Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

70 -- SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM SOL N00178-98-R-3075 POC Debra Huron, Contract Specialist (540) 653-7765; J. E. Thomson, Contracting Officer WEB: Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. E-MAIL: Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, dhuron@nswc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division is implementing Electronic commerce (EC) in the acquisition area, therefore synopsis and resulting solicitations with any applicable amendments will be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nswc.navy.mil/ under Procurement Division or at http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil/supply. After 1 October 1997, solicitations and amendments will only be available at the above Web sites. Hard copies WILL NOT be provided. Vendors should regularly access the NSWCDD Web site to ensure that they have downloaded all amendments. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 (STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. TheRequest for Proposal (RFP) Number is N00178-98-R-3075. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-12. This is full and open competition, SIC 3571. NOTE: This acquisition is for BRAND NAME OR EQUAL equipment. The Offeror shall identify the manufacturer's brand, make, and model/part number of items, as well as prices for the items offered. ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE AMOUNT CLIN 0001 -- Bit Error Analyzer consisting of Model HP71603B error Performance Analyzer, Model HP71604B, Pattern Generator and Option H08 phase modulation input, or equal, in accordance with Section C. 1 ea Proposed Bit Error Analyzer: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: Proposed Performance Analyzer: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: Proposed Pattern Generator: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: Proposed Option H08: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: CLIN 0002 -- Jitter Analysis System consisting of Model HP71501C Jitter System with Model HP70311A Option H08 Clock Source, Option 605 eye diagram analysis software and Option 915 Service Manuals, or equal, in accordance with Section C. 1 ea Proposed Jitter Analysis System: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number Proposed Jitter System: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: Proposed H08 Clock Source: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number Proposed Option 605 eye diagram analysis software: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: Proposed Option 915 Service Manuals: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: CLIN 0003 -- Lightwave Clock/Data Receiver with Option 017 SC Connector, or equal, in accordance with Section C 1 ea Proposed Lightwave Clock/Data Receiver: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: Proposed Option 017 SC Connector: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: CLIN 0004 -- Amplified Lightwave Converter with SC Connector Option 1 ea Proposed Amplified Lightwave Converter: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: Proposed SC Connector Option: 1 ea Manufacturers Name: Brand/Model Number: Part Number: DESCRIPTION OF CLINS: CLIN 0001 BIT ERROR ANALYZER (SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS) C.I The Bit Error Analyzer (BEA) shall consist of a pattern generator and an error analyzer. The BEA shall be capable of measuring error count, error ratio, errored seconds, errored deciseconds, errored centiseconds, errored milliseconds, and G.821 analysis. C.1.1 The BEA shall be capable of data rates from 100 Mbps to 3 Gbps. C.1.2 The BEA shall allow user definition of the output data pattern C.1.2.1 The output data pattern shall be front panel definable and shall be capable of being loaded from a 3.5 inch MS-DOS diskette. C.1.2.2 Output data pattern options of 27-1,210-1,223-1,231-1, zero substitution, variable mark density and user defined data patterns with lengths from 1 bit to 8 Megabits shall be available. C.1.3 The rise time of the output electrical signal shall be less than 90 ps (20% to 80%). C.1.4 The output electrical signal shall be selectable between an ECL or a variable 0.25 to 2.0 V peak-to-peak signal (into a 50 Ohm termination). C.1.4.1 The BEA shall allow the user to set the variable output peak-to-peak amplitude in minimum increments of 1 mV. C.1.4.2 The BEA shall provide both normal and complementary ECL outputs. C.1.4.3 The BEA output connections shall be 3.5 mm SMA female type connections. C.1.5 The BEA -shall be capable of triggering at any point in the data pattern. C.1.6 The BEA error analyzer shall automatically set the threshold voltage and decision point for each input signal. C.1.7 The BEA shall allow user modification of the threshold voltage and decision point. C.1.7.1 The threshold voltage shall be user modifiable from -- 3 V to +1 V in minimum increments not greater than 1 mV. C.1.7.2 The decision point shall be user modifiable over a minimum range of 1 ns in minimum increments not greater than 1 ps. C.1.8 The BEA shall have an output clock and complementary clock connection. C.1.8.1 The output clock connections shall be a 3.5 mm SMA type female connection. C.1.9 The BEA error analyzer shall accept data with amplitudes from 0. 5 V to 1. 