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36 -- SOLID STATE PHASED-ARRAY SYSTEM (SSPARS) SOL Reference-Number-CBB-99-1 DUE 090899 POC Cathy Blacklock, Contracting Officer, Phone 210-652-2011, Fax 210-652-7665, Email cathy.blacklock@randolph.af.mil -- Lori Elmer, Contracting Officer, Phone 210-652-4486, Email lori.elmer@randolph.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-CBB-99-1&LocID=467. E-MAIL: Cathy Blacklock, cathy.blacklock@randolph.af.mil. Request For Information. HQ AETC/XPRO has a need for a Phased-Array Warning System (PAWS) and Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) emulator. The emulator will be installed at Vandenberg AFB CA. The emulator will be used to train missile warning and space track operators. Desire all questions and comments be submitted via email in the following format: Page Number, Paragraph Number, Question Check the website daily for any updates. If email is unavailable, FAX is acceptable. All interested qualified Offerors should respond NLT COB 8 Sep 99. Please include company POC, email address, phone number and FAX number. Industry comments on Statement of Objectives are solicited. Specifically: What is your delivery time after contract award? What is the estimated cost per system? Any other comments or suggestions are welcomed. Respond to Capt Cathy B. Blacklock, cathy.blacklock@randolph.af.mil, DSN: 487-2011, Com: (210)652-2011, FAX: (210) 652-7665. Statement of Objectives For Solid State Phased-Array Radar System (SSPARS) Emulator 1. General Description of Operational Capability: A computer based simulation system used for training Phased Array Warning System (PAWS) and Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) missile warning and space track operators. The simulation system will provide commonality and adherence with established DOD policy for simulation systems. The software must be user friendly, upgradeable to provide flexibility in mission requirements, and operate on three (3) separate stand-alone networks, each network consisting of five (5) standard desktop Personal Computers (PCs). The SSPARS emulator will be designed so that system expansion or future enhancements can be easily incorporated without reengineering the hardware. 2. Capabilities Required: a. Emulate the PAVE PAWS operational equipment at Beale AFB, CA, Cape Cod AFS, MA, and Clear AB, AK, and BMEWS operational equipment at Thule AB, Greenland. b. Programming language will be the latest version of Delphi (currently version 4). c. Student consoles will operate in two modes: Operational and Event Training. 1. Operational Training mode will provide the capability for crew training by emulating the operational configuration and function of the locations mentioned above. 2. Event Training mode will provide the capability for each console to train several students simultaneously on the same operational task. d. Provide the ability to configure the system to allow training of any operational location. e. Provide a generic simulation engine capable of delivering training across all operator positions across all operational locations. f. Emulate missile warning and space track systems of all operational locations to accurately represent stimuli, including a Graphical User Interface to interactively display missile warning and space track events and respond to student inputs. g. Student consoles will emulate sufficient behavioral characteristics of the real-world system, accurately representing system response to all operator input. h. Instructor control station must autonomously model space objects, missile launch events, and operational equipment in order for the emulator to ensure realistic presentation. i. Provide an easy-to-use interactive method to give desired indications and generate scenarios. This should be a simple graphical programming language interpreted by the core software that can be used by people who don_t have extensive training in computer programming (scripting language/library control). j. Provide an instructor control station in a separate room that will allow an instructor to control scenarios, extraneous equipment, and provide ad hoc inputs to the students. k. Provide a system which can be used to track usage and to give supplementary information on the status of the system. l. System must provide a synchronized audio playback capability. m. Systems must be provided for three separate simulators, each with the equipment listed in the attached document (_Equipment for Thule, PAWS, and Clear Simulators_). Each simulator willrun independently and will be configured as in the attached diagram (_SSPARS MWOC Floor Plan_). 3. System Availability: The system must be available for training at least 12 hours a day, 5 days a week. A 95 percent operational availability is required. 4. Critical System Characteristics: The system will operate from existing, standard commercial power sources of 110 volts, 20 amps; and no specialized heating and cooling requirements. 5. Integrated Logistics Support: Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) will be an integral part of the system engineering to effect development of logistics support and identify needed support resources. a. Maintenance Agreement: The contractor is responsible for hardware and software maintenance and parts to include upgrades 5 years after initial delivery. b. Maintenance Planning: 1. A capability to correct failures of hardware and software will be required and in operation prior to initial testing phase. 2. Any defects found will be corrected within two software revisions or 6 months (whichever comes first) after being identified. 3. System will be upgraded to match the operational system within two software revisions or 6 months (whichever comes first) after being notified. 4. An integrated USAF capability for hardware maintenance will be required. c. Human System Integration (HSI): Training, training support, and training support materials shall be developed and made available for use prior to operational test and evaluation (OT&E). On-site training will be provided at the base the system is fielded. 1. Student Console operational handbook will include troubleshooting and system operation instructions 2. Instructor Console operational handbook will include generation, control, monitor and scenario execution instructions, and troubleshooting and system administration instructions. 3. Documents will be sustained with revisions to the software. d. Notification will be made to HQ AETC/DO of system upgrades, as they become available, for the length of the contract. e. Recompetition Support Package will consist of: 1. Supply of all hardware, software, and configuration manuals to include schematics prior to acceptance. 2. Supply of a recommended list of spares; a monthly maintenance report and a monthly utilization report (system availability and parts used). f. The systems will be year 2000 compliant. g. Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings will include customer representatives and will occur at least monthly during initial development of the system. Equipment for Thule, PAWS, and Clear Simulators . Each simulator will have four student CPU* with 21_ touchscreen monitors . Each simulator will have one server CPU* with a 21_ monitor with the X10 ActiveHome system . Each simulator will have four 21_ monitors connected to the student CPU using extron interface . Each simulator will have four Extron interface . Each simulator will have one laser printer . Each simulator will have one 10/100baseT Hub . Each simulator will have one CPU* with a 17_ monitor * Each CPU will be a minimum of a 400MHz Pentium and have a CD-ROM drive, Zip drive, and tape backup capability Posted 08/24/99 (D-SN371917). (0236)

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