MODIFICATION
A -- Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) 1C/2C SIGINT Sensor Development
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 1940 Allbrook Drive Suite 3 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- FA8620-07-C-4020
- Response Due
- 6/7/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/7/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FA8620-07-C-4020 Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) 1C/2C: This is a pre-solicitation synopsis. The Aeronautical Systems Center , 659 Aeronautical Systems Squadron intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp. for the rapid development, integration and testing of a fieldable, scaled, communication intelligence system based on the ASIP architecture for the MQ-1, MQ-1X, MQ-9 and RQ-4B (Block 30 I) Unmanned Aerial Systems. The sensor portion of the system will collect and process selected signals that are classified up to and including Top Secret/SCI. Specific requirements are listed in Section 3 of the ASIP 1C/2C Systems Requirement Document that is classified Secret/SI (available for review at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio). The Air Force Distributed Common Ground System will command and control the ASIP 1C/2C sensors using interface standards established on the baseline ASIP program. Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp. is the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the ASIP family of sensors and is the only firm that possesses the necessary knowledge, experience and technical data required to build these sensors in a timely and cost effective manner. The anticipated design is a scaled version of the existing ASIP sensor and requires minimal dollars and time to develop. Planned spiral upgrade and logistical support funding is insufficient to upgrade/maintain unique solutions for these platforms and the existing ASIP systems so a single architecture is required. Developing a unique solution for these platforms would result in duplication of efforts. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement to the POC?s listed. Information received will be used to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to compete this proposed effort based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Numbered note 22 applies. In accordance with recent Air Force Materiel Command Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, the position of the ASC Ombudsman has been terminated. If any potential source has questions, comments or concerns about this particular acquisition please direct all routine non-technical issues to Mr. Brad Penn, Phone (937) 904-7149, e-mail: bradley.penn@wpafb.af.mil and for technical issues contact Mr. John Frey, Phone (937) 255-5999, e-mail: john.frey@wpafb.af.mil For more information on "Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) 1C/2C SIGINT Sensor Development", please refer to: https://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=5215
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Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) 1C/2C SIGINT Sensor Development
(https://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixs_solicitation.asp?id=5215)
- Record
- SN01282890-W 20070429/070427220736 (fbodaily.com)
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