0 V. C.1.10 The BEA shall include an input clock and data connection. C.1.10.1 The BEA input clock and data connection shall be a 3.5 mm SMA type female connection. C.1.11 The BEA shall include user manuals and service manuals. C.1.12 The BEA shall provide a phase modulation input. C.1.13 The BEA shall be capable of operating at temperatures from 0 to 50 degrees Celsius. C.1.14 The BEA shall be capable of operating in a 95% RH environment. C.1.15 The BEA shall operate from standard AC electrical power with the following characteristics: a. 100 to 140 V RMS b. 47 to 63 Hz CLIN 0002 JITTER ANALYSIS SYSTEM (SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS) C.2 The JitterAnalysis System (JAS) shall be able to measure jitter transfer, jitter tolerance, output jitter and jitter generation of electrical signals with data rates from 100 Mbps to 3 Gbps. C.2.1 The JAS shall be capable of displaying- the frequency spectrum and the time domain waveform of the jittered clock signal. C.2.2 The JAS shall be capable of displaying the frequency spectrum and time domain waveform of the jitter signal. C.2.3 The JAS shall be capable of displaying the eye diagram of the input electrical signal. C.2.3.1 The JAS shall be capable of displaying continuous traces. C.2.4 Jitter Measurement Characteristics C.2.4.1 The JAS shall be capable of making, the required jitter measurements for data rates from 50 Mbps to 3 Gbps. C.2.4.2 The JAS shall be capable of making the required jitter measurements for jitter frequencies from 10 Hz to 20 MHz. C.2.4.3 The JAS shall have a jitter amplitude level accuracy not greater than + 2% C.2.4.4 The JAS shall have a jitter transfer measurement accuracy not greater than plus or minus .05 dB. C.2.4.5 The JAS shall have a RMS jitter measurement range from 0.005 UI (unit interval) to 0. 5 Ul. C.2.4.6 The JAS shall be able to measure peak-to-peak jitter for jitter magnitudes up to 5 UI. C.2.4.7 The JAS shall have a RMS jitter measurement accuracy not greater than + 10% + .005 UI. C.2.4.8 The JAS High-Pass Frequency Range shall be from 100 Hz to 1MHz. C.2.4.9 The JAS shall be able to generate jitter amplitudes up to 5 UI at 155 Mbps and up to 33 UI at 2.5 Gbps. C.2.5 General Characteristics C.2.5.1 The JAS shall have a minimum bandwidth of 40 GHz. C.2.5.1 The JAS shall have an amplitude minimum accuracy of 1% ?0.5 mV of the peak-to-peak signal level. C.2.5.2 The JAS noise floor shall be less than 1.4 mV RMS at a frequency of 1 GHz. C.2.5.3 The JAS horizontal scale shall be adjustable from 5 ps/division to 100 s/division. C.2.5.4 The JAS accuracy of relative time measurements shall be less than 1 ps. C.2.5.5 The JAS shall have a maximum time delay between input channels of less than 10 ps. Software correction of the actual time delay shall be provided. C.2. 6 Electrical Input Characteristics C.2.6.1 The JAS shall have two input signal channels (connections). C.2.6.1.1 The input signal connector shall be a 3.5 mm SMA type female connector. C.2.6.1.2 The JAS shall be capable of accepting input signals with magnitudes up to +2 V peak-to-peak. C.2.6.1.3 The JAS input signal channels shall be DC coupled. C.2.6.1.4 The JAS input signal channel impedance shall be 50 Ohms nominal. C.2.6.1.5 The JAS shall provide programmable voltage offsets up to ??320 mV. C.2.6.2 The JAS shall have an input trigger. C.2.6.2.1 The minimum trigger sensitivity of the JAS shall be 65 mV peak-to-peak for frequencies between DC and 40 GHz. C.2.6.2.2 The maximum jitter of the JAS trigger shall be less than 2.5 ps RMS. C.2.6.2.3 The trigger connector shall be a 3.5 mm SMA type connector. C.2.7 The JAS shall include 4th order Bessel-Thompson filters for data rates of 155 Mbps, 622 Mbps, and 2.488 Gbps. C.2.8 The JAS shall include the necessary software to achieve the performance specified in C.2.1 through C.2.6. C.2.9 The JAS shall include user manuals and service manuals. C.2.10 The JAS shall be capable of operating at temperatures from 0 to 50 degrees Celsius. C.2.11 The JAS shall be capable of operating in a 95% RH environment. C.2.12 The JAS shall operate from standard AC electrical power with the following characteristics: a. 100 to 140 V RMS b 50 to 6OHz CLIN 0003 CLOCK RECOVERY UNIT (SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS) C.3 The clock recovery unit (CRU) shall extract clock and data information from digitally modulated electrical or light wave signals at a SONET OC-48 data rate (2.488 Gbps). C.3.1 The CRU shall have an optical input connection as follows: C.3.1.1 The optical input connection shall be an SC type connector C.3.1.2 The input connector optical return loss shall be greater than 27 dB. C.3.2 The CRU shall detect optical signals with wave lengths from 1200 nm to 1600 nm C.3.3The maximum optical input power for which the unit will properly operate shall be not less than +9 dBm C.3.4 The CRU shall have an electrical input connection C.3.5 The CRU shall properly operate for electrical input signals from 200 mV (peak to peak) to 2V (peak to peak) C.3.6 The CRU shall have an output clock connection C.3.6.1 The clock output signal shall be a minimum of 0.5 V (peak to peak) and a maximum of 2.0V (peak to peak) C.3.6.2 The electrical return loss of the output clock connection shall meet the following minimum requirements: a. 12dB at 1.0 GHz b. 9dB at 2.0 GHz c. 6dB at 2.5 GHz C.3.7 The CRU shall have a data output connection C.3.7.1 the data output signal shall be a minimum of 0.5V (peak to peak) and a maximum of 2.0 V (peak to peak) C.3.7.2 The electrical return loss of the output data connection