US Army Topographic Engineering Center, Contracts Office (CETEC-CT), 7701 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315-3864

A -- GEOSAR PHASE 3- RADAR TECHNOLOGY CONTINUATION OF GEOSAR PROGRAM POC Matthew Klink 703-428-6272 Phase 3 of the Geosar program. This proposed effort is for the continuation of the Geosar program. The program was a DARPA program and is with a consortium which consists of the Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) and Calgis Incorporated and California Department of Conservation. It has previously been performed as an other transaction with DARPA. Phase 3 effort is slated to begin shortly. The new government agency managing the effort will be the U S Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center. The effort is for continued Research and Development with the end result of Phase 3 being the commercialization of the product being developed which is X and P band radar technology. It is anticipated that the award will be a cooperative agreement with Calgis Inc. on an other than full and open competition basis. The basis for the sole source will be the duplication of cost. Calgis has developed expertise under the previous phases that would cost considerable dollars to bring a new contractor up to speed. Most significantly is the Gulfstream II jet that Calgis has had fitted with radar equipment, antennae arrays and sensors. The jet is dedicated to this program for geosar flights and data collection. As stated previously the primary goal of the effort is to establish a commercial commodity and a source from which the government and the public can acquire the products and services. This synopsis serves a two fold purpose to announce the intentions of the Army as well as to perform market research to see if there are other interested parties. Only serious requests wil be enertained. Only a vendor who can supply a Gulfstream II or comparable jet aircraft for modification, on a full time basis and who has adequate ability in the world of radar technology and the long term interest and ability to invest in and commercialize this technology should respond to this announcement. Any vendor who might be interested will be required to obtain a non-exclusive licensing agreement from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology. JPL/Cal-Tech holds the rights to the technology and any and all commercialization efforts as it pertains to licensing would need to be worked out with JPL. The Army will also require any contractor to provide a payback to the Government in the form of discounted products, flights and services to compensate for the Government investment on the program. Any response that is evidenced to have potential will be reviewed prior to award to Calgis. Responses should contain adequate information with the initial contact to show the vendors capabilities. Time considerations are important on this program and substantial delays in the acquisition process due to the inability to prove capability or aircraft dedication may not be acceptable. All inquiries shall be directed ONLY to Mr. Matthew Klink at US Army Topographic Engineering Center, Alexandria, VA at the above phone number or mklink@tec.army.mil. Posted 07/27/99 (W-SN359374). (0208)

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