SPECIAL NOTICE
16 -- Data Links for Airborne ISR Capabilities
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFLCMC/PK - WPAFB (includes PZ, WL, WW, WI, WN, WK, LP, WF, WK), 2275 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433-7218, United States
- ZIP Code
- 45433-7218
- Solicitation Number
- FA8620-16-R-DATALINK
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Laura A. Burnette, Phone: 937-656-4415
- E-Mail Address
-
laura.burnette@us.af.mil
(laura.burnette@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued pursuant to FAR 15.201(e). This announcement is for the purpose of conducting market research only. No solicitation exists. This is not a request for a quote, request for proposal, or an invitation to bid, nor is this to be construed as a commitment by the US Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining the appropriate acquisition decision for possible future procurement. The Government will not reimburse or pay for any information submitted in response to this RFI. There is no firm requirement at this time so this RFI is only for market research purposes. INTRODUCTION: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Sensors Foreign Military Sales (AFLCMC/WINI) is conducting market research to identify data links for integration into airborne ISR capabilities. This system shall be presented as International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) compliant. All components are to have existing evidence of approved US Department of State DSP-5 documentation for release-ability into the theaters of operation. If available, please provide a list of countries with releasability for the data link system. Please specify whether or not the system is commercially available on the open market, if applicable. PROGRAM CONTENT: The datalink proposed will be integrated into an ISR system comprised of an air and ground segment with standard commercial interfaces (Ethernet preferred). Intent of throughput is to transfer MPEG and JPEG imagery from airborne sensors to dedicated ground station. The ground segments consist of handheld tactical receivers and fixed ground operator console. The data link provides Line-of-Sight (LOS) connectivity between the aircraft and tactical receivers, or between the aircraft and ground operator consol. The proposed solution would identify an airborne datalink hardware and associated antennae, appropriate tactical receiver hardware, and complementary ground station datalink hardware and antenna. The proposed solution must be able to be delivered within 120 days (90 preferred) of purchase order. The proposed datalink system will have communications capabilities sufficient for use in LOS tactical imagery operations. It will have the capability to operate in area of high moisture, humidity, and vegetation with 95% reliability under clear LoS operations. The proposed datalink solution should be compatible with standard commercial interfaces for throughput (Ethernet preferred). The proposed datalink will consist of interface between the aircraft and ground operator console (directional LOS), or to handheld receivers (omni-directional LOS). Airborne to ground console transmission range will be no less than 80 NM slant range and 8 NM slant range to tactical receivers at a nominal 10 Mbps data rate. The ground station equipment (antenna and RFE) will be capable of being disassembled, transported by ground vehicle, and reassembled. Disassembly or setup should take two people no more than 30 minutes (60 minutes total time). The proposed datalink solution will be incorporated as part of an integrated ISR capability. A single data link system consists of: one (1) externally mounted omni-directional antenna, one (1) externally mounted directional antenna, one (1) airborne datalink hardware set, one (1) ground datalink hardware set, one (1) ground directional antenna, and two (2) hand held tactical receivers. The airborne hardware components must be certified for flight use / operations. All responses shall outline system support requirements with respect to Contractor Logistics Support (CLS), training, repairs and spares. The vendor shall minimize the use of special or unique tools to operate or maintain the system to the most economical extent possible. Assumptions need to account for forward operations under difficult conditions for manpower support and shipping. INSTRUCTIONS: AFCLMC/WINI invites industry to submit unclassified White Papers, limited to twenty (20) pages on their products at any time on or before 1700 EST on 31 August 2016. Please ensure all appropriate security procedures and policies are followed when responding to this RFI. Respondents should indicate which portions of their responses are proprietary and should mark them accordingly. All information received in response to this RFI that is properly marked as "proprietary" will be handled accordingly. Proprietary information must be clearly marked on the outside container and on the materials inside. The Government shall not be liable for, or suffer any consequential damages, for any proprietary information not properly identified. Responses shall include the following information which is not counted against the 20 page response limit: 1. Company/Institute name 2. Address 3. Point of Contact 4. Cage Code 5. DUNS Number 6. Phone Number 7. E-mail Address 8. Web page URL 9. Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 334511, size standard 1,250 employees. Please indicate number of employees relative to the aforementioned size standard. Based on the NAICS Code, state whether your company qualifies as a: a. Small Business (Yes/No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified b. Woman Owned Small Business (Yes/No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified c. Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (Yes/No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified d. Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes/No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified e. 8(a) Certified (Yes/No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified SBA Certification Date: ____________ SBA Graduation Date: ______________ f. HUB Zone Certified (Yes/No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified g. Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes/No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified h. Service Disabled Small Business (Yes/No) Self-Certified or Third Party Certified *Note that NAICS code for this requirement, if applicable to the company's capabilities should be included in the company's NAICS code listing in SAM. QUESTIONS & SUBMISSIONS: Questions regarding this RFI shall be submitted by email to Ms. Laura Burnette, Contracting Officer, at laura.burnette@us.af.mil. The government does not guarantee that questions received after 1700 EST on 31 August 2016 will be answered.   Please submit responses electronically to the points of contact stated below using the following title "Request For Information - FA8620-16-R-DATALINK". The combined size of files shall not exceed 5MB: 1. Mr. Dan Meyer, email: daniel.meyer.18@us.af.mil 2. Ms. Laura Burnette, email: laura.burnette@us.af.mil
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-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: AFLCMC/WINK, 2530 Loop Rd. West, Bldg. 7, WPAFB, Ohio, 45433, United States
- Zip Code: 45433
- Zip Code: 45433
- Record
- SN04228915-W 20160819/160817235719-8212a5bb7417e8fa15860b726ba99621 (fbodaily.com)
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