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58 -- WORLD WIDE COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE (CSAR) COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER AND LOCATOR (CSEL) SYSTEM POC Contact: Major Ray Harris, Contracting Officer (310) 363-3977; Capt Jurgen Plitt, Contract Negotiator (310) 363-1417; Mr. John Spisak, Technical (310) 363-5717 The US Air Force intends to exercise the 2nd and 3rd production options of the Combat Survivor Evader Locator System (CSEL) with Boeing Communications and Information Management Division (up to 3,000 units; deliveries complete 2QFY99, and 7,500 units; deliveries complete 2QFY00 respectively). Boeing is the designer, developer and sole manufacturer of the CSEL system and is the only known company with the requisite knowledge capable of providing the production requirement within the required time period. Interested parties are invited to submit a statement of technical capabilities which includes the following information: 1) Company name, mailing address, points of contact and telephone numbers, 2) business size classification, Large, Small, or Other, 3) experience in small/survival radios or similar technologies, and 4) the facilities to work at the appropriate security level. Interested offerors must submit Statements of Capabilities (SOC) which clearly show that they are qualified to perform this effort. Send your capability statements to SMC/CZK (ATTN: Major Ray Harris), 2435 Vela Way, Suite 1613 Los Angeles AFB, CA 90245-5500. Oral communications are not acceptable. This acquisition is intended to fulfill urgent operational requirements. This synopsis is a notice of intent to exercise both the second and third options under the referenced contract and shall not be considered a request for offers. Prospective contractors should submit information in writing within 15 days of this notice with well-documented evidence of their capability to meet all technical contractual requirements. Option II and III requirements include continued development of several of the components listed below. All production radios must be completely compatible with the CSEL system architecture as described below. Technical Drawings, Interface Control Documentation or Detailed System Specifications are not available. System Overview The CSEL system provides the survivor/evader in the field (typically downed aircrew) with: precision Global Positioning System (GPS) based geoposition and navigation data, two-way over-the-horizon (OTH) secure data communications to Joint Search and Rescue Centers (JSRCs), OTH beacon operation, Line-of-Sight (LOS) voice communication, sweep tone and swept tone beacon capabilities. The CSEL system architecture is composed of three segments: Over-the-Horizon (OTH), Ground, and User. The OTH segment operates in three modes each using one of three Communication systems: UHF Satellite Communications (UHFSATCOM), other assets and COSPAS (Space System for Search of Vessels in Distress [Russian translation]), Search and Rescue Satellite Assisted Tracking (SARSAT). The DAMA compatible UHFSATCOM mode supports two-way NSA approved secure messaging/geopositioning between the AN/PRQ-7 radio and the JSRC through the AN/GRC-242 Radio Set Base Station (RSBS) over a CINC-designated UHFSATCOM channel. AN/PRQ-7 transmissions are automatically acknowledged upon receipt at the RSBS prior to receipt at a JSRC. A third mode supports one-way secure messaging/geoposition from the AN/PRQ-7 using the Low Probability of Intercept/Low Probability of Detection (LPI/LPD). The other mode supplements UHFSATCOM in areas of high intercept threat. AN/PRQ-7 other asset transmissions are acknowledged by the Joint Search and Rescue Center (JSRC) via the RSBS and UHFSATCOM satellite. The SARSAT mode operates over the international COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system and provides non-secure data beacon transmission and is intended for emergency coverage above 70o latitudes where UHFSATCOM and other asset coverage is lacking, as well as backup coverage through the civil Search and Rescue (SAR) system. The Ground segment is composed of Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment (DII COE) compliant CSEL JSRC application segment software. This software must be installed on a DII COE compliant workstation connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET), which connects the JSRC workstation to the RSBS. The SIPRNET provides a highly reliable, secure, and timely global connection between all CSEL ground elements by using the existing Defense Information System Network (DISN). In cases where a JSRC workstation can interface to a Tactical Receiving Application (TRAP), TRAP Receiving Equipment (TRE), other asset messages can be received directly from the TRE as well as from the RSBS over SIPRNET. The User segment consists of the AN/PRQ-7AN/PRQ-7 radio set, radio set battery pack, backup battery, J-6431/PRQ-7 Radio Set Adapter (RSA), Radio Set Mission Loading Software and a service-provided IBM compatible computer using the Windows 95 or NT operating system. The AN/PRQ-7 provides data communication for all OTH modes, precise geopositioning, SAR aircraft-compatible LOS voice/data, and COSPAS-SARSAT 406 MHz beacon. AN/PRQ-7 The Radio Set Mission Loading software installed in an IBM compatible computer loads the mission parameters into the AN/PRQ-7. These parameters include communications frequencies and modes, datum andwaypoints, and an optional user password. The RSA provides the physical and electrical interface between the IBM compatible computer and an AN/PRQ-7 and between key fill devices and the AN/PRQ-7 for loading of the GPS keys. A second AN/PRQ-7 serves as the master and is used to transfer GPS position, almanac, ephemeris, and time to the mission AN/PRQ-7. Expected or most probable bailout position should be entered into the AN/PRQ-7 via the Radio Set Mission Loading software so that the best location data is available in the GPS module to speed the acquisition process. Almanac data speeds the satellite acquisition process in the GPS receiver. If an almanac and expected position are not input, the receiver must use a type of "search the sky" mode to acquire a satellite, gather navigation data (12.5 minutes to acquire total constellation (almanac and empheris data), and then go to P(Y)-Code operation for positioning. Phase II of the CSEL acquisition contemplates an additional joint requirement of approximately29,000 production units. The developmental effort for Phase I will be complete, but only limited technical data will be available. All production units must be completely compatible with the existing CSEL System Architecture (form, fit, function, exact physical appearance, 100% system interface,. etc) The Government encourages full industry participation in meeting the follow-on requirement, but we will not support a developmental effort for the CSEL follow-on. An Industry day for the CSEL follow-on is contemplated in the Spring CY 98. Further information will be published in the CBD as plans are finalized. Our point of contact is Capt Jurgen Plitt, Contract Negotiator (310) 363-1417; Mr. John Spisak, Technical (310) 363-5717. (0287)

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