Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, ACC CONS, 130 Douglas Street, Suite 401, Langley AFB, VA, 23665-2791

58 -- TARS RADAR ACQUISITION SOL F44650-00-R0011 POC Linda Whitlock, Contract Manager, Phone 757-764-9125, Fax 757-764-9153, Email linda.whitlock@langley.af.mil -- Kathy Jackson, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-764-9126, Fax 757-764-9153, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=F44650-00-R0011&LocID=206. E-MAIL: Linda Whitlock, linda.whitlock@langley.af.mil. BACKGROUND: The U.S. Air Force, Air Command (ACC), Langley AFB, Va., is tasked with the requirement to provide radars for use at eleven (11) Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) sites. Currently, we operate a DPS-5 radar at the Cudjoe Key, FL site, and TPS-63 radars at six (6) sites, and an L88A at four (4) other sites. POTENTIAL NEED: The purpose of this announcement is to identify and locate sources fully capable of providing radars for an upcoming requirement. The proposed system must operate within the 275K and 420K aerostat design parameters and not alter airborne characteristics. The system, to include radar and antenna, cannot exceed 1,300 pounds in weight. The system must interface with airborne support equipment currently fielded in the (TARS) network. The radar system must be capable of detecting a 2m2, Swerling Type I target, with an average Probability of Detection (Pd) greater than or equal to 75%, within the surveillance volume. The surveillance volume is defined as 13-200 NM, from 500 ft AGL to 2000 ft above the operating altitude of the aerostat. The aerostat maximum altitude is 15,000 ft MSL. Additionally, the modified or new radar system must provide our customers with _same or better_ performance. We have a need for three _operational radars_ and three _hot spares_ (mock-ups). We anticipate procuring these assets during the FY01-06 budget cycle and procure one unit each year as funds become available. ACC is accomplishing market research in an attempt to promote full an open competition to the maximum extent practicable and to define our requirement in terms that will encourage potential offerors to supply commercial items and/or services, if possible. The sources sought and resulting market research information will be used to support this procurement effort. We invite all qualified sources to participate in this market research in support of the ACC mission. If you have an interest in this requirement, you are requested to submit a summary of your capabilities to include any present or previous experience with supplying this requirement. In addition, specify if you would like to meet with ACC representatives to obtain further details concerning this requirement. If applicable, please identify in your correspondence if any information provided is proprietary and should be protected from release outside the government. Contractor summaries should be received at ACC CONS no later than 3 May 00, and may be submitted by any of the following means: By Mail: ACC Contracting Squadron/LGCO Attention: Linda Whitlock 11817 Canon Blvd. Newport News, Va 23606-4516 By E-mail: Linda.Whitlock@Langley.af.mil By FAX: You are requested to contact Ms. Whitlock prior to your fax submission. Please fax at (757) 764-9153. Points of Contact: Linda Whitlock, Contract Manager, (757) 764-9125, MSgt Kathy Jackson, Contracting Officer, (757) 764-9126 Please e-mail any questions concerning this requirement to Linda Whitlock at the e-mail address above. Posted 04/04/00 (D-SN440873). (0095)

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