SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
- Notice Date
- 4/26/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Administrative Support Center, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80303-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80303-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NT910000200040BJ
- Response Due
- 5/17/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/1/2002
- Point of Contact
- BJ Roberts, Purchasing Agent, Phone 303 497-3799, Fax 303 497-3163,
- E-Mail Address
-
barbara.roberts@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) has a requirement for the development of multiple software measurement modules and script language capabilities for 4th generation radio spectrum measurement system per the following Statement of Work: For over twenty five years, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Radio Spectrum Measurement System (RSMS) program has kept track of radio spectrum usage and resolved interference problems involving Government radio systems in the United States. The RSMS is a state-of-the-art spectrum measurement and analysis capability that incorporates automated, semi-automated, and manual techniques for the measurement and analysis of radio emissions from the following types of transmitters: high-power radars; mobile radios and associated base stations; navigation beacons and transponders; point-to-point microwave links; earth station transmitters; and low power device emissions, such as those generated by FCC Part 15, FCC Part 18, and Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) units. The RSMS is currently in its third generation of design and operation by NTIA's Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) in Boulder, CO. Although the RSMS-3rd generation system is a powerful measurement tool, its status as a state-of-the-art spectrum measurement system is threatened by rapid advances in radio technology. Therefore, a fourth-generation upgrade has been proposed and approved: RSMS-4. New broadband measurement and calibration capabilities are needed to assess the effects of emerging technologies such as time-domain-based ultrawideband (UWB) and spread-spectrum systems. Other capabilities needed include signal identification, direction-finding, operation at higher frequencies, and remote control. Challenges that await in the near future include measurements of adaptive systems that can very rapidly change their channel usage, modulation bandwidths, or antenna pattern. Fourth generation RSMS upgrade is divided into three areas of development: Hardware, Software, and Vehicle; of those three, software development consists of designing and implementing code for equipment control, data acquisition, and data analysis. The software is being developed for a Windows 2000 operating system using an object oriented approach to programming in Visual Basic 6.0. Specifics of the software requirements are posted at the ITS web site: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/home/programs/rsms-4/ The current need is for outside contract help to generate specific measurement code modules that will integrate with existing code or code simultaneously being developed by ITS staff. There are two primary areas of development as described below: TASKS: 1. The contractor will develop, using object-oriented techniques, multiple measurement software modules for the RSMS-4G software. A. Measurement class modules will consist of the following: 1. Stepped measurements for pulsed and non-pulsed emitters 2. Swept/Swept M3 measurements for pulsed and non-pulsed emitters 3. Measurements to build distributions (e.g. amplitude probability distributions) 4. Magnitude calibration B. The individual measurements (except calibration) are described in the Functional Measurement Requirements posted on the RSMS-4G web site: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/home/programs/rsms-4/ C. Magnitude calibrations consist of procedures for automatic diode calibrations. D. Measurement class objects will communicate with other class objects developed by ITS team members in the following manner: 1. Other modules will request the execution by the specified measurement module and will designate the necessary parameters. 2. The measurement modules will in-turn issue the appropriate generic control commands via an instrument virtual panels or instrument interface class. 3. Data will be sent to the appropriate file output module for storage 4. The contractor will, in addition, give feedback to ITS staff in order to fine tune the software architectural layout pertinent to the measurement modules. 2. The contractor will develop a built-in script language capability that implements compiled modules of the RSMS-4G software for execution of custom tailored measurement algorithms. A. The purpose is to provide the user with a user-friendly language that has direct access to internal software system components. This will allow for development and prototyping of new software capabilities without the need for re-compiling. B. The contractor will provide input to the software architectural design so that the script language capability can be fully integrated with the software package. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: 1. Intimate knowledge of techniques for performing measurements as described in the Function Measurement Requirements (see website address above). 2. Strong working knowledge of RF systems, spectrum analyzers, and digital scopes. 3. Working knowledge of object oriented programming using Visual Basic 6.0. 4. Work knowledge of Unified Modeling Language (UML) 5. Intimate knowledge of Script Language development and the ability to integrate it with measurement software. 6. Strong understanding of the principles of analog and digital signal processing. 7. Strong aptitude for statistical analysis. Technical merit as well as price will be used to evaluate offers. As the technical merit becomes more equal, price becomes a greater factor. Procurements under Simplified Acquisition Procedures ($25,000-$100,000) are set-aside for small business unless small business cannot meet the need at a reasonable price. Terms and Conditions and agency level protests can be found on web site http:\\netsite.esa.gov/oam/conops/#REFERENCE. Hard copy in full text available from office address and phone number listed in notice. All technical questions shall be addressed to Randy Hoffman of NTIA at (303) 497-3582. Bid responses are due by May 17, 2002.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US DOC, NTIA, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN00066903-W 20020428/020426213136 (fbodaily.com)
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