16 -- T-38N FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FMS)

Notice Date

March 30, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH

ZIP Code

00000

Solicitation Number

9-BH13-54-1-05P

Point of Contact

Nancy S. Robb, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-9044, Fax (281) 244-5331, Email nancy.s.robb1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Alice J. Pursell, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-9027, Fax (281) 244-5331, Email alice.j.pursell1@jsc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Nancy S. Robb (nancy.s.robb1@jsc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a replacement Flight Management System (FMS) for 30 NASA/JSC T-38N aircraft with an option for 4 spares. The FMS shall allow flight plan entry and shall provide lateral and vertical navigation guidance including enroute, terminal and approach procedures. The system shall fit within the existing instrument panel and avionics bay installations. The present installation is a Honeywell GNS-X, with 1 Navigation Management Unit and 2 Control Display Units. The position shall be determined by the Global Positioning Satellite System (GPS) and the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and aided by other onboard sensors such as TACAN or an Inertial Navigation Unit. The system shall include Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) and Fault Detection and Exclusion (FDE) capabilities. The system shall be capable of GPS approaches with vertical and lateral navigation, and upgradeable to GPS Landing System (GLS) precision approaches. The system shall be of a user-friendly design and minimize aircrew workload and heads-down time. The system shall provide (or be modified to provide) the capability to calculate and display Takeoff and Landing Data for the T-38N. The system shall generate (or be modified to generate) a simulation of the Space Shuttle lateral and vertical landing guidance. The desired capability would permit entry of required information and compute the three-dimensional guidance profile for the 18-20 degree Shuttle final approach. The system shall have an optional VHF data link capability requiring only minor avionics installation redesign. The data link shall support in-flight weather information and air-to-ground text messaging. The system shall provide (or be modified to provide) a special-purpose navigation page to display specific NASA-required data. The data to be displayed are readily available within the FMS or on the avionics system bus. The system shall be capable of being integrated with Honeywell EFIS 50 displays and other modern avionics equipment such as Terrain Awareness Warning, LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Electronic Flight Instruments, VOR, TACAN, and flight director. The system shall have appropriate interactive ground-based training capability. The system's navigation database shall be updated monthly using a quick and convenient data interface. The system shall allow customized NASA routes to be retained in non-volatile storage and retrieved as default flight plans. NASA/JSC intends to purchase the items from Universal Avionics Systems Corporation pursuant to U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as the required supplies are unique and available from only one source, Universal. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on April 13, 2001. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

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Record

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