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58 -- FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED UPGRADE DUE 112697 POC For copy,, For additional information contact C. Stockelman/ Rakbs/[937]255-3174 The United States Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center Reconnaissance Systems Program Office Contracting (ASC/RAKBL), Wright-Patterson AFB OH, is contemplating contracting for a replacement Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) System for the Air National Guard C-26B Aircraft. This will be a small business set aside in accordance with Standard Industry Code (SIC) 3812. The draft Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be issued on or about 15 Sep 97. A fixed price contract is expected. Projected funding is approximately $5.5 million for this effort. The candidate system will be a second or third generation detector technology, non developmental item providing the most mission effective total solution and emphasizing improved performance and reliability against price as the best value to the Government. The delivered equipment shall consist of eleven installed and fully integrated systems and two complete spares. Installation and integration will be performed by a prime contractor with on-site support for the first system from the vendor. The FLIR delivery schedule must support the C-26B modification schedule. Delivery of the first system is required no later than 3 months ARO. Follow-on systems must deliver at a minimum rate of one system per month thereafter. Updated interface data must be releasable to a prime contractor for integration. Commercial operator and maintenance manuals are required. The mission envelope for the system is as follows: maximum altitude, 20,000 ft.; maximum air speed, 300 kts; maximum operating airspeed, 240 kts over a wide range of climatic weather conditions which shall include all combinations of high and low humidity, hot and cold temperatures, both day and night. The FLIR system will include a Thermal Imaging System (TIS), color TV, and Laser Range Finder all co-located in a single gimbal turret, plus any separate associated electronic units. The turret outside diameter must exceed 16 inches in order to fit or be adapted to the existing pod and it must weigh less than 145 pounds. The user must be able to easily monitor utilization lapse time. The system must be fully controllable via a MIL-STD 1553 B Bus. The total system including the turret, electronic units, and cabling must weigh less than 285 pounds. Excluding the turret, all components, including racks and cables, must fit within a space of 8" x 14" x 22" (h,w,l). Power requirements must not exceed 28VDC, 30 Amps and 115VAC, 400Hz single phase, 5 Amps. The system must use the existing Situation Awareness Display (SADS) handgrip without modification to the handgrip. The TIS color TV and laser range finder must all be boresighted together. The gimbal stabilization must be sufficient for the sensors to detect and recognize a man-sized (.5m x 2m) target at 30,000 ft slant range. The turret must rotate a full 360 degree in azimuth field of regard and elevation coverage above 0 degree level elevation and beyond -90 degrees (NADIR). The FLIR system must be able to receive azimuth and elevation cue commands. The ability to accept remotely defined data annotation is required. The array must have the best available resolution and reliability. Wide angle coverage is required with little or no moving mechanisms. It must have a minimum of three distinct fields of view and be black/white hot selectable. The Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) and Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference (NETD) combined must result in a Minimum Resolvable Temperature Difference (MRTD) that provides thermal sensitivity and spatial resolution to detect and recognize a. 5m x 2m man size target from other thermal sources or the background at 30,000 feet slant range under clear visibility weather conditions. The Thermal Imaging System and color TV must provide RS-170 video output with 4:3 aspect ratio. The TV must have continuous zoom or be automatically matched with the TIS field of view, but not simultaneously. A 25X minimum magnification is required for aircraft to target standoff. The laser range finder must have a minimum range capability of 10km, +/-5m accuracy. It must be Class 1 eyesafe IAW American National Standard for the safe use of Lasers: ANSI- Z136.1-1993. It should operate at a frequency of 1.54 microns, nonvisable. A demonstrated, not designed to, MTBF of greater than 750 operating hours is required. The vendor must be willing to offer a minimum 1 year warranty from the date the system is actually installed, not delivered. The warranty start date for spares will be calculated from the same date as the warranty start date for the last installed system. The ability to extend warranty is required. The vendor must provide a 14 day maximum repair/replace turn around time, after receipt of the broken item at the vendor's facility. A Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) troubleshooting, removal, and replacement training course for the maintainers is required at each of the different operating locations. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concerns during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Mr. Michael Coalson, ASC/SYI, Bldg 52, 2475 K St., Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7672 at (937)255-5535, with serious concerns only. In an effort to streamline the communication process between the Government and industry, this procurement will utilize the Pre-Award Information Exchange System (PIXS) electronic bulletin board (http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil) for release __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ of the draft RFP with attachments and potential Industry Day information on or about 15 Sep 97. Specificquestions concerning operation of the PIXS system may be obtained from the system administrator, Mr. Johnny Harshbarger, at (937)255-2739. Hard copies of the draft RFP and attachments will be mailed on request only. The final RFP and attachments will be distributed via the World Wide Web and actual hard copy on or about 20 Oct 97. Potential offerors are requested to submit company name, address, point of contact and phone number in writing to Cynthia Stockelman, Contract Negotiator, ASC/RAKBL, 2640 Loop Road West, Wright- Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7106, by 12 Sep 97. Submittals may also be Faxed to (937)656-4326 Attn: Cynthia Stockelman. The approximate issue/response date will be 20 Oct 97. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered. (0248)

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