Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.2), 47123 Buse Road, Bldg 2272, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547

16 -- DISK RECORDING SYSTEMS DUE 062599 POC Contact: Carla Biver, (301) 757-7074 Contracting Officer, LCDR John Gray (301) 757-7071 E-MAIL: biverCL@navair.navy.mil, biverCL@navair.navy.mil. 17. The Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) Program is seeking information from both U.S. and NATO data storage industries on the state-of-the-art of disk recording systems with removable memory storage cartridge(s). The intent is to leverage commercial developments for a possible off-the-shelf Data Storage System (DSS) solution for SHARP. The Government plans to competitively award a contract for a SHARP disk recording system in August 2000. In this competition, the Government intends to utilize actual test performance data. All contractors who believe they will have a system that will meet the Government's requirements and contract award date are requested to contact NAVAIR by 25 June 1999. Responses shall not exceed 20 pages. All responses should be sent to Attn: Carla Biver, 47123 Buse Road, Unit IPT, Suite 453, Patuxent River, MD 20670. Please contact Carla Biver if you have any questions at (301) 757-7074. The SHARP will be used in the tactical reconnaissance environment. The DSS' performance is desired to provide high data rate record (variable up to1-2 giga bits per second with a minimum data rate of 120 mega bits per second or lower), high data rate read (variable up to 1-2 giga bits per second), high data capacity (100 giga bytes), low power consumption (less than 500 watts), and high reliability (greater than 2600 airborne hours in accordance with MIL-STD 217). Typical environmental requirements include: operating temperature range: -40 to 70 degrees C; full operation in sustained accelerations of 7 g's; operation with degraded Bit Error Rate during 32g, 11 milli second duration shocks; operational altitudes up to 50,000 feet above sea level (non-pressurized), operational vibrations in accordance with the MIL-STD-5400 curves for jet airplane installations, operation in a 200 volt/meter environment, and short term storage of the removable memory in a 200 volt/meter environment without data loss. A system that has the capability to handle simultaneous input data streams and can simultaneously record/reproduce is also desired. Posted 06/07/99 (W-SN339846). (0158)

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