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58 -- MARKET SURVEY OF AIR SURVEILLANCE/DEFENSE SYSTEMS AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS POC Theme Poirier, Contracting Officer, 781-271-5984 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, millern@hanscom.af.mil. This notice repeats an earlier market survey published in the 1 July 1998 CBD and adds a 31 July 1998 closing date for responses. ESC is conducting a market survey of air surveillance/defense systems and system components. ESC has a number of efforts in this domain and is initiating this survey to better understand vendor's current technical capabilities. We would appreciate your providing information about any systems/components you feel should be reviewed in this effort. Please complete the survey listed below. The survey consists of spreadsheets in eight areas: General, Architecture, Communications, Surveillance, Applications, User Interface, Other, and Cost. For the technical portion of the survey, we ask that you provide information relative to any current fielded configurations, as well as the capabilities to which the system was designed. Supporting documentation is not necessary at this time. Electronic responses are preferred and should be sent to ejg@mitre.org. Hardcopy responses should be sent to: LTC Neil Miller, ESC/ACK, 50 Griffiss St, Hanscom AFB MA 01731-1625. MARKET SURVEY: Part I, General -- What is the Name of the system (or component), Provide a summary description of the system (if possible provide separate system and software architecture diagrams). Company Name/Address/Point of contract for further information/Phone number/Fax number/Email address/URL address. Provide a summary of the fielding history for the system (locations, dates, etc.) Has the system been certified by any of the following: ITW/AA (Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment)? Identify any constraints to that certification. CAF (Combat Air Forces) -- Identify any constraints to that certification. DISA/JITC (Defense Information Systems Agency/Joint Interoperability Test Command) -- Identify any constraints to that certification. Identify any other certifications of importance -- Identify what system documentation is available. Describe the software development environment. Part II, System Architecture/Infrastructure: Please identify the Fielded configuration; Designed to handle (if different) for the following -- What is the hardware environment (identify all HW components)? What is the OS environment(s)? What mechanisms are used for inter/intra process data transfers (e.g., DCE, RPC, CORBA, "raw" TCP/IP sockets, UDP, etc.)? Is the system DII COE complaint? If so, to what level? If not, what are the plans/schedule for achieving DII COE compliance? Does the system utilize a COTS DBMS? Which one? In what capacity? Identify the following system capacities: Plots per second, Local (radar) tracks, Remote tracks, Total tracks, Number of consoles. Describe any system capacity limitations inherent in the system architecture? Is the system fault tolerant? If yes, what is the FT method? How much time is needed to recover from a hardware failure? How much time is needed to recover from a critical software failure? What is the system's MTBF? How was the number obtained? What is the system's AO (availability)? What definition of AO was used? How was this number obtained? Does the system support recording? If yes, what type of data are recorded? Can the data be archived? Can the data be used for playback? What is the geographic coverage, in nm? The system is based on what coordinate system? Does the system support sim and live data simultaneously (sim over live)? Does the system provide for the capability to perform system testing at the same time it is being used for both live and simulated air defense missions? Are there discrete mechanisms built in to support training? For example: Does the system have the capability to generate simulated peace-to-war exercise scenarios and air-to-air engagements for training, with no interruption of normal operations? Does the system provide the capability to design exercises that train operators to recognize simulated electronic countermeasures? Does the system enable operators to receive realistic air defense training on an individual basis, i.e., self-trained, and/or with the assistance or other personnel as well as on an operational crew basis? Does the system provide for the capability to train operators in the use of data links? At what security level does the system operate (e.g., C2)? Has the system been independently assessed to be Year 2000 compliant? Part III, Communications: Please identify the Fielded configuration; Designed to handle (if different) Does the system support sensor inputs? How many simultaneous sensor inputs are supported? What types of sensors does the system support? ARSR-4? FFPS-117? FPS-118? FPS-124? Other (list)? What sensor formats does the system support? CD-1? CD-2? Others (list)? Does the system accommodate weather inputs? Are these inputs manual or automatic from another system? If automatic, what systems are the source of those inputs? Does the system provide processing and display of these weather inputs? Does the system accommodate a civilian flight plan input? Which one (e.g., ICAO)? Does the system support any other civilian air traffic control interface? Does the system support a TADIL A interface? How many simultaneous TADIL A nets does the system support? Give a general indication of the message set supported. Does the system support a TADIL B Interface? How many TADIL B links does the system support? Give a general indication of the message set supported. Does the system support a TADIL J (JTIDS) interface? How many simultaneous JTIDS nets does the system support? Which