US ARMY, Logistics and Engineering Operations Directorate, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5000

58 -- MARKET RESEARCH SURVEY FOR PRODUCING AN/PPS-5 UPGRADE KITS DUE 040999 POC E. Rivera, J. Florido, Electronic Engineers, (732) 427-5200, (732) 532-9868, Building 1201 East -- IEWS Directorate, AMSEL-LC-IEW-C-SN, Ft. Monmouth, NJ 07703-5000 E-MAIL: CECOM POC, rivera@mail1.monmouth.army.mil, florido@mail1.monmouth.army.mil;. This is a market research survey to locate sources to produce the AN/PPS-5 Upgrade Kits. Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) designed the upgrade kit and produced four "Production Configuration" kits and three "prototypes" during the development phase. The Production Configuration kits are the baseline for a production effort. The AN/PPS-5 is a portable all-weather Ground Surveillance Radar. The upgrade kit is defined by the following documents: SRC TD 98-0360 Final Interface Control Document, and SCR TD 98-0361 Configuration Item Development Specification. In addition, a set of intelligent data files in the following formats defines the design baseline: AutoCad, ABEL4, Dataplace+, Novaback, PowerPCB, Workview Office, XABEL, XACT-CPLD, XACT Step WVO Front End, and EZTag. The AN/PPS-5 upgrade kit is designed to work with existing AN/PPS-5B components. It replaces the old Receiver-Transmitter, the Antenna Drive Assembly, the Battery Box, and associated cables with newer state of the art components offering increased performance, lower weight and improved maintenance support. The upgrade kit increases the maximum detecting performance of the radar to 20 kms for moving vehicles and 10 kms for moving personnel. It provides audio signal identification as well as visual via the Control-Indicator laptop (Handheld Terminal Unit). The HTU/software package will be Government Furnished Equipment. Use of commercially available NDI components is required. Other tasks include the completion of the following documents, which are pending NSNs, nomenclatures, and source data: Technical Manual (TM 11-5840-383-13&P), the Provisioning Master Record (PMR), and the Instructor and Key Personnel Training (SRC TD 98-0400). No Production Set of Drawings (Level III) exists but may be required if awarded as part of the contract deliverables. No proposals are requested in this market survey nor is there any guarantee that a solicitation will be issued. Responses will be accepted until April 9, 1999. Posted 03/22/99 (D-SN311204). (0081)

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