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58 -- AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR-8, POTENTIAL UPGRADE POC Gerald L. Boyer, Contracting Officer, 202-267-3689 The FAA is considering the upgrade of operational Model 8 Airport Surveillance Radars (ASR-8s). Such upgrade is excpected to consist of a new processor with a new Moving Target Detector algorithm and must include: improved aircraft detection in clutter and weather environments, six-level weather detection and reporting capability and Remote Maintenance Monitering. To accomplish this will require the integration of commercially available: moving target detectors, weather receivers and processors, beacon target extractors and remote maintenance monitoring subsystems. The FAA desires that the above consist to the greatest extent practical of Non Developmental Items (NDI). NDI is defined as any item available as a commercial product or as a previously developed item in use by a Federal, state or local Government agency or a foreign Government. To meet such goal, the FAA is considering making available for industry use, a limited number of ASR-8 radars. It is anticipated that such use will be provided under Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRDAs). Under a CRDA, each industry participant will be provided the use of an ASR-8 radar for the purpose of advancing their development and testing of equipment to include hardware, software and interfaces capable of meeting the above defined requirements. Within 120 days after issuance of the CRDA, each industry participant must demonstrate their equipments ability. These demonstrations will be accomplished at a Government designated ASR-8 site. The purpose of this synopsis is to gauge industry interest in such agreements and to determine the current extent of development of ASR-8 upgrade equipment. Firms interested in entering into a CRDA with the FAA are invited to submit documentation not to exceed 10 pages outlining their experience with airport surveillance radars and the extent to which they have under development ASR-8 upgrade equipment. Such documentation should specifically address the firm's approach to upgrading the ASR-8, the current state of the firm's development efforts, why use of a FAA ASR-8 is required for refining that approach and how such radar will be used. This is not a Request for Proposals.No unsolicited proposals are desired and none will be accepted. The FAA will not pay for any information received in response to this synopsis nor for any ASR-8 upgrade developmental costs incurred to date or incurred as a result of any ensuing CRDA. Subsequent to completion of all CRDAs, the FAA may issue a solicitation for a full scale development and production contract. If a solicitation is issued, it will be preceded by a future CBD announcement. Concerns interested in responding to this announcement should submit their written response within 30 days James W. Rogers, AND-410, 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20591. (0326)

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