SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Wideband Threat Emitter Kit (WBK)
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Hill AFB OO-ALC, OO-ALC/PKXD 6038 Aspen Ave (Bldg 1289), Hill AFB, UT, 84056
- ZIP Code
- 84056
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-FA8217-06-R-AAAB
- Response Due
- 4/3/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2006
- Point of Contact
- James Thiros, Contracting Officer, Phone 801-586-1229, Fax 801-586-3366,
- E-Mail Address
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james.thiros@hill.af.mil
- Description
- This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis for a Wideband Threat Emitter Kit (WBK). The following information and subsequent request for information is provided to assist the Air Force conduct Market Research of Industry to identify sources that meet Air Force requirements for the Wideband Threat Emitter Kit program. The Hill AFB, Utah, 84 SCSG/GBSTP Range Threat System Program Office (SPO) intends to generate a purchase request ultimately leading to contract award for the production (including integral testing, integration, validation, and support) of two (2) Wideband Threat Emitter Kits through a single award Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The WTK program will be a non-developmental effort with a 24-26 month delivery schedule. The U.S. Air Force, U. S. Air National Guard (ANG), and U.S. Navy have a requirement to provide mobile range training in realistic combat environments. The Wideband Threat Emitter Kit, in conjunction with the Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) system, must provide realistic simulation of threats encountered in current combat environments. The Wideband Threat Emitter Kit must be a high-fidelity, wide-range, interchangeable, mobile threat simulator capable of illuminating aircraft and ships with pulsed signals ranging from 2 to 18 GHz. The WBK must provide high-quality signal reproduction with minimal distortion, and threat emulation capabilities for a broad range of threats. The WBK shall be exchangeable and transferable with existing JTE threat kits and any future kits designed for JTE. While installed on the JTE system the WBK must be capable of relocating as part of the JTE system with minimal disassembly, the WBK components and equipment must be ruggedized and vibration-resistant. The Wideband Threat Emitter Kit needs to be a highly reliable and maintainable training system built with off-the-shelf components. The WBK must capitalize on the existing Mobile Remote Emitter Simulator (MRES) antennas and transmitters to optimize commonality, maintainability and supportability on U.S. Navy and Michigan ANG ranges requiring the first WBKs. The MRES antennas and transmitters must be capable of integrating with the JTE system for maximum threat capabilities. The WTK will combine basic JTE Threat Emitter Unit (TEU), and MRES technology to create a system for unique requirements on Department of Defense (DoD) installations. In the future, the U.S. Air Force may have requirements to procure complete Wideband Threat Emitter Systems that include a JTE-type system with the wideband capability. To provide optimum aircrew training and meet the needs of the U.S. Navy and Michigan ANG, the basic system design and configuration requires the WTK be able to fully integrate and operate with the data and software already developed on JTE. Without any contractual development efforts, the WTK needs to be easily interchangeable, adaptable, integrated and compatible with the following JTE attributes which have already been developed and demonstrated: Command and Control Unit (C2U), Threat Emitter Unit (TEU) Pedestal, Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM), and Electronic Attack Receiver (EAR). The JTE TEU signal Generator (CEESIM) software, the Range Data Integration Processor (RDIP) and the Mission Situation Awareness Terminal (MSAT) components of the C2U are required for the Wideband Kit to interface with the JTE system. The contractor must demonstrate they have the ability and technology to interface the Wideband Kit with the current JTE C2U, TEU and EAR configurations for proper control and compatibility with the JTE system. Utilization of this primary technology is essential for Wideband Threat Emitter capabilities and its integration with JTE. The following technical data and software, necessary for compatibility and adaptability to the JTE systems includes: 1). TEU Signal Generator (CEESIM) Technical Data 2). RDIP components of the C2U Control Subsystem Technical Data 3). MSAT components of C2U control subsystem Control Subsystem Technical Data 4). TEU Signal Generator (CEESIM) Software 5). RDIP components of the C2U Control Subsystem Software 6). MSAT components of C2U control subsystem Control Subsystem Software. Since the Government may not have a competitive bid package (all of the data/drawings and software necessary to openly compete this), any interested parties must clearly identify (with supporting rationale) if they have the ability to meet the requirements without a competitive bid package from the Government. Each interested entity (that has the capability to produce the Wideband threat emitter kits identified above which are interchangeable, adaptable, integrated and compatible with the JTE) is requested to provide the following information to help the Air Force determine prospective contractors: (1) Supporting rationale that they possess, very soon will possess, have formal access to (e.g. formal business relationship with entity that does possess) all of the data, drawings, and other technology that is necessary for production of the Wideband Threat Emitter Kit identified above (2) Supporting rationale as to why development would not need to be included on any resulting contract with your entity (3) Supporting rationale of their ability to produce an entire system (WTK on a JTE platform) (4) Information identified in previous paragraphs Please respond to: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, OO-ALC/ 84 SCSG/PK; Attn: James G. Thiros; 6039 Wardleigh Road, Bldg 1206; Hill AFB, UT 84056-5838 (or e-mail: James.Thiros@hill.af.mil), fax (801) 586-3366. Responses are due no later than close of business 03 April 2006. No phone responses will be accepted. A Request for Proposal can include a Source Qualification Statement that identifies additional qualification requirements generated by the SPO. Response Due Date: 03 April 2006 Response Due Time: 1600 hrs / 4:00:00 PM Time Zone for Due Time: Mountain Standard Time This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The government does not intend to make an award on the basis of this sources sought synopsis or otherwise pay for the information solicited herein. Copies of the submitted information will be reproduced and submitted to the Wideband Threat Emitter Kit (WTK) Integrated Process Team (IPT) for review. Results of the review may be used to develop a DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP). Point of Contact: Jim Thiros, Contracting Officer, Phone 801-586-1229, Fax 801-586-3366, Email: jim.thiros@hill.af.mil ** Note Modern Technologies Corporation is the prime contractor on the Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) program. MRES i NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (13-MAR-2006); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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