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Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Recapitalization (JSTARS Recap) Battle Management Command & Control (BMC2) Subsystem

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HBDA2014-001Federal

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The contract pertains to the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Recapitalization (JSTARS Recap) program, which aims to upgrade the existing Joint STARS SAR/GMTI capabilities onto a smaller, more efficient business jet-class airframe, thereby reducing overall lifecycle costs. The system will leverage an Open Systems Architecture to facilitate quicker and more cost-effective integration of new capabilities throughout its operational life. The JSTARS Recap serves as an airborne Command and Control, Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C2ISR) platform, providing near real-time surveillance and targeting data on both moving and stationary ground and maritime targets. It operates in coordination with various Theater Air Control System elements such as AWACS, Control and Reporting Centers, and Air Operations Centers, supporting mission retasking and sensor tasking from ground units via multiple communication channels. Specifically, this contract request focuses on acquiring the Battle Management Command & Control (BMC2) subsystem, which forms part of the overall airborne system alongside the aircraft platform, sensor, and communications subsystems. The BMC2 subsystem is critical for data processing and command functions within the JSTARS Recap architecture. The solicitation, identified by the number HBDA2014-001, is a sources sought notice posted on September 10, 2014, with work primarily performed at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. The government plans to pursue multiple contracts for the program’s different components, with this particular phase centered exclusively on the BMC2 subsystem. Points of contact for the contract include Ronald R. Riley as the Contracting Officer and Thomas M. Pizzuto as the Contract Specialist.

General Info

JSTARS Recap contract for BMC2 subsystem upgrade on efficient airframe with open architecture integration.

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334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

Place of Performance

75 Vandenberg Drive Bldg 1630, HANSCOM AFB, MA, 01731, USA

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PostedSep 10

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Ronald R. RileyContracting Officer

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Thomas M. PizzutoContract Specialist

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Full Description

NOTE: PCO CHANGED 9/10/14 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The objective of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Recapitalization (JSTARS Recap) system is to recapitalize the Joint STARS SAR/GMTI Mission Area capability on a significantly smaller and more efficient airframe (business jet class) thereby reducing the life cycle costs of the weapon system. This implementation will utilize Open Systems Architecture (OSA) to ensure future competition, which will enable new capability to be added quicker and more affordably throughout its lifecycle. The JSTARS Recap system is an airborne Command and Control, Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C2ISR) system designed to provide near real-time surveillance and targeting information on moving and stationary ground and surface (maritime) targets. The system will interact with all elements of the Theater Air Control System (TACS), and many other systems in its operational environment. The TACS includes JSTARS, Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), Control and Reporting Center (CRC), and Air Operations Centers (AOC). It receives real time mission re-tasking and sensor tasking requests from ground forces including Brigade/Regimental Combat Teams (B/RCT) through multiple Line of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) communications paths. Onboard sensors are used to detect, classify, ID, and track moving and stationary ground, maritime targets and support bomb damage assessment useful in restrike decisions. Additionally, the system receives cueing or ID information from traditional or non-traditional ISR assets. The airborne system includes four main components: the airborne platform, a sensor subsystem, a Battle Management Command & Control (BMC2) subsystem, and a communications subsystem. The government plans to acquire the system using a multiple contracts strategy. This Request for Information (RFI) focuses only on the BMC2 subsystem. The aircraft, sensor, and communications subsystems are external to BMC2 for the purpose of this RFI.