Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division Indianapolis, 6000 E. 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219-2189

58 -- ANTENNA, OMNIDIRECTIONAL, VHF,VERTICAL, POWER RATING 2.00WATTS PEAK DUE 010496 POC Contact Point, David M. Barry, (317)306-3660, Contracting Officer, C. William Borders, (317)306-3623, Additional Contact, Fax: D. Barry, (317)306-3066 THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY REQUESTING INFORMATION TO SATISFY A REQUIREMENT FOR A COTS/NDI TELESCOPING SECTION ANTENNA. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE ANTENNA IS TO PROVIDE SIGNAL OUTPUTS/INPUTS FOR A HAND HELD RADIO. THIS WILL BE A REPLACEMENT FOR THE EXISTING ANTENNA, P/N 9324624, DWG PUBLISHED BY THE US ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND. DOVER, NJ, 07001. POTENTIAL VENDORS MUST HAVE ANTENNA EQUIPMENT THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS (A) BE DIRECT REPLACEMENT OF THE ANTENNA, P/N 9324624 WITH COMPARABLE PERFORMANCE, INTERFACE, AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SPECIFICATIONS; (B) BE QUALIFIED IN MILITARY OR COMPARABLE COMMERCIAL RADIOS; (C) THE ANTENNA SHOULD NOT EXCEED AN OVERALL EXTENDED LENGTH OF 56.06 INCHES AND IN A COLLAPSED STATE SHOULD NOT BE OVER 8.56 INCHES; OVERALL LENGTH: 49.00 INCHES NOMINAL; (D) MOUNTING HOLE QUANTITY: 1, OVERALL DIAMETER: 0.600 INCHES, OPERATING TEMP RANGE: M40.0/P90.0 DEG CELSIUS, ELECTROMAGNETIC POLARIZATION TYPE: VERTICAL, RADIATION PATTERN: OMNIDIRECTIONAL, POWER RATING: 2.00 WATTS PEAK, BEAM SCANNING METHODS: FIXED, DESIGN TYPE: MAST, FREQ: VHF, MOUNTING METHOD: CONNECTOR, TERMINAL TYPE: BUSHING; (E) NOMINAL RANGE: 5KM. RESPONDING PARTIES SHOULD PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR PROPOSED ANTENNA. PRODUCTION QUANTITIES ARE ESTIMATED AT 50 EA. UNITS BEGINNING IN JUNE 1996 WITH OPTIONS FOR 500 UNITS IN 1997, AND 2500 UNITS IN 1998. INTERESTED SOURCES SHOULD MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR TESTING, LABORATORY VERIFICATION, AND VALIDATION ONE (1) UNIT ON REQUEST. DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE, DRAWINGS, AND OTHER ENGINEERING MATERIAL MAY BE FURNISHED BUT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE INTERESTED SOURCE. ONLY WRITTEN RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED AS THIS MARKET SURVEY IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR BIDS OR PROPOSALS AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT NOR DOES THE GOVERNMENT INTEND TO PAY FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED BY ANY OF THE RESPONDENT TO THE MARKET SURVEY. INTERESTED SOURCES HOULD SUBMIT REQUESTS TO DAVID M. BARRY, 2.1.5, NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER, 6000 E. 21ST STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219-8189 NLT 4 JAN 1996. (0339)

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