Recovery acquisition of global hawk KU satellite modem assemblies and bus convertors NASA dryden flight research center (DFRC) is implementing the national aeronautics and space administration…

This is a firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) to L3 Technologies, Inc. Communication Systems-West Division. The contract is for the procurement of two Ku-band satellite modem assemblies and one bus converter, which will be installed on the NASA Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to support the Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) pod operations. The UAVSAR pod is a NASA-developed system that requires satellite communications links to maintain contact between the aircraft and the ground control station when the aircraft is beyond line-of-sight. This contract is funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 funds and has a total ceiling value of $897,397.00. The contract does not have a set-aside designation, and the ultimate completion date is November 30, 2011.

Recovery acquisition of global hawk KU satellite modem assemblies and bus convertors NASA dryden flight research center (DFRC) is implementing the national aeronautics and space administration (NASA) jet propulsion laboratory (JPL) and DFRC developed uninhabited aerial vehicle synthetic aperture radar (UAVSAR) POD for use on the NASA global hawk (GH) aircraft. The operators of the UAVSAR POD will be located in the global hawk operations center at DFRC. While the aircraft is in flight, the UAVSAR operators have a requirement to communicate with the UAVSAR and receive data from the UAVSAR. The aircraft will be conducting missions beyond line of site of the ghoc and at remote locations. Satellite communications (SATCOM) links are required to maintain contact between the aircraft and the ghoc. L-3 communications has designed and built the only KU satellite modem assemblies and bus convertors that are in use on global hawk aircraft and in the ground control stations. One KU satellite modem assembly is required in the aircraft and one is required in the ground station. One bus convertor is required on the aircraft. The purpose of this SOW is the procurement of KU equipment, which will be installed on the NASA global hawk aircraft by the NASA DFRC global hawk maintenance crew. This task will be funded with american recovery reinvestment act 2009 funds. The contractor will provide two KU SATCOM modem assemblies (P/N 60053121-000) and one bus converter (P/N 60053183+000). The part numbers for these items are L-3 communications part numbers.