SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Antenna Apertures for Resilient Communications (2ARCS)
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2022 5:14:55 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NIWC ATLANTIC NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29419-9022 USA
- ZIP Code
- 29419-9022
- Solicitation Number
- N65236_SNOTE_014281EB
- Archive Date
- 05/13/2022
- Point of Contact
- Lisa Rosenbaum, Contract Specialist, Phone: 843-218-5982
- E-Mail Address
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lisa.rosenbaum@navy.mil
(lisa.rosenbaum@navy.mil)
- Description
- Republication to add Attachment - THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. This notice is for information and planning purposes only. This Request for Information (RFI) does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a competitive contract. The Government is not obligated to and will not reimburse any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender. The United States Navy (or The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic) is assessing the impact of transformative technologies that enable sailors to operate shipboard communications systems with a lower level of radiated electromagnetic signature. This RFI requests information about any state of the art/novel products and technologies available in order to shape a collaborative strategy with commercial partners (companies, universities, startups) to accelerate development and fielding of the most promising approaches. Background Today�s Navy and USMC have a large number of radio frequency emitting devices. Many of these radio and radar antenna systems contribute to fratricide (jamming our own systems). Moreover, many of these communications systems are operated in a point to point manner but utilize omnidirectional antennas, which results in spurious emissions that don�t contribute to the ship�s mission. As part of this RFI, the USN is taking an interest in directional antennas and other products that help minimize the emissions of our existing line of sight radio systems in the VHF and UHF Frequency Bands. Technology currently being considered is beamforming and beam switching antennas. The Navy plans to collaborate with a small number of organizations/companies in FY22 to conduct procurement and testing of a small quantity of candidate antenna solutions via Request for Information (RFI), then evaluating each company/vendor�s response. It is the Navy�s expectation that no products off the shelf will meet all shipboard requirements, and the Navy is interested in partnering with labs, universities, or companies, to mature these technologies. In particular, NIWC Atlantic has testing facilities and expertise available. It is the Navy�s expectation that solutions and technologies will approximate a one for one size and weight replacement of existing antennas. The Government is looking for solutions that reduce electromagnetic signature overall while maintaining or improving overall gain for line of sight communications systems. A typical omnidirectional terrestrial based line of sight (LOS) antenna will have gain values of 2 to 4 dBi. We believe that new products, such as but not limited to beamforming/beam switching antennas, will improve the gain slightly, while reducing the unwanted/unneeded emissions for a typical tactical terrestrial LOS communications link (platform to platform). Ideal solutions will have modes for point to point, point to multipoint, and omnidirectional. The solution must not burden the Marine Corps and Navy personnel by overly complicating their work, or lead to any maintenance of the antenna system while conducting operations. The solution may or may not require communications staff to �learn a new tool�, but in some cases a new tool may be helpful to illustrate/educate the fleet on radiated electromagnetic signatures. The information will be displayed via an easy to use dashboard. The Government is interested in any products or technologies that address this issue. Specific information sought includes: 1. Company information, including name, address, and website; 2. Points of contact : phone number and email addresses for follow-up; 3. Novel technologies or product details including: ? Name of project, product, or technology ? Technology Readiness Level of the product or technology. See Attachment 1, �20 Questions to Gauge Maturity� ? Any considerations that should be known about adopting this product or technology in a Navy shipboard environment The submitted information under this RFI will be evaluated for inclusion in a strategy to engage the commercial sector to jointly tackle increasingly complex RF environments. The information is due by 12:00 PM EST on 27 April 2022. Submissions The technical point of contact is Adriel A Shaw (Adriel.a.shaw.civ@us.navy.mil). Please submit all documentation to ssc_lant_t2@navy.mil by the closing date of 27 April 2022 at 12:00PM EST. A NOTE REGARDING THIS RFI: This RFI is for information gathering and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal (RFP) or solicitation of an offer. The Government DOES NOT intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise pay for the information solicited. E-mail your non-technical, contract-related questions to the Contracting Officer at lisa.l.rosenbaum.civ@us.navy.mil.
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