Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego-Monterey Site, Attn: Code 220M, 1588 Cunningham Road, Room 103, Monterey, CA 93943-5209

66 -- SINGLE-STATION LONG-RANGE SEASONDE SOL N00244-00-T-0896 DUE 052200 POC E. Malissa Williams 831-656-2028 FAX 831-656-1029 E-mail mwilliams@nps.navy.mil WEB: click here to learn more about FISC and Contracting, www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego Simplified Acquisition Monterey Site solicitation N00244-99-T-00-0894 DUE 052200. This is a combined synopsis/notice to procure a commercial item prepared in accordance with subpart 12.6 and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; request for quotation is being requested based on the information contains herein. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12. Delivery shall be made within 60 days after reciept of award to Naval Postgraduate School, 833 Dyer Road, Oceanography Room 328, Monterey, CA. Single-Station Long-Range SeaSonde HF Radar Specifications: Output Radiated Power: 80 watts peak 40 watts average, Operation Frequency Range: 4.5 5.5 MHz Modulation Format; Pulsed Sweet Frequency CW, Pulse Width; 300 1200 us (micro-second), Pulse Repetition Frequency; 400 240 Hz (Hertz), Duty Factor; 50%, Sweep Width: 12.5 50 kHz, Sweep Repetition Frequency; 1Hz, Total Radiated Signal Bandwidth (at 20 dB level): 20 65kHz, Polarization; vertical, TRANSMITTER: SSTX 100; Input RF Drive Level; 0 dBm, Output RF Power Level: 130 watts peak 65 watts average, Required Power; 100-120 v AC; 50-60 Hz, 300 watts, Design (gated FET): modular; all solid state; Operation: Class AB, Dimensions (single chassis): 13H x 49W x 53D cm (5.25H x 19W x 21Din), Weigh: 15kg (33 1b). RECEIVER: SSRX 100A, Maximum In-band Input Level: 0 dBm, Impedance: 50 ohm, Sensitivity (noise level); 140 dBm in 1 Hz BW, Required Power: 100-120 c AC, 50-60 Hz, 100 watts, Design; modular, all solid state three-channel, Operation: I/Q homodyne, Output; digital data at 4096 16-bit words/second per channel, Dimensions (single chassis); 13H x 49W x 53D cm ((5.25H x 19W x 21D in), Weight: 14kg (30 lb) Transmit Antenna: SSTA 100-LR Vertical Fiberglass Whip; RF Connection (to Transmitter); Low-loss Co-Ax; Type N connectors, Height; 14m (46 ft), Weight: 3 kg (6.6lb) Receiver Antenna: SSRA 100-LR; Design (three element DF); passive vertical monopole two crossed loops into preamplifiers, RF Connections (to Receive); lightweight Co-Ax; BNC and TNC end connectors; Whip Height/Radial Element Lengths: 8m (25ft); Dimensions (weatherproof RF box); 13H x 25W x 25D cm (5H x 10W x 10D in); WEIGHT: 7.5 kg (10 lb); Radar Remote-Site Data Acquisition System: SSDA 100; Power Macintosh G3 (Power PC 300 MHz) 32 MB RAM; 6 GB H.D.; Modem; (for dial-up only, not lease-line operation): up to 28,800 BPS; Monitor: 17" color; Keyboard: extended ; Central Station Data Processing System: SSDP 100 Power Macintosh G3 (Power PC 300 MHz) 32 MB RAM; 6 GB H. D. Modem (for dial-up only, not leased-line operation): up to 28,800 BPS Monitor: 17" color Keyboard: extended. Complete 2-Station SeaSonde System Consists of 1) 2 SSTX 100 Transmitters, 2) 2 SSRX 100A Receivers, 3) 2 SSTA 100-LR Receiver Antennas 4) 2SSRA 100LR Receiver Antennas, 4) 2 SSDA 100 Data Processing Systems, 5) 1 SSDP 100 Data Processing System, 6) Output Data Product Specifications: Surface Currents: Maps of surface current vector created from data taken at two radar sites 50 150 km apart. Map Displays: color monitor screen, laser-quality hardcopy, archived ASCII vector files, Map Spatial Resolution (vector on square grid): 6x6 km typical spacing; Map Area Coverage: 100-250 km alongshore x 150-200 km offshore; Coverage varies as it depends on radar sitting, external noise/interference sea state. Map Temporal Interval: hourly; currents averaged over one hour; Map Vector Accuracies: (rms; typical for normal environmental speed: <7 cm/s conditions, i.e., noise/interference, sitting, sea state), direction: <10 Wavefield Products: Local on-shore wave conditions in ring centered 6 km from coast around each radar. Significant Waveheight: typical accuracy: 7-15%; Dominant On-shore Direction: typical accuracy: 5-12 Dominion Wave Period: typical accuracy: 0.6s Waveheight Energy vs Frequency: ~0.01 Hz spacing Dominant Wave Direction vs Frequency: ~0.01 Hz spacing Spectral Wave Frequency Range: ~0.05 Hz 0.25 Hz (20 s t0 4 s periods) Minimum Detectable Significant Waveheight: 1.5m Data Temporal Interval: hourly waves averaged over one hour. Wave History Displays: hourly wavehight vs time hourly wave direction vs time hourly wave period vs time. Data Communication: Automatic modem transfer of current and wave data products supported by software for dial-up lines only. Software & License for All SeaSonde Software Listed: Remote Site Software Required: Sentinel (orchestrates control of all operations), SeaSonde Acquisition (radar data acquisition/processing), CSRAvnn (averages data over one hour), WaitForCSA (detects arrival of averages), Currents (calculates wave inversion file at site setup), ForFive (calculates wave inversion file at site setup), Waves (inverts echo to get wave information), Archivist (archives data according to user selections), MacController (housekeeping functions); Central Station Software Requirement: MacCentral (retrieves hourly files from remote sites), WaitFor Radials (detects arrival of radial files), Combine (calculates total currents), SeaDisplay (prepare current map), WaveDisplay (prepare wave data displays). The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed price purchase order. The proposed purchase action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a quotation. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received within ten days after date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitiveprocurement. Written response to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability for fulfilling the requirement. Parties responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with the standard commercial practices (i.e. on company letterhead, formal quote form, etc.) but must include the following information. Company's complete mailing address and remittance address, method of payment accepted; credit card, electronic deposit. The company's CAGE Code, DUNS and Bradstreet number and Taxpayers ID number. In addition, if you are biding a comparable commercial item, product literature must be included. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed price purchase order. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at www.arnet.gov.far or www.deskbook.osd.mil; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) at www.ditc.mil/dfars. Posted 05/05/00 (W-SN451980). (0126)

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