59 -- Airborne Data Bus Recorder

Range Instrumentation Systems, Air Combat Support, Air Armament Center (AAC/YBR), Eglin AFB Florida, plans to issue a sole source contract to DRS Training and Control Systems (formerly Metric Systems Corporation), 645 NW Anchors St, Fort Walton Beach, FL, to modify a single P4R1 Airborne Instrumentation Subsystem (AIS) pod's hardware and proprietary software. DRS developed and produced the P4R1 pod(s) and the associated software, and owns the software to be modified. The scope of the effort is as follows: The pod will be modified to provide an Airborne Data Bus Recorder (ADBR) capability. This modified P4R1 pod will be a test asset for the development and maintenance of Air Force Air Combat Test and Training Systems (ACTTS). The purpose of the ADBR is to record MIL-STD 1553 data for comparison with various ACTTS AIS pod data recorded or down linked during flight. This comparison will allow technical assessment of the performance of the ACTTS systems, including ground systems; to determine the accuracy and validity of various weapons simulations used during air combat training missions. The ADBR software modification shall have the following capability: Record up to twenty (20) selected MIL-STD 1553 messages from the aircraft weapon data bus with arrival time of all selected messages GPS time tagged to microsecond accuracy. The basic training software delivered with the P4R1 pod will be included in a suitable form to allow re-programming of the system from the training configuration (P4RC) to the test capability and vice versa. The P4R1 will be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). The physical properties of the pod should not be altered except as required. The contractor shall also provide the following additional components: One (1) laptop computer capable of programming the Data Transfer Device's (DTD's) with the following performance capabilities as a minimum: 2.6 GHz, 512MB RAM, 17 inch screen, removable 80 GHz hard drive, DVD/CD RW, Microsoft Windows XP Pro, Microsoft Office Pro, certified for operation in a classified environment; ten (10) DTD's capable of recording up to 6 hours of weapon data bus messages; Operator Manual(s) - Contractor Format (manual contents shall include System setup procedures and operation of the system); Operator training for 5 people (maximum of 20 hours total training time); all cables and special tools required to connect the above components that will provide a complete operating system; and one upgraded recorder capable of recording all MIL-STD 1553 messages on the aircraft weapon data bus. Direct all questions and communication concerning this acquisition to Deborah A. Lee, Contract Specialist, deborah.lee@eglin.af.mil, telephone (850) 883-3435, FAX (850) 882-3226,or Ms. E. Chris Asbill, Contracting Officer, chris.asbill@eglin.af.mil, telephone (850) 883-3437, FAX (850) 882-3226. See Numbered Note 22.