MODIFICATION
A -- LIGHTSPEED INFRARED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston SC 29419-9022
- ZIP Code
- 29419-9022
- Solicitation Number
- N65236-06-R-0744
- Response Due
- 3/8/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/7/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER (SPAWARSYSCEN) CHARLESTON, IN SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH, INTENDS TO AWARD A SOLE- SOURCE, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO TORREY PINES LOGIC INC., SAN DIEGO, CA. THE CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE A BASE YEAR AND TWO (2) ONE-YEAR OPTION PERIODS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES OF THE EXISTING LIGHTSPEED INFRARED (IR) COMMUNICATIONS PROTOTYPE DEVICE. LIGHTSPEED IS A LIGHTWEIGHT, LOW-COST ATTACHMENT TO NAVY STANDARD OPTICAL EQUIPMENT (E.G., BIG EYES BINOCULARS) THAT PROVIDES POINT-TO-POINT DIGITAL VOICE, VIDEO, AND DATA COMMUNICATION VIA A NON-DETECTABLE, EYE-SAFE, INFRARED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) FOR RANGES UP TO TWO MILES AT RATES UP TO ONE MEGABYTE PER SECOND. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE EXISTING LIGHTSPEED IR COMMUNICATIONS PROTOTYPE DEVICE. ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) ADVANCES IN EXISTING ERROR CORRECTION CODING, (2) EXTENDED DATA ENCODING FOR MULTIPLE STREAMS, (3) DATA ENCRYPTION AND COMPRESSION, AND (4) OPTICAL DESIGNS FOR 360-DEGREE COVERAGE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO REPACKAGE AND RUGGEDIZE EXISTING LIGHTSPEED UNITS, TO INCLUDE BEAM SPLITTER AND LIGHT EMITTING DIODES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO MODIFY AND ENHANCE TRANSMISSION TO COMPLY WITH THE NAVY SYSTEM SECURITY REQUIREMENTS AND ACCREDITATION FOR TECHNOLOGY PROTOTYPES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM R&D TO ADVANCE THE CURRENT IR COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY, INCLUDING THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION OF NEW LIGHTSPEED IR COMMUNICATIONS PROTOTYPE DEVICES. THE CURRENT LIGHTSPEED IR COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY IS ENABLED BY A PATENT-PENDING BEAM SPLITTER DEVICE THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY TORREY PINES LOGIC INC.(TPL). THE TPL BEAM SPLITTER IS AN EXTREMELY THIN OPTICAL DEVICE THAT DIVIDES THE OPTICAL BEAM INTO TWO: ONE FOR USE BY THE OPTICAL DEVICE OPERATOR AND THE OTHER FOR USE BY A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OR CAMERA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EXPLORE ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN IR COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: SINGLE-SCOPE, OMNI- DIRECTIONAL UNITS; RELAY UNITS; MINIATURIZED UNITS; AND HIGH-POWER LIGHT EMITTING DIODES. THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS SHALL UTILIZE INFRARED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, ATTACH TO EXISTING MILITARY OPTICAL DEVICES, AND TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE DIGITAL VOICE, VIDEO, AND DATA THROUGH THE OPTICAL DEVICE. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS SHALL NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL OPTICS, GIMBALS, OR EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN THE ATTACHMENT ITSELF (POWER INCLUDED), AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS SHALL BE EYE-SAFE, LOW-COST, AND NON-DETECTABLE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. ANY RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE IS DUE 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. THE SPAWARSYSCEN CHARLESTON POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. CALVIN HOWARD, CODE 0216CH. SEE NUMBERED NOTE # 22
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN00985655-W 20060212/060210213715 (fbodaily.com)
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