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A -- HARD TARGET PENETRATOR RADAR SENSOR SOL MNK 96-002 DUE 122095 POC Dana Sillars, (904) 882-4294, ext 3411, Contract Specialist, or Lyle A. Crews Jr, (904) 882-4294, ext 3428, Conracting Officer. Research and development sources are sought to design, construct and demonstrate an impulse radar for use as a Hard Target Penetrator radar sensor. The purpose of this program is to build a forward looking radar sensor unit which generates and transmits short EM impulses, detects the return signals on a time scale and with enough definition to enable active fuzing decisions during the hard target penetration event. The unit should include source(s), efficient antenna(s) for transmission and effective sensor(s) (receiving antennas) to provide pertinent information on the media. Decoupling the transmitted and received signals to ensure the proper extraction of the target signal is one of big challenges. Current penetrators use time delay fuzes with the delay set prior to the firing of the penetrator based on the estimated target structure. Recently, accelerometer based hard target fuzes have been developed. A forward looking sensor capable of identifying the media and structure ahead of a penetrator by using impulse radar would provide the next level of hard target (and perhaps counter-proliferation) weapon fuze capability. The contractor shall conduct a study, analysis, design, development, fabrication, test and evaluation, delivery and training under this effort. Prospective sources should be familiar with the concept of extremely short impulse radar and provide evidence of their experience in the form of the successful completion of contracts in relevant activity, technical reports, journal publications, and presentations at technical meetings and have a facility clearance of at least the SECRET level. It is anticipated that the period of performance will be up to 36 months with incremented 12-month tasks. The first phase (one year) is intended to result in a breadboard unit consisting of existing components integrated to a level which will enable detailed measurements in a wide variety of target materials and locations, with special emphasis on measurements to verify modeling efforts. The unit will be flexible enough to be able to vary as many parameters as practical and will have built-in hardware and software to facilitat these measurements (including Labview (tm) software). The Government has taken measurements and made estimates on the propagation and attenuation characteristics of short impulse through media of interest. These estimates will be updated as the Government in-house data base improves and will be made available during the initial part of the effort. The second phase (one year) will include design and trade studies emphasizing state-of-the-art components and looking forward to brassboard integration and algorithm development. The third phase (one year) will address miniaturization and survivability issues and result in a tactical design with survivability and cost estimates. The Government estimates this effort to cost approximately $600,000. Firms will be evaluated on their experience, personnel, and facilities. Responses to this synopsis must be received within 15 days from date of publication. Respondents to this notice will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of information submitted. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute an IFB or RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. After statements of compatibility have been screened, a solicitation will be issued to who, in the sole judgment of the purchasing activity, has the potential of successfully fulfilling the requirements of the planned contract. Firms responding to this synopsis should state whether they are or are not a small business concern or a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and FAR 52.219-2, respectively. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. This requirement may be pursued sole source if the Air Force determines that only one source is capable of satisfying the requirements. The Government anticipates that Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Procedures (RDSCP) apply to this acquisition in accordance with DFARS 235.70. A standard request for proposal (RFP) will not be issued. The complete solicitation will appear in subsequent edition of the Commerce Business Daily and proposals will be due 30 days after issuance of solicitation. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to comunicate his concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. All potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC Eglin's Ombudsman, Colonel Timothy R. Kinney at (904) 882-9051 with serious concerns only. Direct all requests for information concerning technical aspects to Kwang Min, WL/MNMF, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, (904) 882-2005, for contractual information, contact Dana Sillars, WL/MNK, Eglin AFB 32542-5320, (904) 882-4294, ext. 3411. Firms having applicable interest, capability and background should submit particulars in accordance with Numbered Note 25 to WL/MNK, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, Attn: Dana Sillars. (0334)

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