as it currently defined in the contract. The estimated duration of Phase IA is 12 months. Negotiations will be on an other-than-competitive basis since this effort is meant to be a bridge between current Phases I and II and not intended to be a stand-alone effort. Contract type is cost reimbursement/cost sharing. Any company wishing to inquire about subcontracting opportunties are encouraged to contact Texas Instruments (DSEG), 6600 Chase Oaks Blvd., Plano, TX. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0354)

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