Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

58 -- INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK SOL N00024-98-R-5442 DUE 050898 POC Contract Specialist, Ms. Wanda M. Hanshaw (SEA 02544W) 703/602-8000 x569 / Contracting Officer, Mr. William J. Van Houten (SEA 02544) 703/602-8000 x545 The Naval Sea Systems Command is considering procuring competitively an electro-optical stabilized infrared scanning system to support the existing Infrared Search and Track (IRST) System being developed by Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Orlando, FL. The Navy is looking for a Non-Developmental Item (NDI) to be used as a highly accurate electro-optical scanner for the existing IRST System. The Navy's IRST System being developed provides passive, continuous horizon surveillance for the automatic detection, tracking and reporting of sea skimming missiles. The IRST exploits the missile-emitted heat signature to detect and declare the incoming missile. By exploiting the middle infrared band of the electromagnetic spectrum, a ship's detection capabilities become much more robust. The existing Navy IRST System being developed is comprised of an above decks scanner with an associated environmental control unit, a below decks signal processing cabinet, and an AN/UYQ-70 shared operator's console. The scanner is placed high on the mast for increased coverage of the horizon. The scanner rotates at a 1 Hz rate and has a small field of view in both azimuth and elevation. It is built to withstand the naval environment and is capable of being stabilized very accurately to remove the effects of ship's pitch, roll and yaw motion. This announcement seeks sources for an NDI, infrared, stabilized, scanner with the following characteristics: Optical waveband: -5 micrometers Effective Aperture: Equal to or greater than 6 inches Scan rate: Equal to or greater than 1 Hz Size: Less than a cylinder 4 ft in diameter and 7 ft in height Stabilization: Must remain stabilized when mounted on ship with 30 degrees ship's roll and 10 degrees pitch Power consumption: Less than 3 KVA The associated scanner electronics and cabinet must weight less than 1,000 lbs and fit in a standard electronics rack. The Navy is interested in land based testing of any potential equipment at the Navy's test facilities at Wallops Island, Virginia, for approximately three months. Respondents to this Sources Sought announcement should provide, as a minimum, the following data: system name/nomenclature, stabilization characteristics in microradians, total system and scanner equipment weight and size including environmental control unit and any other associated equipment, system field-of-regard in degrees, optical bandwidth, scan rate, power consumption, a description of the environmental qualifications, and production status. The response to this announcement should indicate technical and contractual points of contact, the size of the business, and whether the responder is a dealer or manufacturer of the item. This request for information in no way implies either implicitly or explicitly that the Government will compensate the responders for information or materials provided. All information provided becomes U.S. Navy property and will not be returned. All proprietary or classified information will be treated appropriately. Nor does this request for information imply either implicitly or explicitly that the Government will award a contract. Please submit any applicable literature, drawings, brochures, videotapes, or related materials on or before 8 May 1998 to the attention of Ms. Wanda M. Hanshaw (SEA 02544W) at 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22242-5160. Classified material should be submitted to the attention of Ms. Wanda M. Hanshaw in accordance with DoD 5220.22-M, National Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Any resulting contractor may be required to possess a SECRET facility clearance, and a SECRET capability or be eligible for a clearance. (0117)

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