Phillips Laboratory, Directorate of Contracting, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773

A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -- SPACE BASED RADAR INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM POC Lt. Kyle Novak (505) 846-4287, electronic mail at novakk@plk.af.mil E-MAIL: click here to contact the project officer, novakk@plk.af.mil. The Space Based Radar Integrated Product Team (SBR IPT), a standing body of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is requesting information regarding SBR advanced technologies and concepts to meet surveillance and threat warning mission needs. The information will be used to assist the SBR IPT in assessing feasibility and developing technology investment plans in early to mid 2000 time frame for an SBR system. The SBR system will be expected to perform the following tasks: synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging, ground moving target indication (GMTI), and air moving target indication (AMTI). Of particular interest are innovative concepts and technologies leading to improved satellite performance and reduced system cost. The primary areas of interest include system concepts, antenna systems and structures, power systems, processing, and components. The following attributes/keywords apply to these specific areas: A. System Concepts: monostatic, bistatic, multistatic, and distributed architectures; B.Antenna Design: reflector, phased-array and spacefed lenses, stressing deployable antenna structures; C. Power System: technologies in generation, storage, and distribution; D. Processing: (onboard and groundstation) signal processing, data processing, digital beamforming, displaced phased center antenna (DPCA), space time adaptive processing (STAP), adaptive nulling, and electronic antenna motion compensation; E. Components: lightweight, radiation-tolerant RF and digital components including A/D converters, phase shifters, transmit modules, signal generation, DC-DC converters, and processors. Information is intended to give the Air Force an understanding of the range of possible solutions. Please include answers to the following questions in responses: 1. In what means does the technology apply (antenna, power system, etc.)? 2. What is the maturity of the technology (concept through current-off-the-shelf)? 3. What are any unique requirements of the technology (specific wavelengths, specific hardware, etc.)?4. What are the major performance attributes of the technology and how does this compare to state-of-the-art capabilities? Responses should include respondent's full contact information and business or industry affiliation. Written responses or dialog with respondents clearly indicated as competition-sensitive or proprietary will be handled appropriately. Proprietary information should be marked as such on each page. Note that reviewers for the Government will include individuals from Nichols Research Corporation (NRC) and Research and Development Laboratories (RDL) performing under Air Force manpower support contracts. Interested parties should reply no later than 30 days from the posting of this RFI. Firms responding are requested to indicate whether they are, or are not, a small business, a small disadvantaged business, a woman-owned business, an 8 (a) firm, an intra-governmental organization, a large business, an education/non-profit organization or a Historically Black College or University or Minority Institution (HBCU/MI). The size standard is 1,000 employees, SIC 8731. This synopsis is a Request For Information only and does not constitute a commitment on the part of the Government to purchase or acquire systems or services. The Government will not reimburse response preparation expenses for this effort or pay for information requested herein. Parties interested in responding to this RFI should contact Lt. Kyle Novak by phone (505) 846-4287, electronic mail at novakk@plk.af.mil, or mail AFRL/VSSS, 3550 Aberdeen Ave. SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5608. (0012)

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