SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) enabled Hybrid Network (HyNet TM)
- Notice Date
- 6/5/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- PEO STRI Acquisition Center, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3276
- ZIP Code
- 32826-3276
- Solicitation Number
- W900KK-12-TESTANDTRAININGINITIATIVE
- Response Due
- 6/18/2012
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2012
- Point of Contact
- Sherry Alexander, 407-384-3586
- E-Mail Address
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PEO STRI Acquisition Center
(sherry.alexander@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Project Manager for Instrumentation, Targets and Threat Simulators (PM ITTS) and the Instrumentation Management Office (IMO), as the materiel developer for the Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program (CTEIP), is seeking industry information on available products, technologies and methods to further define and refine the requirements and the acquisition approach for the Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) embedded Hybrid Network (HyNET TM) or equivalent. PM ITTS is the lead for the acquisition of this capability. NOTE: HyNET is a trademark product and will be annotated as such in this sources sought notice with a "TM" at the end of HyNET. This application is unable to support a superscript. Background: The U.S. military has an immediate need to further verify, validate and demonstrate the DSA enabled HyNet TM, or equivalent, by using a minimum of 50 to a maximum of 100 player unit radios deployed by the test & evaluation (T&E) or training communities with two Relay Base Stations that are similar to the Infrastructure Nodes (IN) developed on the Operational Test-Tactical Engagement System Communications Upgrade program. Previous efforts demonstrated the technology by employing four radios and one IN thus bringing the Technology Readiness Level from four to six. These core capabilities, when integrated, will provide a fundamental test and training instrumentation capability that addresses the most critical issues facing the test and training community today: - Declining spectrum - Effective, real-time spectrum management in a spectrally complicated environment - Cost effective common test and training solutions that will extend the Army's buying power during times of decreased funding profiles - a test bed framework to validate future architectural components and Real-Time Casualty Assessment (RTCA) algorithms under consideration to meet common test and training requirements for Test Instrumentation System and the Army Tactical Engagement Simulation System. Detailed Requirements: PM ITTS is seeking companies capable of advancing the current capability of the DSA embedded HyNet TM, or equivalent, to support a minimum of 50 to a maximum of 100 player units within more complex test and training scenarios in a field environment. The candidate radio platforms for this effort are the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System Rapid Prototype Initiative radios currently deployed at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico or the Range Data System Agile Military Radios integrated with the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System Tactical Engagement Simulations System and deployed at Ft. Riley, Kansas. The DSA enabled HyNet TM, or equivalent, system provides the ability to manage efficient real-time spectrum access on a non-interfering basis and provides for opportunity to access more spectrum (supporting more simultaneous tests/scenarios and higher bandwidths/throughputs to applications) as well as providing higher spectrum utilization and in current spectrum allocations or harvested spectrum. DSA enabled HyNet TM, or equivalent, offers the following benefits to Department of Defense test and training ranges: - DSA brings unprecedented levels of frequency agility to enable more efficient use of the spectrum for T&E and training applications including Space Time Position Indication reporting, RTCA, Radio Frequency based geo-pairing and Command and Control applications - DSA enables unprecedented levels of frequency agility by utilizing algorithms that monitor the spectrum and enable effective access without interference - DSA operates with a defined policy in a Time Division Multiple Access network to autonomously identify and manage spectrum resources in real-time enabling maximum time-frequency agility. This sources sought is being conducted to determine interested sources and industry capabilities. The Government asks respondents to submit a technical description of the potential solutions or complete capability by addressing the following: a. How does your solution interface with the HyNet TM, or equivalent, system? What are its limitations? b. Where has this application been applied in the past and is it available for review? c. How mature is your system? Is it a new development? Does a prototype exist? Is it similar to previous successful developments? Is it an extension or evolution of an existing product or project? d. What components are part of your solution? What part of the solution has to be developed? e. Does your solution address safety and Electromagnetic Interference issues? f. How well does your method withstand environmental conditions (e.g. heat, wind, blowing rain/sand, high/low temperature, etc)? This sources sought is an expression of the Government's interest and does not obligate the Government to pay for requested information nor respond to any submissions. No format for your response is specified. Limit your submission to ten (10) pages. Font shall not be smaller than industry standard word processor 12-point Times New Roman. Only electronic responses are acceptable. Electronic submissions shall be in MS Word or Adobe PDF format. If you have information in preexisting materials, you may use these materials. In addition to the 10 pages, you may include up to five attachments consisting of pre-printed commercial brochures or sales literature. The Government is not soliciting proprietary information; however, if submitted, it should be appropriately marked. Please submit responses to Ms. Sherry Alexander (sherry.alexander@us.army.mil) with a courtesy copy to Mr. William Blakeley (william.blakeley@us.army.mil). The Government will not provide acknowledgement of receipt. Response deadline is no later than 4:30 PM Eastern Time on June 18, 2012. Point of contact is Ms. Sherry Alexander at sherry.alexander@us.army.mil.
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