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17 -- PROCUREMENT OF DRAGON DRONE GROUND CONTROL STATIONS SOL M67854-97-R-2151 DUE 091597 POC Contracting Officer, Tammy Famoso, (703) 784-5822, ext. 231 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is M67854-97-R-2151 and is an RFP. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-11. This is a total small business set-aside, SIC 3728, 1,000 employees. This requirement is a Firm-Fixed Price contract for 1 Dragon Drone Ground Control Station (DDGCS), data items, and options for up to 21 additional DDGCDs in accordance with the specifications stated herein. The contractor shall provide: CLIN 0001 -- 1 ea, DDGCS; CLIN 0002 -- Not separately priced (NSP) -Interface Requirements Specification; CLIN 0003 -- NSP, Test Procedure; CLIN 0004 -- NSP, Test/Inspection Reports; CLIN 0005 -- NSP Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Manuals; Option CLIN 0101 -- 1 each, DDGCS; Opt CLIN 0102 -- 2 ea, DDGCS; Opt CLIN 0103 -- 2 ea, DDGCS; Opt CLIN 0104 -- 3 ea, DDGCS; Opt CLIN 0105 -- 3 ea, DDGCS; Opt CLIN 0106 -- 5 ea, DDGCS; Opt CLIN 0201 -- 2 ea, DDGCS; and Opt CLIN 0202 -- 3 ea, DDGCS. OPTION EXERCISE PERIOD: Opt CLINs 0101 -- 0106 may be exercised on or before 30 SEP 98. Option CLINs 0201 -- 0202 may be exercised on or before 30 SEP 99. DESCRIPTION: DDGCS for the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, CLIN 0001 and Option CLINs 0101-0107, and 0201-0202, shall include production and testing. The effort includes providing a manufacturer's certification of the readiness of the DDGCS to support Dragon Drone UAV flights. Gov'T furnished property: 1 Dragon Drone UAV with the autopilot data format will be provided 7 days after contract award. GCS fabrication: The contractor shall procure all components necessary for fabrication of DDGCS. Subsystems of the ground control station include a UHF uplink control section with antenna, L band video/telemetry down-link section including directional antenna and pre-amp, differential GPS, a display and display driver section, a processor section, a flight controller, a laptop computer, a monitor, a VCR and all necessary cabling as specified below. The contractor may supply alternate components, as approved by MCWL, if it can be demonstrated that these components are compatible with the Dragon Drone and meet or exceed the specifications. Component Testing: The contractor shall perform system checks on the DDGCS to verify that all functions operate properly. EQUIPMENT: The contractor shall have access to Exdrone air vehicles and existing ground control stations, at the discretion of MCWL. Specifications: (1) Integrated Ground Station; Recommended supplier: AeroComm Inc; Recommended component: Model 50345, equivalent or better, consisting of a UHF up-link control section, an L-Band video/telemetry downlink section, a display and display driver section, a processor section, a 8 mm video recorder, and a GPS receiver used to compute differential corrections. Specs: Capable of stable control of the Dragon Drone UAV and payloads in flight through the uplink, sends GPS waypoints in-flight, man packable (ground station should be mounted on a back pack frame, total weight NTE 50 lbs, a second pack of similar size and weight should house all other subcomponents), performs DGPS corrections, powered by 3 or less BA5590 batteries or from AC power, receives flight control inputs from a standard Futaba transmitter (hard wired or channel 46), generates uplink command messages and receives downlink video signal (1V peak-to-peak) to two independent buffered outputs (1 output to a built in monitor and output 2 to an external monitor), sends and receives telemetry data that is Frequency Shift Keyed (FSK) and modulated onto an audio subcarrier at 6.2 MHz, operational temp range -30o to 60o C. The processor section, based on the Motorola MC683321 microcomputer, controls the command up-link and telemetry down-link frequencies, encodes flight, payload and differential GPS messages for transmission, decodes telemetry data and passes the data to a LCD module and a laptop computer. The LCD module consists of a Motorola MC 68HC11 single chip microcomputer and a 4x40 display and is used to show basic flight information as a backup to the laptop display. a) Operational Specs; Voltage 10.5-15.5 VDC, 4 amps. b) Command link; 470-490 MHz Band, 10 watts into antenna, synthesized frequency selectable via laptop setup menu, 4800 Baud, flight and payload control. c) Video link; 1750-1900 MHz band, synthesized frequency selectable via laptop setup menu, 1 MHz channel spacing. d) Telemetry link; FSK on video sub-carrier, 4800 baud, flight, GPS and payload data e) Uplink Synthesized Exciter Spec; channel spacing 50 KHz, frequency stability +/- .0005%, spurious and harmonics NTE 43+10logPo dB, modulation sensitivity 0-8.5V, duty cycle: continuous, baud rate 1200-4800, INF Load VSWR: no damage, power supply voltage 10.5-15.5 VDC, power supply current 2 amps at 10 watts (with power amplifier). f) Uplink Power Amplifier Specs; output power 10 watts, output impedance 50 ohms, duty cycle -- continuous, INF Load VSWR -- no damage, power supply voltage 10.5-15.5 VDC, power supply current 2 amps @ 10 watts g) Down-link Video Telemetry Specs; frequency range 1750-1900 MHz, channel spacing 1 MHz, frequency stability +/- .003%, sensitivity -90 dBm, input impedance 50 ohms, spurious and image rejection >80 dB, IF Bandwidth {20 MHz 1dB, 25 MHz 3 dB, 50 MHz 40 dB}, output amplitude RS-170 compatible, output frequency response +/- 1 dB from 3Hz-4.5 MHz, CCIR, L.O. Radiation <40 dB, subcarrier frequency 6.2 MHz, power supply voltage 10.5-15.5 VDC, power supply current .25 amps. h) Processor Board Specs: clock frequency 16 MHz, PROM 32K words, RAM 32K words, discrete I/O 16 