JTIDS terminal in particular does the system interface to (e.g., Class 2H)? Does the system accommodate computer-to-computer TADIL J operations, what has become known as serial or socket TADIL J operations? Give a general indication of the message set supported. Does the system support a Lateral Tell Interface? How many simultaneous links? Give a general indication of the message set supported. Does the system support a Forward Tell interface? How many simultaneous links? Give a general indication of the message set supported. Does the system support the OTH-T Gold message set? Give a general indication of the message set supported. Does the system support the USMTF message set? Give a general indication of the message set supported. Does the system support any of the Intelligence Links? Which ones (e.g., TIBS)? Does the system support ATDL-1? How many simultaneous links? Does the system support NATO Link-1? How many simultaneous links? Part IV, Surveillance: Please identify the Fielded configuration; Designed to handle (if different) -- What are the current primary operational uses of the track data produced by the system (e.g., air traffic control, intercept guidance, air defense alert, etc.) What is the maximum lateral acceleration (in g's) that has been established for the system capability to track turn maneuvers. What is the maximum speed (in knots) that has been established for the systems capability to track non-maneuvering aircraft. What coordinate system is used internally for local tracking? Does the system automatically initiate tracks from radar returns? Does the system automatically intiate tracks from search (non-beacon) radar returns only? Can automatic track initiation be inhibited in operator-defined geographic areas? Does the system do passive tracking, i.e., the capability to track jamming aircraft by triangulation of radar strobes (azimuth measurements) from multiple radars? What is the simultaneous passive track capacity of the system? Does the system process and maintain beacon code data as a supplement to track kinematics data? For which beacon modes does the system process and maintain code data? Does the system transmit Mode 4 interrogation requests to any of its interfacing radars, and decode the Mode 4 replies from those radars? Does the system process Mode C beacon data for tracking aircraft altitude? What measures of tracking performance are maintained and displayed for each track and how are they computed (briefly)? What parameters can be adjusted for each radar to effect correction of errors in spatial registration between radar's? Is there an automatic radar registration capability? If so, how does it work (briefly)? Is there a capability to automatically effect correction of errors in spatial registration between search and beacon components of a radar (collimation)? Can operators initiate and maintain tracks independently of the automatic tracker? What actions can an operator take to assist or override the workings of the automatic tracker? Can the operator view simultaneously the plot data from all radars covering the monitored area? Can the operator view plot data history? Are radar reports displayed in a manner that distinguishes those correlating with tracks from those not correlating with any track? What is the system's maximum delay (in seconds) from time of receipt of a radar report to display of that report to the operator? What is the maximum time delay between successive display updates of track position? What is the system's maximum delay (in seconds) to display of any resulting adjustment of kinematics parameters for a correlating track? Part V, Applications: Please identify the Fielded configuration; Designed to handle (if different) -- -Track data Management: Can the system simultaneously process and display local active and passive tracks and remote tracks from external sources? Does the system provide automatic track-to-track correlation for multiple-sensor/source detected tracks from all sensor/intelligence/data link sources into a composite system track? Identification: Does the system provide the capability to assess airborne traffic and determine the identity of those aircraft whose identify is known and unknown? Is the system capable of automatic processing and display of flight plans? Can the system perform automatic track identification by flight plan correlation? In one 24 hour period, is the system currently capable of storing: less than 5,000 flight plans; 5,000 to 10,000 flight plans; 10,000 to 15,000 flight plans; 15,000 to 20,000 flight plans; 20,000 to 25,000 flight plans; More than 25,000 flight plans. Is the system capable of simultaneously processing: less than 2,000 active flight plans; 2,000 to 4,000 active flight plans; 4,000 to 6,000 active flight plans; 6,000 to 8,000 active flight plans; 8,000 to 10,000 active flight plans; More than 10,000 active flight plans. Is the system able to accept and process both FAA and Navigation Canada aircraft position reports? If the answer to the above question is "yes", is the system able to accept and process: less than 10,000 FAA/NavCan position reports per hour; 10,000 to 20,000 FAA/NavCan position reports per hour; 20,000 to 40,000 FAA/NavCan position reports per hour; 40,000 to 60,000 FAA/NavCan position reports per hour; 60,000 or more FAA/NavCan position reports per hour. Is the system capable of displaying an operator alert of alternative possibilities for any unknown track or secondary (beacon) plot within: less than 5 seconds of track establishment; 6-8 seconds of track establishment; 9-10 seconds of track establishment; 11 or more seconds of track establishment. Is the system capable of performing automatic track identification by: Mode S? Mode 4? Is the system capable of processing manual IFF? SIF interrogation? If so, how