58 -- SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS GROUND MULTI-BAND TERMINAL (SATCOM GMT)

Notice Date

November 21, 2000

Contracting Office

HQ ESC, MILSATCOM Terminals Program Office, ESC/MCK, 50 Griffiss St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1620

ZIP Code

01731-1620

Solicitation Number

F19628-00-R-0043

Point of Contact

Mr.Joe Zimmerman, Contracting Officer, (781) 271-6279

E-Mail Address

Click Here to E-mail the POC (bill.donaldson@hanscom.af.mil)

Description

Reference Notice of Contract Action for the Satellite Communications Ground Multi-Band Terminal (GMT), dated 31 October 2000. Reference previous Requests for Information (RFI), Record Number: 2321PR580001, Title: Satellite Communication Terminals Request for Information, CBD Issue date: 04/09/99; Satellite Communications Ground Multi-band Terminal, published 04 May 00; as amended 12 May 00, Satellite Communications Ground Multi-band Terminal. POC: Mr.Joe Zimmerman, Contracting Officer, (781) 271-6279. Regarding the upcoming information exchange meeting on 30 Nov 00, with potential Offerors to discuss requirements for the Ground Multi-band Terminal (GMT) Program, ESC/MC requests that all prime Offerors be prepared to discuss, in detail, their approach to satisfying the GMT Reliability and Availability requirements. The proposed reliability requirement, as currently defined in the Technical Requirements Document, is as follows: 'The GMT shall [1] have a Mean Time Between Critical Failure (MTBCF) of 2000 hours to ensure a 70 percent probability that no critical failure will occur during a 30-day period while operating 24 hours per day, seven (7) days a week. The GMT shall [2] have a Mean Time Between Critical Failure (MTBCF) of 7000 hours to ensure a 90 percent probability that no critical failure will occur during a 30-day period while operating 24 hours per day, seven (7) days a week (Objective). These values shall [3] be met when the terminal is passing user data while the terminal is transmitting two communications carriers and two orderwire carriers and receiving twelve communications carriers (dual hub) or seven communications carriers (single spoke/hub), two orderwire carriers and two beacon carriers. A critical failure is a failure of the GMT equipment, including the Large Aperture Antenna, which causes the inability of the GMT to fully utilize the number of carriers as defined above. Interruptions of mission data caused by switchover from primary to secondary redundant units or spare units shall [4] not be considered a critical failure if communications are restored within 15 minutes of equipment failure. Failure, damage, or removal of one LRU shall [5] not cause failure or damage to any other LRU, and shall [6] not cause a loss of communications if there is a properly functioning item that is redundant to the failed LRU. The Mean Time Between Corrective Maintenance Action (MTBCMA) of the GMT system shall [7] be greater than 200 hours. The Mean Time Between Corrective Maintenance Action (MTBCMA) of the GMT system shall [8] be greater than 400 hours (Objective). The proposed availability requirement, as currently defined in the Technical Requirements Document, is as follows: The GMT shall [1] have an operational availability equal to or greater than 96.5%. The GMT shall [2] have an operational availability equal to or greater than 99.5% (Objective). The Mean Down Time is assumed to be 72 hours. Operational availability (Ao) is defined as the percentage of time a system can be committed to operational use, and is calculated using the following formula: Ao (%) = MTBCF / (MTBCF + Mean Down Time) * 100. Note that Mean Down Time is the average time to restore a system from a critically failed state to an operable state, and includes Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and logistics and administrative delay times. For Ao, mean down time associated only with critical failures will be included in the calculations. The proposed reliability test verification method, as currently defined in the Technical Requirements Document, is as follows: The quantitative reliability levels required by Paragraph XX, Reliability shall [1] be verified by the following: The final approved reliability analysis for each configuration and worst case environments shall [2] demonstrate compliance with the quantitative requirements. The mean time between corrective maintenance actions (MTBCMA) of the dual hub configuration for both the Transit Case and Transportable configurations shall [3] be verified by conducting a Sequential reliability test(s) using equal producer and consumer risks of 20 percent and a discrimination ratio of 2.0 using MIL-HDBK-781 as guidance. The test(s) shall [4] be conducted using an environmental profile that reflects the environments specified in the TRD. The availability requirement will be verified through analysis only. Be prepared to address how various program constraints were factored into your calculations and conclusions. These include, but are not limited to: Size and weight limitations for both the Transportable Platform and Transit Case configuration. The Transportable Platform configuration must be sized to fit on an ECV-HMMWV while the Transit Case configuration must fit on one full size standard 463L pallet and each transit case must meet two man lift requirements (174 lbs). Current GMT program funding and schedule profile. Include all cost/schedule issues associated with testing the reliability requirement. Inclusion of the external Large Aperture Antenna as part of the GMT system reliability and availability calculations. The discussion should address both the Spoke/Single Hub and Dual Hub configurations. Identify any risks associated with meeting the above constraints of the program and identify these risks as low, moderate, or high. Provide failure rate data for all LRUs factored into the calculations and identify the source for the failure rate data. Note that as part of your eventual proposal submittal you will be asked to describe a Reliability Achievement process that will be implemented to increase the initial reliability figures to meet or exceed the objective reliability requirements (i.e., MTBCMA, MTBCF, Ao). Please be prepared to provide an overview of your philosophy in developing such a process. RFP documents remain posted on the Hanscom Electronic Request for Proposal Bulletin Board (HERBB) (http://herbb.hanscom.af.mil/). Potential Offerors are instructed to periodically check HERBB for document updates. The U.S. NAICS Code for this acquisition is 33429. Respondents to this Synopsis should identify whether they are a large or small business and provide their company's name, address, telephone number, and a Point of Contact (POC). Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The government will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of information in response to this synopsis. This synopsis does not constitute a commitment to order on the part of the government. Responses are to be mailed, no later than 15 days after publication of this notice, to ESC/MCK, 50 Griffiss St., Hanscom AFB MA 01731-1620, ATTN: Bill Donaldson. Contract Specialist: Bill Donaldson (781) 271-6091, Contracting Officer: Joe Zimmerman (781) 271-6279. Responses may be hand carried to the following address: The MITRE Corporation, Lobby Bldg. M, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford MA 01731-1420, ATTN: Bill Donaldson (ESC/MCK). Also, Bill Donaldson (bill.donaldson@hanscom.af.mil) will accept e-mail responses. No telephone responses will be accepted.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001124/58SOL005.HTM (D-326 SN5072E9)