bi-directional channels, serial I/O 4 bi-directional channels (RS232 levels), serial I/O 1 bi-directional channel (TTL levels), serial I/O 1 bi-directional SPI channel (clock, data, and enable, TTL levels), power supply voltage 10.5-15.5V, power supply current 80mA. i) Processor Board Functions Spec: Computer interface baud rate 2400-9600 baud, GPS Rx Interface Baud Rate 4800-9600 Baud, Remote Interface Baud Rate 1200-9600 Baud, Command Tx Synthesizer Interface -- Input via computer interface and output via SPI, Video Rx synthesizer interface -- input via computer interface and output via SPI. j) Processor Interface Board Spec: Command link FSK or Direct Modulation, Telemetry Link FSK. (2) GPS Receiver Capable of Operating as a Ground Station for Generating Differential GPS Corrections, Recommended supplier, Astech; Recommended model: G-12 or equivalent; Key performance spec: must be able to provide error corrections enabling 1-5 meter position accuracy (3) Downlink Antenna Specs: circularly polarized, receiver antenna gain 15 dB, frequency at peak gain 1800 MHz, Beam width 30o (4) Uplink Antenna: Recommended source: Celwave; Recommended component: BA6012-2, equivalent or better (5) Pre-Amp; Specs: frequency range 1700-1900 MHZ, bandwidth (3dB -- 300 MHZ; 20 dB -- 500 MHz; 60dB at 800 MHz), noise figure less than 1.5 dB, gain > 18 dB, VDC supply 10.5-15.5 VDC, IDC-DC power via center conductor < 20 mA, Z in = Z out = 50 Ohms, temp range -30o to +60oC. (6) Laptop Computer: Recommended source: Field Works, Recommended model: FW7620A (120 MHz) with CD ROM, equivalent or better. Performance spec: shall accept telemetry data from the Ground Station and provide a display of basic flight data and GPS position data, shall provide an artificial horizon display to enable internal pilots to fly the drone beyond line of sight, shall provide I/O for payload controllers, shall pass payload information to the ground station for incorporation into the uplink command signal, shall initialize the uplink and downlink frequencies, shall enable operators to select and send new waypoints to airborne drones. (7) Video recorder: 8mm COTS, shall be built into the DDGCS and capable of recording minimum 3 hours (8) Monitor: a flat screen monitor, approximate size 9" diagonal, with good resolution. (9) Flight Controller: Recommended source: Futaba; Recommended model: PCM1024A FP-T9VAP, equivalent or better; Key performance spec: shall allow for stable control of a UAV and some payload functions from the ground. DATA ITEMS: CLIN 0002 -- interface Requirements Specification: Di-ipsc-81434, delete 10.2.3.y, 10.2.5; submit within 30 days after contract award. Gov't requires 2 weeks to review and comment; final submission due 30 days after receipt of gov't comments; CLIN 0003 -- Test Procedure: DI-ndti-80603, delete 10.2.1.2; submit draft 30 days prior to the start of testing, gov't requires 14 days to review, final due 30 days after receipt of Gov't comments; CLIN 0004 -- Test/Inspection Reports: di-ndti-80809a, submit 14 days after completion of each test; CLIN 0005 -- Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Manuals: di-tmss-80527, submit 2 copies to MCWL 30 days after contract award plus overpack one set with each end item delivered. DELIVERY SCHEDULE: All deliveries shall be inspected and accepted at point of destination, and delivered FOB Destination to Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, 2042 Broadway St, Quantico, VA 22134 as follows: CLIN 0001, 2 months after contract award; Opt CLINs 0101- 0107, 2 months after option is exercised; Option CLIN 0201- 0202, 3 months after option is exercised. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items and the provision FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, apply to this solicitation and are hereby incorporated by reference. The offeror shall provide four (4) copies of its offer. Companies shall provide a brief description including any relevant literature and product data. Offers will be evaluated on technical capability to meet Gov't requirements, ability to meet the delivery schedule, past performance, and price. Price issignificantly less important than the other factors combined. The offeror shall identify where the offered item meets or does not meet each of the functional and performance specifications listed above. Any offeror who submits a quotation on an "equal product" is required to clearly identify the item by brand name, if any, and make or model number, and provide literature (e.g., catalog, description, etc.) which shows that the offered product meets the salient characteristics of the items listed herein. The offeror shall provide the names, contact points, and telephone numbers of two (2) commercial or government customers that are currently using the item being offered for purposes of past performance evaluation. Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. The provision at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Termsand Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, Subparagraphs (a), (b)(1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (16), (17), (d) and (e) apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. The provision at DFARS 252.211-7003, "Brand Name or Equal," applies to this acquisition. This procurement is rated DO-A1C. The following CBD note applies: 1. Offers are due on 15 September 1997 no later than 2:00 p.m. (local time/EST) to: Mailing Address: COMMANDER, MARCORSYSCOM, ATTN: CTQ2TF, 2033 BARNETT AVE SUITE 315, QUANTICO VA 22134-5010 or by express mail or hand carried to: MARCORSYSCOM, Attn: Tammy Famoso, Code: CTQ2TF, 3041A McCawly Ave, Quantico, VA 22134-5010. Contact Tammy Famoso at (703) 784-5822, ext. 231 for further information. (0240)

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