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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 14, 2007 FBO #2026
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A -- Request for Information (RFI) For Omni-Directional Weapon Locating (OWL) Radar

Notice Date

6/12/2007
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
 

ZIP Code

07703-5008
 

Solicitation Number

W15P7T-07-R-P447
 

Response Due

7/20/2007
 

Archive Date

9/18/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Request for Information (RFI) For Omni-Directional Weapon Locating (OWL) Radar Date: 12 June 2007 Contact: RDECOM, CERDEC, Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD), Bldg. 600, Fort Monmouth, NJ, 07703, ATTN: AMSRD-CER-IW-RS, William Bruce, email: William.BruceJR@us.army.mil. Synopsis: Request For Information (RFI) on techniques for the exploitation for the Omni-directional Weapon Locating (OWL) Radar. Description: The purpose of this announcement is to request white papers for the Omni-directional Weapon Locating (OWL) Radar. Responses to this RFI will be reviewed by the Government and may result in an invitation to submit proposals against the Broad Agency Announc ement (BAA) for a 4QFY07 award. Award is not guaranteed and the Government does not intend to pay for information received. The goal of the OWL radar is to provide an affordable 360 degree radar capable of addressing objective requirements for indirect weapon location, location of weapons fired from non-standard platforms and with non-standard trajectories, location of weapons fired from mountainous terrain from elevation both above and below that of the radar system, capable of providing high quality track data on cannon, rocket and mortar targets, capable of providing a cue for handoff to fire control systems, and capable of p roviding quality impact point prediction with sufficient warning to improve force protection and take responsive measures in a timely manner. The radar system shall be designed to allow for future growth potential, to allow for incorporation of additional mission scenarios and new requirements. The radar must be both transportable and mobile to support early entry forces and forces in contingen t theaters. Quick system setup and tear down time are essential for quick deployment. REQUIREMENTS: The following are key requirements desired from the OWL radar system. While an ideal solution would be capable of meeting all requirements from a single radar system, the government will consider looking at alternative approaches which meet a significant portion of the requirements from a single radar system, and which are capable of meeting the full requirement through the use of alternate innovative methods, including use of multiple apertures, multiple frequencies, external intelligence, etc. The OWL radar system should be interoperable with other sensors by cuing and accepting cues and reporting target data into common Army Command, Control and Communications (C3) constructs like Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS), Forward Area Air Defense command and Control (FAAD C2) and Distributed Common Ground Systems (DCGS). Radar Performance: " Target Types o Mortar (60mm, 81mm, 120mm) o Cannon (105mm, 155mm) o Rocket (107mm, 122mm) " Coverage o Azimuth: 360 degrees o Elevation: ? Search: 30 degree sector, selectable over -20 to +60 degrees ? Track: -20 to +90 degrees o Range: ? Mortar: 0.5 km to 13 km ? Cannon: 1 km to 10 km ? Rocket: 1 km to 15 km " Weapon Location o Probability of Location: 95% o Accuracy (50% CEP) ? Mortar and Cannon: 35 m ? Rocket: 50 m " Hostile Impact Prediction o Accuracy (50% CEP): 100m o Warning Time: 15 seconds prior to impact " Update Rate o Search: selectable, up to 2 Hz o Track: 100 targets at 1Hz rate " Number of Simultaneous Target Tracks o For Precision Impact Point Prediction: 20 o Total number of targets in track: Greater than 100 " Cueing Capability to Fire Control system o Accuracy ? Position: (100,100,100) m (1s) ? Velocity: 10m/s (1s) Responses to this RFI should be no more than 15 single sided pages of size 12 font. Responses should clearly convey the underlying technology, level of maturity, sponsor of the work, description of work necessary to demonstrate the technology and rough mag nitude of cost and schedule to achieve desired readiness. Also indicate the security clea rance level of the facility and principal personnel doing the work. Responses are to be received by 12:00 EST, 20 July 2007. All information must be in writing. You may forward responses to US Army, RDECOM, CERDEC, I2WD, Bldg. 600, Fort Monmouth, NJ, 07703, ATTN: AMSRD-CER-IW-RS (William Bruce). Acknowledgement of receipt will be issued. If you choose to submit proprietary information, mark it accordingly. Classified information will be accepted by mail only, but please mark it accordingly and send it via proper channels. Classified information can be sent to US Army, RDECOM, CERDEC, I2WD, Bldg. 600, Fort Monmouth, NJ, 07703, ATTN: Security Office. The inner wrapping shall be addressed to: ATTN: AMSRD-CER-IW-RS (William Bruce). Questions regarding this information request are encouraged and can be directed to William Bruce at the following e-mail addresses: William.BruceJR@us.army.mil.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07 ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208 Fort Monmouth NJ

Zip Code: 07703-5008

Country: US
 

Record

SN01316722-W 20070614/070612221306 (fbodaily.com)
 

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