US Army CECOM, C4IEW Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

A -- KU BAND SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR POC Dan Kuderna, Electronics Engineer, SFAE-IEW-NV-TS, FAX: 908-427-5072. THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY BY THE DEPT OF THE ARMY TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF ADDITIONAL SOURCES WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE CAPABILITY TO MANUFACTURE A Ku BAND SYNTHETIC APERTUE RADAR (SAR) FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE PREDATOR MEDIUM ALTITUDE ENDURANCE UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE. AT A MINIMUM, THIS RADAR MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: RESOLUITION OF 0.3m STRIP MAP SAR, CEP OF 100 METERS, DEPRESSION ANGLES OF 30 TO 60 DEGREES, SQUINT ANGLES OF 90 DEGREE +/-5 DEGREE AT SPEEDS FROM 25-80 METER/SECOND. THE SAR PAYLOAD MUST MEET THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL INTERFACES OF THE PREDATOR MAE UAV. SYSTEM WEIGHT MUST BE NO GREATER THAT 175 POUNDS, MEET POWER REQUIREMENTS OF 1200 W. THERE IS A POTENTIAL ARMY REQUIREMENT FOR A QUANTITY OF TWENTY-FOUR(24) SAR PAYLOADS, EIGHT(8) SETS OF GROUND CONTROL STATION RACKS AND REQUISITE SPARES. FIRST SYSTEM DELIVERY WOULD BE REQUIRED TEN(10)MONTHS AFTER CONTRACT AWARD WITH FOLLOWING UNITS DELIVERED AT A RATE OF TWO(2) RADARS PER MONTH. THE GOVERNMNENT PRESENTLY DOES NOT HAVE CONFIGURATION CONTROL OF DRAWINGS AND THERE IS NO TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE AVILABLE. THIS IN IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. SOURCES CAPABLE OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS WHICH MEET OR EXCEED THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS SHALL INDICATE SO IN WRITING BY 29 DEC 95 TO PM NV/RSTA, ATTN: SFAE-IEW-NV-TS (DAN KUDERNA), BLDG 9039, EVANS AREA, FORT MONMOUTH, NJ 07703-5302, FAX NO. (908) 427-5072 WITH A COPY OF THE INTRODUCTION LETTER PROVIDED TO USA CECOM, C4IEW ACQUISITION CENTER, ATTN: AMSEL-ACCC-A-CE, FORT MONMOUTH, NJ 07703-5302, FAX NO (908) 427-3113. RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF PURCHASE ORDERS AND/OR CONTRACTS WHICH DELIVERED ITEMS MEETING THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS. (0356)

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