Industry Day Mobile Sensors Operations & Maintenance

MOBILE SENSORS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) FOLLOW-ON INDUSTRY DAY SEE PARA. 6 BELOW FOR RESERVATION REQUIREMENTS. 1. Headquarters Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (HQ AF ISR Agency) in support of the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), Directorate of Operations, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, is hosting an Industry Day for the Mobile Sensors Follow-On contract scheduled for 24 Apr 2014. The primary purpose of this Industry Day is to elaborate on the technical requirements of the O&M Follow-On effort. All personnel attending this event must be United States citizens and possess a valid Secret security clearance. 2. This is NOT a Request for Proposals. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS EXIST AT THIS TIME. The government will not assume any liability for any contractor expenses for responding to this notice. 3. The Air Force Technical Applications Center provides oversight for operations and maintenance of two mobile radar systems that operate worldwide: - COBRA KING - an instrumentation radar platform, installed on the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Howard O. Lorenzen (TAGM-25), capable of gathering extensive radar metric and signature data, which operates worldwide providing high-quality, high-resolution multi-wavelength radar data to numerous customers. The instrumentation platform consists of two radar systems; a S-Band actively scanned phased-array radar and a X-Band actively scanned phased-array radar, that are controlled by a common back end computer mainframe. o Both radar systems are state-of-the-art solid state technology - acquisition completed in 2014. The S-Band is a one-of-a-kind acquisition with no foreseeable future acquisitions using this design/technology. The X-Band, although unique, is based on technology developed for existing radar systems. Demonstrated intimate knowledge of the technology used to design, operate and maintain these radars and subsystems is a must for any successful proposal. o The software for integrating these two radars into a single system is unique. o The S-Band turret, weighing approximately 250 tons, consists of a phased-array antenna with 15,360 active elements called Transmit/Receive Modules(T/R), driven by 60 Multiple Sub-array Assemblies (MSA), and controlled by an Array Controller interface to the Common Back End (CBE) computers. The S-Band transmit and receive electronics are located within the turret and consist of the Receive Antenna Manifold(RAM), the Transmit Antenna Manifold(TAM), the RF Beam Former(BF), the Array Controller(AC), and the Receiver Exciter(REX). o The X-Band turret, weighing approximately 250 tons, consists of a phased-array antenna with 11,920 active elements, driven by 48 Sub-array Electronic Assemblies (SEA), and controlled by the Beam Steering Control (BSC) interface to the CBE computers. The X-band transmit and receive electronics are located within the turret and consist of the Beam Steering Control (BSC) and the Receiver Exciter (REX). o Both the S-Band and the X-Band antenna turrets consist of elaborate servo systems, controlling numerous Azimuth/Elevation drive motors for instantaneous slew. - GRAY STAR is an instrumentation radar platform, installed on the USNS Invincible (TAGM-24), with a primary mission to collect metric and signature data on tactical ballistic missiles. Signature data collection includes wide and narrow bandwidth radar data at both S and X-Band. High pulse repetition rates, along with wide bandwidths, support detailed analysis of tactical missile dynamics. Surveillance and target acquisition are performed at S-Band, using the mechanical scanning of the 5-meter dish antenna. The S-Band radar uses 4 Traveling Wave Tubes (TWT), while the X-Band radar uses one X-Band TWT. The antenna uses a dual-band feed to transmit both S and X-Band energy from the same dish. The S and X-Band system elements, together, produce a robust data collection system. The O&M contractor is responsible for the following systems/subsystems (hardware, firmware and software): COBRA KING S-Band Phased Array Radar X-Band Phased Array Radar Operations Control Center (OCC) Radar Common Backend (CBE) Mission Communications Center (MCC) - HF/VHF/UHF Radio Systems - UHF/SHF SATCOM Satellite Systems - Message Processing Center Calibration Balloon/Weather System Miscellaneous Support Systems GRAY STAR Dual S and X-Band Dish Radar Radar Instrumentation Center (RIC) Transmitter Control Center (TCC) Mission Communications Center (MCC) - HF/VHF/UHF Radio Systems - UHF/SHF SATCOM Satellite Systems - Message Processing Center Calibration Balloon/Weather System Miscellaneous Support Systems 4. Personnel: The services to be acquired for the O&M Follow-On effort are primarily concerned with the maintenance, operations, logistics, and sustainment of these two seaborne radar systems. Maintenance and operations of the two systems will be accomplished by an onboard crew. All contractor personnel shall possess a minimum of a SECRET clearance at contract award. Certain positions (i.e., communications personnel) must have TS/SCI clearances in place at contract award. - Experience: The small cadre of personnel certified to operate and maintain these systems are the key to operational success. The contractor will be responsible for ensuring all employees are properly trained in these specialized systems. - Conditions: Personnel assigned to the ships will be required to act independent of shore-side support if required. Deployments can extend out to 45 days at sea. In-port periods are often limited to less than 72 hours. Mission capability is required up 24/7/365 - schedule is not set as it is dependent on emergent real world activities. 5. Information provided or discussed by attendees must not be company proprietary or business sensitive information. Any information or ideas shared during this program brief may be used to develop the O&M technical and acquisition documents. 6. E-mail reservations will be taken for a maximum of three (3) people per company on a first-come, first-served basis. Send your reservation to our POC, Mr. Randy Smith, e-mail address: Randal.Smith@US.AF.mil no later than noon, (Eastern Time) on 18 April 2014. Please do not include social security numbers with your reservation that should be sent through secure channels to the security office Point of Contact in paragraph eight below. NO REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED AFTER 18 April 2014. 7. Your reservation must specify your collateral security clearance category, and whether or not you have access to a military installation, i.e. valid military I.D. If you do not have access to a military installation, provide your driver's license number, issuing state and your full social security number. Due to the security level of this event, NO electronic devices are allowed in the building. Please secure your cellular phones, laptop computers, tablets, or any other electronic device in your vehicle. In addition, you will not be allowed to take notes, and the PowerPoint presentation will NOT be available after the meeting. A FINAL SECRET CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. 8. Please send clearances via JPAS to Security Management Code (SMO): PF2LFFHP6. If there are any clearance questions, please contact the security manager's office at phone number (321) 494-1681 or contact Mr. Randal Smith at (321) 494-1204. Failure to submit security clearances in a timely manner will result in denied access to the briefing. VENUE INFORMATION: Date: 24 Apr 2014 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) AFTAC Commander's Conference Room (SCR) 1030 South Highway A1A, Bldg 989 Patrick AFB, FL 32925 9. AUTHORITY: E.O. 9397; The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 522a; DODD 8500.1 PRINCIPAL PURPOSE(S): To provide necessary information to 45th Space Wing (45 SW) to determine if applicant meets access control requirements IAW HSPD12, DoD 5200.8, DTM 09-12 and FIPS201. Use of SSN is necessary to make positive identification of an applicant. Records in the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) are maintained to support DoD physical security and information assurance programs and are used for identity or other acceptable identification will be used to distinguish individuals who request entry to 45 SW property. DISCLOSURE: Voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information may result in denial of a badge or visitor pass and denial of entry to 45 SW property. You will have to adhere to all directives pertaining to operating a vehicle on Patrick Air Force Base. 10. BASE DIRECTIVES (OVERVIEW): No cell phone usage while driving (unless 100% hands free) No weapons or illegal contraband Must wear seatbelt at all times. Must possess valid registration and insurance for all vehicles entering installation. While on Patrick AFB, you are subject to Random Vehicle Inspections. Do not Park in seeded areas (grass). Adhere to all traffic signs and rights-of-way. Safely move to the side and stop when emergency vehicles are responding with lights and sirens.