SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- Enhanced Flight Termination System (EFTS) Encoders, Monitors, and Triple Data Encryption Standard (3 DES) Units (TDU)
- Notice Date
- 10/29/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFFTC - AF Flight Test Center, 5 S WOLFE AVE, Edwards AFB, CA, 93524-1185
- ZIP Code
- 93524-1185
- Solicitation Number
- FA9300-04-R-0017
- Description
- This synopsis replaces the earlier Presolicitation Notice for Encoders and Monitors, dated 14 Oct 2004, which is deleted in its entirety. SYNOPSIS: The Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) 412 Test Wing, Edwards AFB, CA has a requirement for flight termination system Encoders, Monitors and Triple Data Encryption Standard (3 DES) units (TDU). These units will support the Enhanced Flight Termination System (EFTS) Project. The EFTS will provide a secure and robust method for terminating the errant flight of unmanned test vehicles operating on or from National Test & Evaluation (T&E) ranges. The EFTS will accomplish this by transmitting digital command messages instead of traditional analog tones to activate termination. The encoder will integrate into flight termination ground stations to format flight termination command messages. The monitor will be integrated into flight termination ground stations to monitor radio frequencies transmitted by the Command Transmitter System (CTS) to verify proper EFTS command transmission. The TDU will integrate into the encoders and monitors to encrypt and decrypt EFTS command messages. This Synopsis is just partial information on the encoder, monitor, and TDU requirement. This synopsis, in its entirety, has graphics that will not post under the FedBizOpps synopsis software program. Therefore, Industry is referred to the FedBizOpps upload that is being posted under the encoder, monitor and TDU, simultaneously with this Synopsis notice. The encoder and monitor will integrate into a command transmitter system operating in conjunction with the TDU devices. Figure 1 (under the upload) shows the components that comprise a flight termination system. The shaded boxes indicate the units the EFTS Project will develop. This synopsis is only concerned with the development of the encoder, monitor and TDU. The encoder is colored orange, the monitor blue and the TDU purple to show their relationship to the other components. A command control unit will output a 64-bit command message to the encoder. The TDU is embedded in the encoder. The TDU will encrypt the 64-bit command messages. The encoder will then add 19 bits for frame synchronization, 61 bits for Forward Error Correction and encode the resulting 144-bit message using bi-phase level symbol (e.g. Manchester) encoding. The bi-phase signal is then output at 7200 bps to an exciter unit and high powered amplifier for transmission. The encoder must support a number of indicators and controls: power on, power indicator, lamp test, key loading, valid key status indicator, key selection, key zerorization, fault identification, self test message, error detection and reporting and error reset. The encoder shall fit into a standard Electronic Industries Association (EIA) 19-inch rack that is a maximum 1 rack unit (nominal 1.75 inches=1 rack unit) in height. The encoder shall not extend more than 20 inches deep. Handles shall be affixed to facilitate removal and installation. The encoder shall be provided with rack slides. The weight of the encoder excluding the TDU shall not exceed 10 lb. The monitor will be used as a situational awareness tool for range safety personnel. The primary purpose of the monitor is to (monitor) signals transmitted from the CTS. Appropriate EFTS signals will be demodulated, decrypted and decoded. The monitor will provide a number of interfaces: power, RF Input, Status and Control Interface, RF or IF Output, Post Detection Output, Post Detection Input, Post Correction Output and Post Decryption Output. The monitor will support the following indicators and controls at a minimum: power on, power indicator, lamp test, key loading, valid key status indicator, key selection, key zerorization, fault identification, self test message, error detection and reporting, Built-In-Test (BIT) and error reset. The monitor shall fit into a standard EIA 19-inch rack that is a maximum 3 rack units (nominal 1.75 inches = 1 rack unit) in height. The monitor shall not extend more than 20 inches deep. Handles shall be affixed to facilitate removal and installation. The monitor shall be provided with rack slides. The weight of the monitor excluding the TDU shall not exceed 30 pounds. The TDU will be a plug-in module to the encoder or monitor device from the front panel, and secured using fixed (e.g. thumbscrews) attachment techniques that do not require tools. That is, the design should allow the item to slide into a third party device without attaching individual connectors. The encoder or monitor will be powered off when the item is installed.
- Record
- SN00700853-W 20041031/041029211751 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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