58 -- SYNCHRONIZER, CONTROL, DEVELOPMENT, AND ANALYSIS (SCDA)

Notice Date

May 4, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFFTC -- AF Flight Test Center, 5 S WOLFE AVE, Edwards AFB, CA, 93524-1180

ZIP Code

93524-1180

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-SCDA-01

Response Due

May 25, 2001

Point of Contact

Joanne Eldredge, Contract Negotiator, Phone 661-277-9601, Fax 661-277-7852, Email joanne.eldredge@edwards.af.mil

E-Mail Address

Joanne Eldredge (joanne.eldredge@edwards.af.mil)

Description

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid, but market research to determine potential sources and feasibility. The Government does not intend to award a contract or any other type of agreement on the basis of this synopsis, or to otherwise pay for the information solicited under this synopsis. The Government is interested in fielding a capability to synchronize the operation of multiple stimulators in order to test integrated avionics as they are installed on aerospace platforms. The stimulators have been acquired under separate programs to create a multi-spectral environment within the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) California. The overall test capability will include the ability to generate composite scenarios that will support simultaneous, tightly correlated stimulator operations, translate the scenarios for stimulator execution, synchronize the execution of the stimulators to generate a multi-spectral environment, provide data management for scenario data and post test data, provide a data reduction capability, and develop a System Under Test-Interface (SUT-IF). This RFI is soliciting information on the feasibility of modifying and integrating the Synchronizer, Controller, Development, and Analysis (SCDA) software developed under a separate program to work with the stimulators that have been acquired for the BAF and providing a separate capability to stimulate the aerospace vehicle through a SUT-IF. The Government is interested in assessing the feasibility of using the SCDA capability as designed and/or expanding its functionality to include a centralized script engine and a real time interface to the stimulators. Design data on the SCDA and Interface Design Descriptions to the BAF stimulators are available to support your feasibility assessments. Although this request is open to all interested organizations/individuals, please be advised of the following: This program will involve technology acquisitions that have military applications and are subject to Air Force Material Command Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, Section 5393, Foreign Disclosure Reviews. In addition, foreign owned or influenced firms and foreign governments will not be allowed to participate. Only U.S. contractors who are registered and certified with the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC), Federal Center, Battle Creek, Michigan or who are teamed with one of the registered contractors will have access to restricted information which will contain key data, such as design and interface data. The following paragraphs provide a breakdown of the tasks being investigated. 1) Use of the SCDA scenario development tools to create scripts that support the BAF stimulators. BAF stimulators include: Generic Radar Target Generator, Joint Communications Simulator, Infrared Sensor Simulator, RF Generation and Injection, Strategic Data Link Simulator, and Global Positioning System Simulator. 2) Use of the SCDA synchronizer/controller to control the operations (e.g., initialize, start, stop) of the BAF stimulators, the BAF Environment Monitor, and BAF Instrumentation System in accordance with the Electronic Combat Integrated Test(ECIT) Interface Design Document (IDD), Message Catalogue. 3) Use of the SCDA Graphical user Interface and its underlying software functions to support test control and monitoring of BAF stimulator operations in accordance with ECIT IDD. 4) Development and integration of a script engine with SCDA that can process the composite script in real time and output player position and orientation, line of sight information and stimulator events across a real time interface. (This is an option that expands SCDA capabilities.) 5) Development of the real-time interface to each of the stimulators as defined in the ECIT IDD. This effort includes a shared memory interface using ScramNet and a Fast Ethernet interface. (This is an option that expands SCDA capabilities.) 6) Development of an SUT-IF to inject navigation information onto the SUT_s avionics buses to place it within the scripted scenario. Provision of other signals/discretes as necessary to place the SUT in a flying condition. 7) Provision of a hardware/software/integration environment to modify the SCDA software and integrate it with the stimulators. 8) Adaptation of the SCDA Data Manager to manage pre-test data from the BAF stimulators and modified SCDA. 9) Adaptation of the Data Manager to manage post-test data from the BAF stimulators, SCDA, the RF Environment Monitor, and the Instrumentation system. 10)Integration of SCDA with the BAF Time and Frequency Standards distribution system. 11)Integration of SCDA into the BAF_s physical facilities. 12)Modification of SCDA analysis tools to process post-test data from BAF stimulators. 13)Provision of an overall Systems Engineering Function to evolve the architecture of the test facility. Organization and leadership of an Interface Control Working Group to produce needed Interface Documentation. Firms who respond to this notice are requested to provide the following information: 1) Information on your firm_s capabilities to accomplish the work. 2) Assessment of the technical feasibility for work outlined above. 3) Rough order of magnitude costs for each task outlined above. 4) Estimate of time necessary to complete each task as outlined above. Firms should also identify any on-going Government contract vehicles they have for the same or similar work. Responses to this announcement should be unclassified. Any company proprietary information shall be separately marked. Responses are due 21 days from publication of this synopsis, and may be faxed, emailed or sent hard copy. Responses shall be limited to ten pages maximum; single-spaced, single sided and shall be submitted in 5 copies. Equipment drawings, diagrams, or figures may be provided as an attachment to the response to clarify stated capabilities. POINT OF CONTACT: Mr. Marc Trinklein, 412 TW/EWWE, 30 Hoglan Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA 93524, voice (661) 277-8721/fax (661) 277-8713; email

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