much time does it take beyond one sensor cycle? Is the system capable of automatically recognizing and displaying suspicious track characteristics, e.g., high speed or pop-up tracks? Is the system capable of automatic track identification based upon track entry into sensor coverage, as well as heading, speed, and altitude? Weapons Control: Does the system provide the capability to determine bearing and range and perform air defense intercept calculations to a point or to an aircraft? Does the system provide for the control of fighter aircraft using a wide spectrum of weapons control techniques? Describe those techniques briefly (e.g., close, broadcast, advisory, autonomous, and bullseye control of aircraft)? Does the system provide for the control of fighter aircraft using TADIL J? How many simultaneous intercept missions can the system support? Does the system provide the capability to perform trail intercept calculations before actually committing the fighter aircraft: Does the system enable the weapons controller to receive a visual confirmation of the fighter's status, e.g., fuel, heading, speed, altitude, play time? When performing weapons related calculations (e.g., trail intercept calculations) what types of fighter performance characteristics are used? Does the system provide for a visual display of an intercept solution to target? Does the system provide the ability to alert an operator whenever there is an unsafe flying condition or when an intercept solution is improbable or impossible? Does the system provide a display that depicts the earliest probable intercept point along a designated target's flight path? Simulation and Training: Does the system provide a Positive Target Control Capability for live exercises (i.e., capability for exercise purposes to suppress beacon information at selected consoles for aircraft using specially designated Mode 3 beacon codes)? Part VI, User Interface: Please identify the Fielded configuration; Designed to handle (if different) -- What are the characteristics of the system interface? Number of colors supported by the display? Standard display size? Display type (vector vs. raster)? Display resolution? Refresh rate? Standard user input devices? Any other characteristics of importance? What are the display capacities? Including: What is the maximum geographic area handled by a single display? What is the expansion range? How many tracks can be displayed within system cycle times? How many plots (including plot histories) can be displayed with system cycle times? What style guides were used in the development of the user interface? What icon/symbol set is used? What display projections are available to the user? What mapping/graphics toolkits are used (e.g., JMTK, PHIGS, GKS, etc)? What type of mapping formats are supported? Identify the source of mapping data used within the system. Does the system provide automatic tag avoidance (move data block around as tracks cross to avoid overlapping)? Does the system support multiple real time situation displays? Does the system support the use of on-line checklists? Does the system provide the capability to display electronic strobe data which is able to change due to changing intensity levels being reported? Does the system currently have a running clock display that is switchable to a standard stopwatch display feature? Does the system have the capability to display range and bearing for a graphic cursor input devise (mouse, ball tab, etc.) relative to an operator selectable reference fixed position or moving track position? For each of the following category pairs, how many distinct parings can be established between objects of the category pair for the purpose of displaying range/ bearing data between the two objects? Track-track, track-point, point-point (indicate if no capability). Part VII, Other: Please identify the Fielded configuration; Designed to handle (if different)—Briefly describe how weather information is used with the system. Does the system provide for battle management of aerospace defense resources during peacetime, transition, attack, and post-attack periods? Does the system share data with Battle Management functions to enhance the performance of your system? Air Battle Planning? Airspace Management, Deconfliction and manipulation? Sensor Coverage Modeling? Aircraft and airbase status monitoring and display? Does the system have the capability to maintain operational logs, and generate operational orders ? Using the following list, identify which office support capabilities are supported by the system. Please choose all applicable capabilities: If COTS products are used, identify them. Word processing. Spreadsheet. Email. Presentations. Chat. Form Development. Other. Does the system have the capability to receive aerospace map data from external sources such as an area for restricted military operations (including training)? Does the system display locations relative to airborne aircraft for use in aircraft emergencies? Does the system allow for the generation an manipulation of Air Tasking Orders and Airspace Control Orders/ Measures? Does the system have the capability to track mission progress? Is the system capable of operating with joint service organizations (Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, Coalition forces)? Provide any further information which you feel we should be aware of in the context of this survey. Part VIII, Cost -- Provide any applicable software licensing costs: System Software; COTS Software Licenses (itemized). Provide any applicable hardware costs: Fixed costs per location; Costs per user. Is your company willing to sell the source code? If so, how much would it cost? Please reply by 31 July 1998. See Note 26. Posted 07/08/98. (0189)

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