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R -- ADVANCED MULTIFUNCTION RF SYSTEM (AMFRS) POC Susan Vilello, Sr. Contract Specialist, ONR Code 251, (703)696-2605, Lambert McCullough, Contracting Officer, (703)696-2601 E-MAIL: click here, vilells@onr.navy.mil. In fiscal year 1995, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) initiated the Advanced Multifunciton RF Systems (AMRFS) Program to develop new technology which integrated radar, electronic warfare, and communication radio frequency functions into a single system. The single system is expected to minimize the number of antennas and other electronic equipment required to perform the above functions on future Navy air and ship platforms, resulting in significant reductions in manning and life-cycle cost of the equipment. The program plan included the development of an experimental test-bed to do a proof-of-concept demonstration of an integrated system. In 1997, ONR awarded four contracts to Hughes, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman to develop plans to demonstrate and build the AMRFS test bed. Since 1997, ONR has awarded additional contracts, purchase orders, and a cooperative agreement to the contractors listed above to continue their efforts under the AMRFS program. ONR currently has a need under the AMRFS Program for (I) system engineering design and trade-off analysis and (ii) design and development of a Resource Allocation Manager to control the operation of the AMRFS test-bed system . ONR's intention is to continue making multiple awards for the performance of these new AMRFS Program functions. Under the system engineering design and trade-off analysis effort, the particular Contractor shall provide system engineering support in the development of the AMRFS test-bed by participating as a member of the System Engineering Integrated Product Team (IPT). The system engineering support shall include the definition of the RF functions to be included in the initial test-bed demonstration and the generation of top level test-bed requirements based on those selected RF functions. The engineering support will provide for the successful integration of the test-bed subsystem. Under the Resource Allocation Manager effort, the particular Contractor shall be a member of and support the Resource Allocation Manager(RAM) Integrated Product Team (IPT). The RAM IPT shall design the system control function which includes an evaluation of candidate control strategies and defining the command interface standard that distributes commands throughout the test-bed. ONR intends to negotiate individually with Lockheed Martin Government Electronics Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Boeing Defense and Space Group, and Raytheon Systems Company for the system engineering support, trade-off analysis, and the Resource Allocation Manager development for the Advanced Multifunction RF System (AMRFS) test-bed. The agency anticipates making AMRFS Program support awards to possibly all four of these companies. Posted 04/28/99 (W-SN325156). (0118)

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