US ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND ACQUISITION CTR, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE BRANCH, STEAA-CD-W (BLDG 126W), WSMR NEW MEXICO 88002-5201

69 -- DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE LOW (ARL) DEMONSTRATOR AND TRAINER(S) VRL D/T SOL DAAD07-98-R-0150 DUE 091498 POC Contract Specialist Margaret Carrillo (505) 678-5455 (Site Code DAAD07) This is a notice that White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM, intends to contract on an other than full and open competition basis with Greystone Technology Inc., 4950 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123. This procurement acquires follow-on software migration of the Virtual Airborne Reconnaissance Low (VARL). The ARL is a manned aircraft, DHC-7, equipped with various intelligence-gathering sensors, referred to as the mission payload. Some of the sensors are Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR); Moving Target Indicator (MTI); Forward Looking Infrared Radar (FLIR); Daylight Imaging Sensor (DIS); Infrared Line Scanner (IRLS), and others. Currently, the VARL is heavily linked with the Real-time Application Graphics Environment, RAGE. Phase I developed a VARL prototype under Purchase Order Number DAAD07-97-M-0936. This prototype allowed the interaction of VARL and Combat Synthetic Test and Training Assessment Range (CSTTAR). Phase 11A will migrate the current VARL software (SW), which resides on 1 Silicon Graphics Inc Onyx Infinite Reality platform, 4R10000 processors to 2 SGI R10000 02 platforms. The government will be providing the hardware. Phase 11B will take Phase 11A software and California Microwave Inc operational SW and integrate this into a trainer to be utilized in the areas of current VARL operation. The contractor will function as part of an Integrated Product Team in fulfilling this portion of the contract. Furthermore, the government will be leveraging off the Virtual Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, V-UAV, for upgrades to the VARL SW. This leveraging will take place when there are upgrades to the V-UAV Multiple UAV simulation environment, MUSE. The rage is sole propriety of Greystone Technology Inc. For another manufacturer's equipment to be fully compatible and interchangeable with the real time graphic environment, it would be necessary for that manufacturer to acquire the rights from or subcontract to Greystone, Inc. A three (3) year cost-plus-fixed-fee completion form contract is contemplated, for a total of thirty-six (36) months or three (3) years. The VARL-Demonstrator requires delivery 30 days after contract award; the VARL-Trainer requires delivery 90 days after contract award, and three other VARL Trainers may be purchased at the option of the Government during the three year period. Note 22 applies; however, all offers received within 15 days (in lieu of 45 days) after date of publication of original synopsis will be considered by the Government. Interested parties are invited to respond to this synopsis. Please call (505) 678-5455 or fax information to (505) 678-5107. Posted 09/02/98 (I-SN244955). (0245)

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