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16 -- COLOR WEATHER RADAR SOURCE SOUGHT SOL USZA95-98-SS-0003 DUE 060598 POC Rich Cooney (757) 878-5223 x251 E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, rcooney@tapo.eustis.army.mil. SOURCES SOUGHT -- COLOR WEATHER RADAR. The U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking to identify sources that are currently producing a Color Weather Radar for or which can be used on rotary wing aircraft. A minimum of 13 and maximum of 55 units will be purchased. We anticipate issuance of a solicitation during the 4th quarter of FY98. The Color Radar must meet the following requirements: 1. The system will be fully stabilized to 25 degrees combined pitch and roll; 2. The system will have four level color; 3. The system will have the following ranges: 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, and 240 nm; 4. The system shall be fully EFIS compatible using ARINC 429 and ARINC 453 data bus structure; 5. The system will have an 18" maximum diameter antenna; 6. The system shall be capable of surface search; 7. The system shall have a selectable 120 degree and 60 degree scan; 8. The system shall be independent of a display. The Army intends to integrate the system into an existing display capable of utilizing ARINC 453; 9. The system must comply with ARINC 708 protocol for bit structure, labels and timing; 10. The contractor must be willing (after award) to enter into a data exchange agreement with our cockpit integrator and provide such data as is necessary, i.e. interface control documents, to allow for integration of the Color Weather Radar into the cockpit management system. All sources that have a system that meets or exceeds these requirements are encouraged to respond. Your response should include the following information: (A) Product literature concerning your firms experience manufacturing Color Weather Radars; (B) A full description of the system, including space, weight and power requirements; (C) Whether or you have a system in production and, if it is in production, who the current customers are; (D) Identify current military and/or commercial applications of your product. Please respond to this notice not later than 5 June 1998. Responses should be mailed to: Technology Applications ContractingOffice, AMSAM-AR-Z-A-K (Rich Cooney), Building 401, Lee Boulevard, Ft. Eustis, VA 23604-5577. Technical questions concerning this synopsis should be directed to Mr. Kent Fuqua (757) 878-3299 X229 or via e-mail: kfuqua@tapo.eustis.army.mil. All other questions should be directed to Rich Cooney at (757) 878-5223 X251 or via email: rcooney@tapo.eustis.army.mil (0133)

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