SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- 6 ft antenna dish, pedestal base and camera tracking system
- Notice Date
- 9/12/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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, California, 93524-1185, United States
- ZIP Code
- 93524-1185
- Solicitation Number
- TPS091208PK
- Archive Date
- 10/1/2008
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen N Delgado,, Phone: 661-277-8001, Lisa D Jackson,, Phone: 661-277-7708
- E-Mail Address
-
kathleen.delgado@edwards.af.mil, lisa.jackson@edwards.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The USAF TPS requires the upgrade of the old 4 ft antenna dish and pedestal base to a 6 ft antenna dish, pedestal base and camera tracking system by TCS. The new 6 ft antenna must be able to integrate and utilize the current pedestal interface unit (PIU), antenna control unit (ACU) and scan feed which are all proprietary to TCS. TPS requires a 6 ft reflector with pedestal base and camera subsystem in order to telemeter student curriculum sorties. The current 4 ft antenna is efficient for only close-in sorties, such as ground checks, and does not have the gain required to track student curriculum sorties. TPS is also requesting an additional pedestal I/F PCB for azimuth and elevation, motor encoder, NEMA 23 servo amplifier assembly, QS, and a dual output 115/230VAV power supply to serve as spares. The parts were deemed mission critical if they were to fail due to everyday usage. The upgrade would only need to replace the 4 ft reflector with a 6ft, pedestal base and install a camera subsystem so the pre-existing scan feed, ACU and PIU can be used. The new 6 ft reflector and pedestal base must integrate with the pre-existing scan feed, ACU and PIU. The new reflector must meet the following specifications: · 6 ft diameter reflector · Velocity minimum of 30 deg/sec · Backlash of 0.05 deg RMS · Greater than 29 dB gain @ 2400 MHz · AZ total travel continuous or ±410 deg · EL total travel of -5 deg to 185 deg · Operating temp range of -25 deg C to 55 deg C · Pedestal weight less than 120 lb · Wind speed operating 55 mph · Reflector and pedestal base must integrate with the current TPS PIU, conical scan feed and ACU designed by TCS, Inc. TPS also requires a compact color CCD camera with sun shield and camera system to include monitor, video interface cables and mounting adapters in order to visually track takeoff and landing to prevent data loss due to TM dropouts. A Camera tracking systems are standard on all Range antenna assets and critical for mission data quality. The camera must have a ½",.75mm, F1.8 on chip Microlens with auto iris, 32x zoom and no need for a control panel. The necessary power will be supplied from the pedestal and the video will be brought out via the slip ring assembly. This system cannot be duplicated since TCS owns the proprietary design package and documentation on the current ACU and PIU.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California, 93524, United States
- Zip Code: 93524
- Zip Code: 93524
- Record
- SN01668548-W 20080914/080912221216-15ba59a98ac6cf59b5c9f29d2722541f (fbodaily.com)
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