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66 -- RATE SENSOR UNIT SOL F42620-00-R-AAAAF DUE 122399 POC Mary Lynne Adams/Lfke/[801]777-6268, For additional information contact Mary Lynne Adams/Lfke/[801]777-6268 WEB: Click here to obtain/view solicitation., http://eps.gov. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail Buyer*****, Mary.Adams@hill.Af.Mil. This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Synopsis. The following information is provided to assist the Air Force in conducting a Market Research of Industry to determine potential contractors who have the skills, experience and knowledge required to successfully complete this effort. Hill AFB Utah. This is not a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid. The F-16 Support Division, Mechanical/Structural Section has a requirement for the manufacture and delivery of the Rate Sensor Unit (RSU) in the F-16 Head-Up Display (HUD) Set, NSN 6605-01-078-4943WF. The anticipated quantity is 1500 each. The RSU assembly provides angular rate information for the Roll, Pitch and Yaw axes and in addition provides information relating to the aircraft's acceleration normal to the fuselage reference plane. The RSU includes a power supply card, an accelerometer and three rate gyroscope cards, one each for pitch, yaw and roll axes. The accelerometer assembly in the RSU senses acceleration rates and converts them intoa positive or negative DC output voltage, which is proportional to the input rate. Each of the rate gyroscopes develops a positive or negative DC output voltage, which is proportional to the respective applied turning rate. Outputs from the accelerometer circuit and each rate gyroscope circuit are applied to the head-up display (HUD) in the aircraft. The RSU also continually outputs a go or no-go self-test signal. The Air Force would like to replace this Rate Sensor Unit (RSU) with a new design, under the Falcon Flex Program (Form, Fit and Function Interface Requirement), that will be compatible with existing software and hardware interfaces, will be more reliable, and more economical to purchase. Interested parties are requested to submit two copies of a summary of the capabilities and facilities they have which will allow them to perform the development and manufacture of a new RSU. The Government does not intend to contract on the basis of this request or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Written responses must be submitted by 08 NOV 99 to OO-ALC/LGKE, ATTN: Mary Lynne Adams, 6072 Fir Ave, Hill AFB, UT 84056-5820. No telephone or FAX requests will be accepted. The approximate issue/response date will be 23 NOV 1999. Electronic procedure will be used for this solicitation. See our Web page. Posted 11/03/99 (I-SN397720). (0307)

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