SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Combat Survivor Evader and Locator (CSEL) Survivor Radio System
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC - Space and Missiles System Center, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659
- ZIP Code
- 90245-4659
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-48
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2003
- Point of Contact
- 1Lt Thomas Tortorella, Contract Negotiator, Phone (310) 363-0917, Fax null, - Dennis Dill, Contracting Officer, Phone (310) 363-1888, Fax null,
- E-Mail Address
-
thomas.tortorella@losangeles.af.mil, dennis.dill@losangeles.af.mil
- Description
- The US Air Force intends to purchase up to 911 AN/PRQ-7 radio sets for Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the Combat Survivor Evader Locator System (CSEL) with Boeing Communications and Information Management Division (deliveries set to be completed by the 3rd Quarter of FY04). The full rate production decision on the CSEL is set to made by the 2nd Quarter FY04. Boeing is the designer, developer and sole manufacturer of the CSEL system and is the only known company with the requisite knowledge capable of providing the production requirement within the required time period. Interested parties are invited to submit a statement of technical capabilities which includes the following information: 1) Company name, mailing address, points of contact and telephone numbers, 2) Business size classification, Large, Small, or Other, 3) Experience in small/survival radios or similar technologies, and 4) The facilities to work at the appropriate security level. Interested offerors must submit Statements of Capabilities (SOC) which clearly show that they are qualified to perform this effort. Send your capability statements to SMC/CZK (ATTN: 1st Lt Tom Tortorella), 2435 Vela Way, Suite 1866, El Segundo, CA 90245-4659. Oral communications are not acceptable. This acquisition is intended to fulfill urgent operational requirements. This synopsis is a notice of intent to modify the contract for radio production and shall not be considered a request for offers. Prospective contractors should submit information in writing no later than 21 April 2003 with well-documented evidence of their capability to meet all technical contractual requirements. All production radios must be completely compatible with the CSEL system architecture as described below. Technical Drawings, Interface Control Documentation or Detailed System Specifications are contractor proprietary and are not available to the public. SYSTEM OVERVIEW: The CSEL system provides the survivor/evader in the field (typically downed aircrew) with: precision Global Positioning System (GPS) based geoposition and navigation data, two-way over-the-horizon (OTH) secure data communications to Joint Search and Rescue Centers (JSRCs), OTH beacon operation, Line-of-Sight (LOS) voice communication, sweep tone and swept tone beacon capabilities. The CSEL system architecture is composed of three segments: Over-the-Horizon (OTH), Ground, and User. The OTH segment operates in three modes each using one of three Communication systems: UHF Satellite Communications (UHFSATCOM), other assets and COSPAS (Space System for Search of Vessels in Distress [Russian translation])/Search and Rescue Satellite Assisted Tracking (SARSAT). The UHFSATCOM mode supports two-way secure data messaging between the AN/PRQ-7 radio and the JSRC workstation through the AN/GRC-242 UHF SATCOM Base Station (UBS) over a dedicated 5Khz channel. AN/PRQ-7 transmissions are automatically acknowledged upon receipt at the UBS prior to display on a JSRC workstation. A third OTH mode supports one-way secure messaging/geoposition from the AN/PRQ-7 using the Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection (LPI/LPD) capability. COSPAS-SARSAT provides non-secure, one-way data beacon transmission and is intended for emergency use above or below 70 degrees latitude where UHFSATCOM coverage is lacking. The Ground segment is composed of Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment (DII COE) compliant CSEL JSRC application segment software. This software must be installed on a DII COE compliant workstation connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET), which links the JSRC workstation to the UBS. In cases where a JSRC workstation can interface to a Tactical Receiving Application (TRAP), TRAP Receiving Equipment (TRE), LPI/LPD messages can be received directly from the TRE as well as from the UBS over SIPRNET. The User segment consists of the AN/PRQ-7 radio, J-6431/PRQ-7 Radio Set Adapter (RSA), Radio Set Mission Loading Software and a service-provided IBM compatible computer using the Windows 95 or NT operating system. Loading software installed in an IBM compatible computer loads the mission parameters into the AN/PRQ-7. These parameters include communications frequencies and modes, datum and waypoints, and an optional user password. The RSA provides the physical and electrical interface between the IBM compatible computer and an AN/PRQ-7 and also between key fill devices and the AN/PRQ-7 for loading of GPS keys. A second AN/PRQ-7 serves as the reference radios and is used to transfer GPS position, almanac, ephemeris, and time to the target radio. Our point of contact is 1Lt Tom Tortorella, Contract Negotiator (310) 363-0917; Mr. John Spisak, Technical (310) 363-5717.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's facility.
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00295886-W 20030406/030404213823 (fbodaily.com)
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