DOT/Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142

A -- INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION SERVICES IN SUPORT OF AIRPORT SURFACE DETECTION RADAR SOL DTRS57-57-96-R-00018 DUE 070196 POC Guy H. Hillman Contracting Officer FAX Number 617-494-3656 or 3024/or EMail Hillman@Volpe1.DOT.Gov. The Volpe Center intends to award a contract to support the integration, installation, and evaluation of the contractor provided ELAR Electronics Ltd. ELM/2125 Airport Surface Detection Radar at the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). This contract is intended to support the Federal Aviation Administrations efforts in evaluating low cost Commerical Off The Shelf(COTS)/Non-Developmental Item(NDI) ASDE type solutions. This effort will functionally and operationally evalute a centrally located FMCW Sensor operating at 15.7 to 16.2 GHz. Support will include: the adaptations of a system currently installed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv to US standards, installation of the system at the SLC air traffic controll tower, reconfiguration of the system's computer to human interface, and optimization of the system to the airport's environment. The Volpe Center anticipates negotiation of a sole source contract with ELAR Electronics Ltd. under the authority of 41 USC 253 (c) (1). ELAR provides a centrally located 15.7 to 16.2 GHz FMCW radar sensor adapted to operate in the airport environment. It features a low power (less than 5W) solid state transmitter and update rates of once per second. They provide the capability to rapidly reconfigure their propriety software to support the SLC environment. Interested offerors must submit a capabilities package in two copies demonstrating their abilities in each of the following area: capability to provide a FMCW 15.7 to 16.2 GHz sensor which has previously been adapted and operated for surface detection in an airport environment, capable of once per second updates and featuring a low power (less than 5W) solid state transmitter; capability to rapidly deploy, optimize, and certify the system in SLC's air traffic control tower; ability to provide spares and maintenance support of the system for the duration of the evaluation time frame. Interested parties must respond to this announcement in writing within fifteen days of publication. Telephonic requests will not be honored. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0170)

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