A -- COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

Notice Date

January 3, 2001

Contracting Office

ESC/GAK, Global Air Traffic Operations/Mobility Command and Control, 75 Vandenberg Drive, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2103

ZIP Code

01731-2103

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

January 12, 2001

Point of Contact

Mr. Jim McMath (technical) (781) 377-3724; Captain Chris Miller (technical) (781) 377-1673; Mrs. Elena Flores (Industry Day) (781) 377-9233; Captain David Huber (Contracts Manager) (781) 377-7574; Mr. William Bailey (Contracting Officer) (781) 377-5612

E-Mail Address

Click Here to E-mail the POC (james.mcmath@hanscom.af.mil)

Description

Industry Day to announce to industry the availability of the Electronics Systems Center (ESC) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Integration(ISR)Systems Program Office (ESC/SR) Boeing 707 Advanced Electronics/Sensors Integration Test Bed Aircraft for research and development flight test activities and/or exploring the establishment of collaborative cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs) with ESC/SR and/or with the Global Air Traffic Management/Mobility Command and Control (GATO/MC2) System Program Office. Technical POCs are Capt Chris Miller, ESC/SRJ, (781) 377-1673, and Mr. Jim McMath, ESC/GAD (HTI), (781) 377-3724. ESC at Hanscom AFB has a dedicated Boeing 707 aircraft that is available for customer utilization in the development of airborne electronic systems. The aircraft has been specially modified to serve as an electronic test bed. Features of the aircraft include high capacity test power and test power distribution systems, multiple test instrument cooling systems including both air and liquid cooling, a large payload area with flight certified equipment racks capable of accepting most commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) laboratory equipment. Large over-water test range located within 20 minutes of Hanscom allows for efficient use of flight time. An experienced flight test team from ESC is available to manage, integrate, plan and conduct customer flight test activities. Small test infrastructure and low overhead makes utilization very affordable. ESC GATO/MC2 and ISR SPOs are interested in investigating the utilization of commercial communications, navigation, surveillance equipment to meet civilian airspace and military command and control requirements. For companies interested in low cost flight testing of ISR equipment and/or systems, the ESC 707 offers relative ease of integration of COTS and developmental equipment. ISR equipment/systems can be readily integrated into the 707 test racks and unique external antenna fairings minimizing installation schedule and costs. For companies interested in low-cost flight testing of potential Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) equipment ESC offers a consolidated "one stop" phased approach to flight equipment evaluation. ESC/GAD operates the Reconfigurable Cockpit Avionics Testbed (RCAT). This facility is capable of integrating equipment from different vendors and evaluating the interoperability and compatibility with various USAF systems in a simulated flight environment. After successful RCAT integration and testing the system can be migrated to the ESC Boeing 707 Testbed for potential global airborne testing and evaluation in large-scale multi service exercises. Other areas of interest include integration of military command and control networks into GATM Communication Management Unit (CMU) control and routing architectures on GATM equipped aircraft and/or application of Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) message formats to military air operations theater tactical command and control environments. CRADAs are structured to offer the partner company an opportunity to leverage its resources with that of the product center in the development of industrial products, and to share in the intellectual property such as patents, or copyrightable material developed jointly during the CRADA project. Industry Day Location: MITRE Complex, "S" Building, 1S100 Conference Room, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730. Schedule: 17 January 2001; 0800 Registration, 0830 Introductions, 0900-1100 Business Briefings. 1400- 1700 Aircraft tours on Hanscom AFB proper, directions to aircraft will be made available at the Business Briefings. 18 January 2001; one-on-one scheduled meetings, as necessary, between the appropriate SPO or SPOs and interested companies. Responses should be received in writing on corporate letterhead on or before 12 January 2001 with names, social security account numbers (SSAN) and affiliation to ESC/GAD, Attention: Ms. Elena Flores, 75 Vandenberg Drive, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2103. Telephone (781) 377-9233, FAX (781) 377-9139. Attendance to the morning presentations and the 707 tours are unlimited. Attendance is limited to five representatives from contractor or contractor team for the one-on-one meetings. One-on-one meeting schedule and locations will be published on the Hanscom Electronic Request for Proposal Bulletin Board (HERBB) (URL: http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil) by 15 January 2001. The Government will not pay for any expenses associated with this industry day. This is not a solicitation for and the government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this Industry Day. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This synopsis should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. See Note 26.

Web Link

ESC Business Opportunities Web Page (http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010105/ASOL010.HTM (D-003 SN50A0H4)