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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 21, 2006 FBO #1698
SOLICITATION NOTICE

58 -- EFTS Receivers

Notice Date
7/19/2006
 
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
F1S0AE6180B005
 
Response Due
7/25/2006
 
Archive Date
12/12/2006
 
Description
DESC: INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT WITH L3-Communications / Cincinnati Electronics. The Air Force, Edwards Air Force Base, CA intends to award a Sole Source purchase order to L-3 Communications / Cincinnati Electronics. 7500 Innovation Way, Mason, OH 45040. The Sole Source purchase will be for the following items: Requirement: Four each Enhanced Flight Termination System (EFTS) receivers capable of receiving and processing EFTS command signals as defined by the ?EFTS Command Link Interface Requirements Document (IRD)? Version 2.4. Background: National test ranges use flight termination systems (FTS) to control errant unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and munitions. Existing systems are vulnerable to unauthorized users and signal interference. Edwards Air Force Base is developing the EFTS to increase FTS security and improve immunity to interference. The EFTS will accomplish this via data link encryption, message authentication and Forward Error Correction (FEC). Functional: Receivers will capture and process command EFTS signals to provide flight termination responses to the appropriate vehicle subsystem. The key receiver functions are RF tuning, demodulation, frame synchronization, FEC, decryption and decoding. Receivers will also provide an output to telemetry systems for situational awareness. Mechanical: Receivers shall not exceed 3.7 cubic inches in volume and adhere to the following dimensions ? 3.67L x 2.20W x .5H. Tolerances shall be +/- .05 inches for specified dimensions. Receivers shall not exceed 4.5 oz in weight. RCC 319 Compliant: Receivers shall comply with the Range Commander?s Council (RCC) 319 standard and all associated environmental specifications. Need Date: Delivery of functional receivers is required on or before 20 October 2006. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide the four each Enhanced Flight Termination System (EFTS) receivers capable of receiving and processing EFTS command signals as defined by the ?EFTS Command Link Interface Requirements Document (IRD)? Version 2.4. Responses may be sent via e-mail to leonard.buckless@edwards.af.mil or mailed to 412 TW/PKDD, 5 South Wolfe Ave, Edwards AFB, CA 93524, Attention: Leonard Buckless. Fax Number: 661-275-7885. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Air Force not to open the requirement to open competition, based on response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Air Force. If the office has not received any affirmative written responses by Close of Business (COB), 25 Jul 06, a Sole Source purchase order will be pursued with L-3 Communications / Cincinnati Electronics. 7500 Innovation Way, Mason, OH 45040.
 
Place of Performance
Address: Edwards AFB, CA
Zip Code: 93524
Country: UNITED STATES
 
Record
SN01092665-W 20060721/060719221147 (fbodaily.com)
 
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