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59 -- POLARIZED HORN ANTENNAS SOL F08651-97-R-0003 DUE 021797 POC Mary Crowson, (904) 882-8553, Contract Speicalist, Contracting Officer, Lonnie L. Oswalt The Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) intends to negotiate, and award to one source under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, to Nurad Technologies, Inc., 2165 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21211, for 71 high gain, dual polarized, horn antennas, P.N. 092-00061, to be used in the Expanded Radar Simulator (ERS) located in the guided Weapons Evaluation Faiclity (GWEF) on Eglin AFB, Florida. Nurad is the only known source that has antennas physically and technically compatible with Nurad P.N. 092-00061 antennas currently installed in the Radio Frequency Simulator (RFS). The ERS and RFS antennas must be identical for exchange of information between the two simulators. The ERS will feature a large field-of-view antenna array wall from which high fidelity, precisely controlled radio frequency (RF) signals are radiated across an anechoic chamber, to be received by test articles located in the chamber's quiet zone. The requirement is for approximately 71 Broad Band antennas covering the 2-18 GHz frequency range. The antennas shall have an aperture size plus/minus 9 inches and weigh plus/minus 10 pounds. The gain requirement over the 2-18 GHz frequency range is 8.5 dB -26 dBi depending on frequency. The gain tracking port-to-port (as a function of frequency) is plus/minus 1.25 dB over 300 MHz. Polarization must be dual orthogonal linear, and the power requirements less than 50 W peak, 10 W cw. Delivery will be a maximum of 6 months from contract award. A standard commercial warranty must be provided. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Firms are also requested to submit information regarding their capabilities (i.e., literature, catalogs, brochures, etc) to furnish supplies to comply with the requirments of the government. Quotations submitted in response to this synopsis/request for quotation should be provided to AFDTC/PKOS, 205 W. D Avenue, Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set aside based on responses hereto. Firms responding to this solicitation should reference F08651-97-R-0003. Technical questions may be directed to Mr Jay Land, 46 TW/TST,(904) 882-9853. For contractual information contact Mary Crowson at (904) 882-8553 or faxed to (904) 882-9442. Telephone requests will not be honored. See Note 22. (0014)

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