U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-CN, PO Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801/106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805-1990

A -- KINETIC ENERGY ANTI-SATELLITE (KE ASAT) TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SOL DASG60-97-C-0039 POC Linda B. Gray, Contracting Officer, CSSD-CM-CN, (205) 955-1187 KINETIC ENERGY ANTI-SATELLITE (KE ASAT) TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. The objective of this program is to define, develop, integrate and test the necessary Kill Vehicle (KV), weapon control subsystem component and subsystems technologies to demonstrate hit to kill performance, with debris mitigation, against hostile satellites. It is the intent of the Government to award a contract to Rockwell International Corporation, Rocketdyne Division, 6633 Canoga Avenue, P.O. Box 7922, Canoga Park, California 91309-7922 (See Note 22). This is a follow-on effort to a contract which was competitively awarded in 1990. The proposed contract will exploit prior effort by a phase which will include prototype hover testing and an option for flight testing. Award of this effort to other than the proposed offeror would result in substantial duplication of costs to the Government. The purpose of the effort is to directly pursue development work of the contractor hardware and software together with testing since 1990, via a follow-on development phase. This effort will consist of a hover test of the prototype KV; hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing of all elements of the KE ASAT system; upgrades to tactical performance and flight qualification of the prototype KV subsystems; and debris mitigation and system integration testing to validate the system elements. Data to support the DOD Space Control Architecture study will also be provided through simulation runs and system performance estimates. Testing of the KV seeker on an airborne platform will be investigated to gather seeker performance data that would normally be demonstrated during flight testing. A hover test of the prototype KV is planned for the second quarter in FY97 at the National Hover Test Facility to demonstrate the full-up KV free flight performance. Air bearing testing of the flight qualified KV will be conducted to allow validation of the closed-loop operation of the complete KV with actual flight software. The Weapons Control Subsystem (WCS) will be upgraded at the Army Space Operations Center (ARSPOC) to include: a Mission Control Element (MCE), Battery Control Center (BCC), and Communications Network (CN). The option will extend the period of performance for one year and will execute two flight tests. These flight tests will demonstrate the functionality of the integrated system. A TOP SECRET facility clearance is required. The proposed effort will not be open for oreign participation. In accordance with Note 22, interested firms should submit their written qualifications to this office, ATTN: Ms. Linda Gray, and should reference Letter Contract Number DASG60-97-C-0039. All notices of interest should be submitted within fifteen (15) days of the publication of this notice. Any requests relative to this requirement shall include the requester's nine-digit zip code number as well as business size. The applicable SIC code is 8731 with a small business size standard of 1, 000 employees. (0355)

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