RQ-7 Shadow Electronic Warfare Payload Request for Information (RFI)

RQ-7 Shadow Electronic Warfare Payload Request for Information (RFI) Solicitation Number W56KGY-20-R-E002 Agency: Department of the Army Office: Army Contracting Command Location: ACC - APG (W56KGY) Division C Notice Type: Sources Sought Posted Date: November 22, 2019 Original Set Aside: N/A Set Aside: N/A Classification: 58 - Communication, detection, & coherent radiation equipment NAICS Code: -- Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing/334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing Synopsis: RQ-7 Shadow Electronic Warfare Payload Agency: Department of the Army Office: Army Contracting Command Synopsis: This Sources Sought is not a request for competitive proposals and no formal solicitation package is available. Solicitation Number W56KGY-20-R-E002 has been assigned to this Market Research for reference purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids/proposals. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this announcement. Interested parties may identify their capability to meet all or portions of the requirements by submitting: A white paper, technical data, qualification and certification test data, logistics documentation and/or past performance data. This data must be provided to this office not later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on December 23, 2019. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Full Description of the requirements is as follows: The Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland and Product Director Electronic Attack (PdD EA) are conducting market research. The purpose of this market survey is to identify parties that have an existing product in their product line capable of equipping the U.S. Army's currently fielded tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with an Electronic Warfare Support (ES) capability. Of interest are high maturity systems that could be equipped within 12 months. Mandatory Requirements: Must be capable of being carried as a payload(s) on the U.S. Army's currently fielded tactical UAS (RQ-7 Shadow) Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of TRL-8 or TRL-9 System must be capable of reprogramming between flights System must be capable of identifying or characterizing targeted emitters System must be capable of locating or localizing targeted emitters Ground workstation must be capable of Integrating with the Army's Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT) or capable of exporting data to EWPMT via the tactical network Other Information Requirements: Specify whether your solution(s) is available in a single payload or is mission configurable. Provide itemized cost estimates (e.g. workstation, payload A, payload B, etc). Describe signal types the system is able to intercept and identify. Describe if signal identification occurs onboard the payload or at the ground station. Identify RF range Identify Direction Finding/Geo-location accuracy Identify Size, Weight, and Power consumption (watts) of the payload(s) Identify Size, Weight, and Power consumption (watts) of the ground-station Identify if capability solution supports precision geolocation Identify capability against Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) emitters (e.g. spread spectrum, FM CW) Identify Receiver Sensitivity Identify Receiver Selectivity Identify Receiver Bandwidth Identify Azimuth coverage Identify Elevation coverage Identify Pulse repetition interval (PRI) accuracy (radar) Identify Pulse duration accuracy (radar) Identify if capability solution intercepts complex scans (radar) Identify if capability solution intercepts complex (PRI) (radar) Identify number of receiver channels available to search/stare Identify capability to record intercept files Identify capability to record In-phase and quadrature (I/Q) data Describe key features of your system (capabilities your system does better than competitors) Describe any unique capabilities of your system. If the current product line cannot support the above requirements, note which requirements the product meets. For the requirements that it does not meet, provide details on how the product could be modified along with a high level roadmap. Major Milestones: Anticipated RFP Release Date: TBD The security requirements for this effort will be as follows: Facility Clearance required shall be SECRET with SECRET safeguarding capability. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no formal solicitation package is available. Solicitation Number W56KGY-20-R-E002 has been assigned to this market survey for reference purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids/proposals. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this announcement. Interested parties may identify their capability to meet all or portions of the requirements by submitting an unclassified white paper, technical data and past performance data. Respondents must also address the following items: Company Name, Contact Name, Position, Telephone, Email, and Company URL. Corporate capability to include available facilities to execute sustainment requirements, Facility Clearance and safeguarding levels, The Commercial and Government Entity Code (Cage Code), and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNs) number. White paper and additional data must be provided to this office no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on December 23, 2019. Only responses received by this date will be considered. Respondents must identify, in writing, their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by submitting one (1) electronic copy via email to Dr. Leslie Litten, (leslie.a.litten.civ@mail.mil), Mr. Mohammed Rizki (mohamed.rizki.civ@mail.mil) and Mr. Eric C. Pyles (eric.c.pyles.civ@mail.mil). Respondents may submit classified responses via SIPRNET e-mail to Dr. Leslie Litten, (leslie.a.litten.civ@mail.smil.mil). NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. Contracting Office Address: 6565 Surveillance Loop Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005-1846 United States Primary Point of Contact: Eric C. Pyles Contract Specialist eric.c.pyles.civ@mail.mil Secondary Point of Contact: Christopher R. Gaines Contracting Officer christopher.r.gaines4.civ@mail.mil