shall meet the following minimum requirements: a. 12 dB at l.0 GHz b. 9 dB at 2.0 GHz c. 6 dB at 2.5 GHz C.3.8 The RMS jitter on the clock and data electrical output shall be less than 5 degrees. C.3.9 The CRU shall have an analog output electrical connection C.3.9.1 For optical input signals with power >-28 dBm the analog output electrical signal shall be >0.25V (peak to peak) C.3.9.2 For optical input signals with power > -24 dBm the analog output electrical signal shall be > 0.5 (peak to peak) C.3.9.3 For electrical input signals the analog output electrical signal shall be not less than 6 dB down from the input signal level. C.3.10 The CRU shall include user manuals and service manuals C.3.11 The CRU shall be capable of operating at temperatures from 0 to 50 degrees Celsius C.3.12 The CRU shall be capable of operating in a 95% PH environment. C.3.13 The CRU shall operate from standard AC electrical power with the following characteristics: a. 100 to 140 V RMS b. 50 to 60 HHz CLIN 0004 OPTICAL TO ELECTRICAL CONVERTER (SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS) C.4 The Optical to Electrical Converter (OEC) shall convert input optical signals to output electrical signals. C.4.1 The OEC shall detect and convert signals over a wavelength range from 1200 nm to 1600 nm C.4.2 The OEC electrical bandwidth shall be not less than 11 GHz C.4.3 The OEC optical bandwidth shall be not less than 15 GHz C.4.4 The DC responsivity of the OEC shall be a minimum of 300 V/W C.4.5 The noise equivalent power of the OEC shall be not greater than 30 pW-Hz 1/2. C.4.6 The OEC shall have a SC type optical input connector. C.4.6.1 The OEC input connector optical return loss shall be not less than 23 dB. C.4.7 The maximum output harmonic distortion shall be not less than 41 dBe below the fundamental C.4.8 The maximum optical input power for which the OEC will properly operate shall be not less than +1.5 dBm C.4.9 The output voltage range into a 50 Ohm termination shall be greater than 700 nW. C.4.10 The output offset voltage shall be not greater than 1 mV C.4.11 The output optical connection shall be a 3.5mm SMA, 50 Ohm nominal C.4.11. The electrical return loss of the output connection shall meet the following minimum requirements. a. 11 dB from 1200 MHZ to 12 GHz b. 9 dB from 123 GHz to 22 GHz C.4.12 The OEC shall include user manuals and service manuals C.4.13 The OEC shall be capable of operating at temperatures from 0 to 50 degrees Celsius C.4.14 The OEC shall be capable of operating in a 95% RH environment C.4.15 The OEC shall operator from standard AC electrical power with the following characteristics: a. 100 to 140 V RMS b. 47 to 63 Hz FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THIS PROCUREMENT PLEASE CONTACT Debra Huron (540)653-7765 or email: dhuron@nswc.navy.mil DELIVERY SCHEDULE: All deliveries shall be inspected and accepted at destination, and delivered FOB Destination to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100 as follows: no more than 90 days after contract award. The following FAR and DFARS clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference (OFFEROR MUST INCLUDE A COMPLETED COPY OF THESE PROVISIONS WITH ITS OFFER): FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; DFARS 252.211-7003, Brand Name or Equal; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Order Commercial Items. Contractor shall provide a copy of their commercial warranty. Contractor shall provide descriptive literature, brochures, etc. with their proposal, sufficient to clearly show that all salient characteristics are met by the product(s) offered. The offer must: (1) be for the items described above; (2) be FOB Destination to this Center; (3) include the proposed delivery schedule and the discount/payment terms and warranty duration; (4) be signed by an authorized company representative, (5) include name of authorized negotiator along with telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address (if available); and, (6) include their taxpayer identification number (TIN), CageCode Number, and DUNS number. This procurement is rated DO-A7. Offers are due by 03 AUG 1998 no later than 2:00 p.m. (local time/EST) to: Pilkerton/Getty, Code SD13-20/21, Building 183, Room 106, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100. Contact Debra Huron at 540-653-7765 for further information. FACSIMILE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by this agency. Quotes must include the size status of the company and adequate information to determine whether the proposed item will meet the terms and conditions cited above. Award is anticipated within 10 days of the date quotes are due. For solicitations issued after 31 March 1998, DOD will no longer award contracts to contractors not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) data base. Registration may be done by assessing the CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec. Registration may be done via dial up modem at (614) 692-6788 (User ID: ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri). Any certified value added network (VAN) can be used for registration. A paper registration form may be obtained from the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1(800) 334-3414. POINT OF CONTACT: Debra Huron, Contract Specialist, Email dhuron@nswc.navy.mil Telephone (540) 653-7765 FAX Number (540) 653-6810 Posted 07/24/98 (W-SN228130). (0205)

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