59 -- Portable Calibration Unit for RF Carts

Sources Sought Notice: AFFTC/PKEAD, Edwards Air Force Base, CA is seeking potential sources capable of providing two ECIT Portable Calibration Units (PCUs) equal to the salient characteristics listed to meet the form, fit, and function of existing systems. SPECIFICATIONS: ECIT Portable Calibration Units (PCU or PCUs) The requirement is for two Portable Calibration Units capable of interfacing (one at a time) into the existing Electronic Combat Integrated Test (ECIT) Direct Injection Transmit Cart through an existing bulkhead fiber optic connector, in order to perform parallel RF system calibration, thus increasing the speed of calibration processing. The improvement required for the two PCUs for calibration processing of 24 RF carts will be 10 days. Additionally, a utility to easily combine parallel collected calibrated data onto a single hard drive is required. The PCU will be supplied with a General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) bulkhead connector for direct test equipment connections with the PCU. The PCU will connect directly into a GFE AC power outlet strip. Unit One is to be used as a Linux-based laptop Control Computer with Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) MKN software installed. The laptop computer and up to three independent pieces of test equipment will also connect directly into the GFE AC power outlet strip. The independent basic laptop computer is a standard off-the-shelf unit with dual Ethernet port capability. The dual Ethernet ports interface with the PCU carrying case to provide one standard 100 Base T Ethernet interface directly to existing RF hardware and one standard 10 Base T Ethernet interface for GPIB. Unit Two is the single channel Portable Calibration Unit housed in an independent portable carrying case type of enclosure. The PCU is a subsystem used to calibrate an existing RF Threat Generation System. The PCU must interface with the hardware and software of the existing MKN threat generation system built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, Amherst Systems Division in order to calibrate the system. Northrop Grumman Corporation, Amherst Systems Division has the proprietary rights to the MKN Threat Generation system. The Portable Calibration Unit Required Material includes: ? One each, Basic Laptop PC running CEESIM MKM software ? One each, Northrop Grumman 909-6008003 Pulse Router, CCA ? One each, Northrop Grumman APDR-462X Power Supply ? One each, Northrop Grumman A8944-000017 CASPE ? One each, Northrop Grumman A3021-000159 Enet to Fiber Converter ? One each, Enet Hub (4 port) ? One each, Enet to GPIB Converter ? Two each, High speed fans ? One each, Carrying Case Enclosure Design Effort required: ? RF design ? System design ? Digital design ? Software design ? laptop must be able to communicate with the RFGU, AOA, and test equipment ? Cable design ? Integration and verification of the calibration process plan ? Acceptance test plan O & M manual must be supplied PCU will need to be integrated into existing ECIT system and tested on-site at Edwards AFB, CA. A mutually agreed upon Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) will need to be performed to ensure that the upgrades meets or exceeds the system specifications. Please note that this synopsis is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive bids/proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide the products or equivalent, listed above. Firms responding to this notice must identify their company?s capabilities to perform the requirements described herein, reference the number and indicate whether or not that they are a small business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1. The NAICS code is 334515. The Small Business size standard is 500. The information received as a result of this synopsis will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Air Force not to open the requirement to open competition, based on response to this sources sought synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Air Force. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this sources sought synopsis. It is anticipated that a Firm Fixed Price contract will be awarded in September 2007. All responses may be sent via e-mail ashleigh.baird@edwards.af.mil or mailed to 412TW/PKEAD, 5 South Wolfe Ave, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185, Attention: Ashleigh Baird. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due in the office by Close of Business (COB), 27 August 2007.