SF30_Amendment of Solicitation.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

In accordance w ith FAR 43.103(b)(1) the purpose of this amendment is to extend the closing time and date of solicitation N0017821Q6784 from 1 pm EST on 4/9/2021 to 1 pm EST on 4/16/2021. This extension is to allow the statement of w ork (SOW) to be uploaded into section C of the solicitation and posted w ith the supporting documents.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 6

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 14-Apr-2021

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X N0017821Q6784

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01-Apr-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

14-Apr-2021

CODE

NSWCDD 1

BROOKE BALLENGER/026 17632 DAHLGREN ROAD

DAHLGREN VA 22448

N00178 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

kimberly.curtin@navy.milEMAIL:TEL:

KIMBERLY S. CURTIN / CONTRACTING OFFICER

N0017821Q6784

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 09-Apr-2021 05:00 PM to 16-Apr-2021 05:00 PM.

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been added by full text:

STATEMENT OF WORK

RADAR SYSTEM DESIGN & ENGINEERING TRAINING & RADAR FUNDAMENTALS

TRAINING

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

1.0 BACKGROUND

This SOW is to provide instructor led Radar System Design & Engineering training to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division employees.

2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

None

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

3.1 The contractor shall provide a four (4) day Radar System

Design & Engineering Course for at least ten (10) students.

3.2 The contractor shall provide training virtually by a live instructor or instructors. Due to COVID-19 concerns, instructors will not be provided access to NSWCDD facilities.

3.3 The contractor shall provide all labor and materials to

conduct the training to include course materials, notes, and any required supporting texts.

3.4 The contractor shall provide all course materials at least 7 days prior to the beginning of the class to allow for distribution to the students.

3.5 The contractor shall provide and coordinate the virtual

delivery platform to conduct the training. The training shall be delivered on a platform compatible with a standard configuration unclassified Navy Marine Corps Internet (NMCI) laptop.

3.6 The contractor shall provide training that is instructed by domain experts.

3.7 The contractor shall provide student certificates upon

successful completion of the course.

3.8 The contractor shall ensure training covers the following topics:

3.8.1 Radar Measurements, including range, bearing, target

size estimation, Doppler velocity, and radar horizon.

3.8.2 Radar system components and the radar range equation, including using radar range equation to estimate received power, target signal to noise, and maximum detection range.

3.8.3 Target reflectivity, including radar cross section, swerling models

3.8.4 Radar clutter, including volume clutter, surface

clutter, discrete clutter, land clutter, sea clutter, Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) processing, clutter maps, deleterious clutter effects on radar performance, clutter characteristics, effects of platform velocity, distributed sea clutter and sea spikes, terrain clutter, grazing angle vs. depression angle characterization, birds.

3.8.5 Propagation of RF signals in free space and through

the atmosphere, including propagation factor; interference (multipath,) and diffraction; refraction; standard refractivity;

the 4/3 Earth approximation; sub-refractivity; super refractivity; trapping; propagation ducts; littoral propagation;

propagation modeling; attenuation.

3.8.6 CW Radar, Doppler, and Receiver Architecture including

basic properties, CW and high PRF relationships, dynamic range, stability, isolation requirements, techniques, and devices, superheterodyne receivers, in-phase and quadrature receivers, signal spectrum, spectral broadening, matched filtering, Doppler filtering, spectral modulation, CW ranging, and measurement accuracy.

3.8.7 Clutter Filtering Principles including signal-to-

clutter ratio, signal and clutter separation techniques, range and Doppler techniques, principles of filtering, transmitter stability and filtering, pulse Doppler and MTI, blind speeds and blind ranges, staggered MTI, analog and digital filtering, notch shaping, gains and losses.

3.8.8 Clutter performance measures including clutter

attenuation, improvement factor, subclutter visibility, and cancellation ratio.

3.8.9 Radar Waveforms including time-bandwidth concept, Pulse compression, code families, matched filters, Optimal codes and code families: multiple constraints. Performance in the time and frequency domains, Mismatched filters and their applications, Orthogonal and quasi-orthogonal codes; Multiple-

Input- Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar; MIMO waveforms and MIMO antenna patterns.

3.8.10 Electronically Scanned Radar Systems including

fundamental concepts, directivity and gain, elements and arrays, near and far field radiation, element factor and array factor, illumination function and Fourier transform relations, beamwidth approximations, array tapers and sidelobes, electrical dimension and errors, array bandwidth, steering mechanisms, grating lobes, phase monopulse, beam broadening, examples.

3.8.11 Active Phased Array Radar Systems including what are

solid state active arrays (SSAA), what advantages do they provide, emerging requirements that call for SSAA (or AESA), SSAA issues at T/R module, array, and system levels, digital arrays, future direction.

3.8.12 Multiple Simultaneous Beams including reasons for

multiple beams, independently steered beams vs. clustered beams, alternative organization of clustered beams and their implications, quantization lobes in clustered beams arrangements and design options to mitigate them.

3.8.13 Noise in Receiving Systems and Detection Principles

including noise sources, statistical properties, false alarm and detection probability, and pulse integration schemes. Radar cross section; stealth; fluctuating targets; stochastic models;

detection of fluctuating targets.

3.9 The contractor shall coordinate with the technical point of contact listed below to schedule the training event.

NOTE: The government anticipates training will occur April 26- 29, 2021.

3.10 The contractor shall provide a three (3) day Radar

Fundamentals Training Course for at least ten (10) students.

3.11 The contractor shall provide training virtually by a live instructor or instructors. Due to COVID-19 concerns, instructors will not be provided access to NSWCDD facilities.

3.12 The contractor shall provide all labor and materials to

conduct the training to include course materials, notes, and any required supporting texts.

3.13 The contractor shall provide all course materials at least 7 days prior to the beginning of the class to allow for distribution to the students to include .

3.14 The contractor shall provide and coordinate the virtual

delivery platform to conduct the training. The training shall be delivered on a platform compatible with a standard configuration unclassified Navy Marine Corps Internet (NMCI) laptop.

3.15 The contractor shall provide training that is instructed by domain experts.

3.16 The contractor shall provide student certificates upon

successful completion of the course.

3.17 The contractor shall ensure training covers the following topics:

3.17.1 Radar Measurements, including range, bearing, target

size estimation, Doppler velocity, and radar horizon

3.17.2 Radar system components and the radar range equation, including using radar range equation to estimate received power, target signal to noise, and maximum detection range.

3.17.3 Target reflectivity, including radar cross section, swerling models, volume clutter, land clutter, sea clutter.

3.17.4 Propagation of RF signals in free space and through

the atmosphere, including attenuation, ducting.

3.17.5 Radar Antennas, including effects of antenna

dimensions and operating frequency on beam shape, phased array antennas.

3.17.6 Radar Transmitters and Receivers, including up-

conversion and down-conversion, bandwidth and its impact on receiver noise, dynamic range.

3.17.7 Radar detection, including probability of detection, false alarm rate.

3.17.8 Radar tracking, including measurement error.

3.18 The contractor shall coordinate with the technical point of contact listed below to schedule the training event.

NOTE: The government anticipates training will occur May 11-13, 2021.

4.0 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY/MATERIAL/INFORMATION

(GFP/GFM/GFI)

4.1 The government will provide each student with a

unclassified Navy Marine Corps Internet laptop to access the virtual training.

4.2 The government will provide the names of all students at

least one (1) week prior to the scheduled start of training.

5.0 SECURITY

The work to be performed under this contract is unclassified.

6.0 TRAVEL

The contractor will not be required to travel in performance of this contract.

7.0 TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TBD

(End of Summary of Changes)