58 -- JTUS -- DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM THAT PROCESSES GPS, IMU, AND EXTERNAL EVENTS

Notice Date

December 14, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Procurement Operations Branch, MS2500, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817

ZIP Code

20170-4817

Solicitation Number

1435-04-02-RP-8XXXX

Response Due

February 14, 2002

Point of Contact

Linda M. Butler, Contracting Officer, 703-787-1361, linda.butler@mms.gov (alternate: jm-butler@erols.com)

E-Mail Address

Contracting Officer's e-mail address (linda.butler@mms.gov (alternate: jm-butler@mms.gov))

Description

This is a potential sources sought and draft solicitation. The Government is interested in industry's comments on the Draft Specification prior to release of the final solicitation. GovWorks, Procurement Operations Branch of the Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, will provide the contract support for this acquisition, and all questions will be sent to the Contracting Officer by e-mail (linda.butler@mms.gov, or alternate telework site: jm-butler@erols.com), or by fax (703-787-1009). At the time of this announcement, the Department of the Interior's LAN connection is unavailable and the alternate e-mail address is preferable. The Specification will be sent to interested contractors via e-mail. The joint Advanced Missile Instrumentation (JAMI) Program (Unclassified) is a Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program established to develop and test miniaturized, integrated instrumentation packages for Tri-Service (i.e., Navy, Army, Air Force) air-launched, small missile test and training applications. The JAMI program will provide a Time Space Positioning Information (TSPI) Global Positioning System (GPA)/Intertial Measurement Unit (IMU) assembly referred to as the JTU It provides TSPI, missile/weapon altitude, and vector scoring for range safety applications, test range tracking, and missile performance evaluation. The JTU is a Course/Acquisition (C/A) code GPS receiveer for installation into high-dynamic missiles, weapons systems and targets. It will provide TSPI for tracking of missiles and targets and support vector scoring to meet Navy/AirForce/Army range safety and missile test and evaluation requirements. The GPS information will provide the ability to track missiles and targets operating in areas without standard radar or other "line-of-sight" tracking instrumentation by relying on the relay of the TSPI information to a ground station. The JTU is a data acquisition system that processes three types of data: GPS, IMU, and external events. The JTU consists of five primary internal components: (1) GPS Sensor. An internal GPS receiver accepts external RF antenna input which may or may not (depending upon the platform) be conditioned by an external filer/limiter/amplifier. The GPS receiver can monitor and time tag four JTU-buffered, external event discrete items for incorporation into its outer data stream. (2) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). Signals from internal triaxially-mounted accelerometers and rate sensors are combined with burst-mode GPS/Event data and formatted for output by an internal processor. (3) Data Acquisition System. Using the JTU serial port, the GPS receiver may be preloaded with almanac, ephemeris, time, message format selection, and approximate location to expedite time-to-first-fix. The JTU outputs a data stream formatted for telemetry transmission via the serial port. This data is sent to the external missile telemetry system for transmittal to the JAMI TSPI Ground Unit. The protocal of the TSPI Unit Message Structure (TUMS) is defined in the JAMI JTU Data Protocal Document. (4) Digital Interface Formatter (processor). The internal processor acts as an internal communications controller hub. The processor formats GPS serial port programming data before forwarding it to the GPS receiver. The processor merges GPS/Event data with IMU data, monitors the mode selection inputs, and converts the output data to the selected format (RS-232, RS-422, or parallel) for inclusion in the data stream. (5) Associated Power System. The JTU filters external power and feeds internal +5V and +/-12V DC/DC converters. The +5V converter output is internally regulated to +3V (required by certain logic devices), and the +/112V converter outputs are regulated to +/15V for bipolar supply requirements. The contractor shall design, develop, fabricate, test and deliver the JTU in accordance with the RFP. A Draft JTU specification is available upon request from the Contracting Officer. All electrical and mechanical characteristics of this JTU shall conform to documents provided by the Government. The contractor shall deliver 20 each JTU's and 6 each ground units, with additional options for 150 JTU units, 100 ground units, and Built-In test for JTU. This precise quantity is subject to change prior to contract award. Pre-delivery testing shall be conducted by the Contractor with Eglin Air Force Base, FL for initial Government testing. The Government shall conduct, and the Contractor shall support, the Final Acceptance Testing in accordance a Test Plan developed by the Contractor and approved by the Government. Award will be based on a Commercial item (FAR Part 12, and 13.5) Best Value evaluation. Contract will be firm-fixed-price, with a one-year period of performance. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336419 (1000 employees) to qualify as a small business. Please provide comments to the Draft Specification to the Contracting Officer by COB on February 14, 2001. The Contract expects release of final RFP on or about March 18, 2001 with contract award in May 2002.

Web Link

This is Govworks' web site for general information (www.govworks.gov)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011218/58SOL005.HTM (W-348 SN5151W9)