Performance Work Statement (PWS) - PAR DRAFT 09.07.2022.pdf

Performance Work Statement Phased Array Radar Test Article

Department of Commerce (DOC)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Phased Array Radar Test Article For Weather Observation Risk Reduction Activation

Updated 2 September 2022 v.2

Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 3

2. BACKGROUND 3

3. SCOPE 4

4. OBJECTIVES 4

5. TECHNICAL TASKS AND REQUIREMENTS 4

5.1. TASK 1: RADAR TEST ARTICLE (RTA) 4

5.2. TASK 2: RADAR TEST FACILITY (RTF) CONSTRUCTION 8

5.3. TASK 3: INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION OF RTA 9

5.4. TASK 4: DOCUMENTATION AND TRAINING 9

5.5. TASK 5: SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (4 OPTION YEARS) 10

6. DELIVERABLES 11

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE 13

8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 13

9. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT / INFORMATION 13

10. ATTACHMENTS 13

1. INTRODUCTION

The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) has a need for a Phased Array Radar (PAR) test article. NSSL will conduct risk reduction activities that will support the National Weather Service (NWS) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for the next operational radar system, as indicated in the Report to Congress on the Weather Radar Follow-On Plan: Research and Risk Reduction to Inform Acquisition Decisions (Appendix A). This report highlights the need for further development of PAR technology, if it is to be considered as a long-term option for the next phase of NWS operational radar system. NOAA, OAR, NSSL will conduct risk reduction activities on an acquired PAR test article to investigate the feasibility and capability of a dual linear polarized, S-band, PAR system that can:

● Serve as a proof-of-concept of a single face rotating PAR weather surveillance radar;

● Provide rapid volume update times (1.5 mins - 2 mins) through a combination of electronic and mechanical scanning rather than traditional mechanically rotating parabolic antennas; and

● Provide a scanning capability allowing multiple simultaneous beams to test various advanced operational modes (scanning methods) and assess data quality tradeoffs.

The technical knowledge learned from the test article risk reduction research and development (R&D) will be shared with the NWS to support their AoA for the next operational weather radar system.

2. BACKGROUND

NOAA/OAR/NSSL has been investigating PAR technology since 2003 to meet mission-driven expanded radar requirements that support improved and enhanced weather warnings. PAR is a promising technology that has demonstrated great potential to improve warnings for various types of severe weather, primarily through the use of faster updates and adaptive scanning capabilities. However, there are many technological challenges that must be addressed before PAR technology can serve as a replacement for the current weather radar fleet consisting of the Weather Surveillance Radar – 1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) radars. Chief among these technological challenges is the inclusion of dual polarization within the PAR technology.

To address these challenges, NOAA, in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), developed the Advanced Technology Demonstrator (ATD), which is the first dual-polarization, S-band PAR developed specifically for weather applications. The ATD is a first-of-its-kind test system that was installed at NOAA’s NSSL in Norman, Oklahoma in 2018. Its primary objectives are to evaluate the calibration and performance of dual polarization on PAR technology and to demonstrate advanced scanning techniques for weather radars using PAR. The ATD achieved initial operating capability (IOC) in 2021 and is currently being used to conduct experiments. Development of the ATD has moved PAR technology to a NOAA Readiness Level (RL) 5 for dual polarization meteorological applications. Further research and development is needed before NOAA can make a decision regarding PAR technology as an appropriate replacement for the WSR-88D radar system.

In much of the work outlined above, NOAA was engaged with other government agencies exploring a stationary, multi-face planar array or cylindrical array to satisfy weather surveillance requirements as well as aircraft surveillance. The multi-agency requirements for disparate update rates precluded a rotating planar array architecture.

However, a multi-agency solution is no longer being considered, and NOAA is now pursuing the procurement of a rotating planar PAR system for weather surveillance only. To be advantageous over conventional weather radars, a rotating planar array would need to incorporate some advanced technologies with multiple simultaneous beams to achieve the desired rapid volume updates for weather surveillance.

NOAA NWS’ Radar Operations Center (ROC) is engaged in a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) to extend the operational capability of the WSR-88D system until approximately 2035. Ongoing information technology refresh and sustaining engineering programs will support the continued operation of the WSR-88D network through approximately 2040. NOAA anticipates making a key decision in 2028 whether to continue to maintain the current system or to replace it. NOAA has developed a research plan to enable the technological progress needed to prepare for a formal AoA beginning in 2028 to include cost-benefit analysis of:

1) Sustaining the current system through an additional SLEP;

2) Replacing WSR-88D with a new reflector dish, mechanically rotating radar system; or

3) Replacing WSR-88D with the PAR technology.

Considering the many benefits for operation already demonstrated by PAR technology, NOAA is exploring a next-generation PAR network. Critical to NOAA is whether the technology can be matured in time to serve its need. This acquisition–and the subsequent years of research using it–will fill in a key gap in NWS’ AoA to help NOAA make an informed decision.

3. SCOPE

The Contractor shall furnish all necessary personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, and services, except as otherwise specified, to provide and install a turn-key PAR system in central Oklahoma. Scope to include construction of the radar tower, support infrastructure, training, and operational and maintenance support post installation. Real estate is not included in the scope.

4. OBJECTIVES

NOAA will acquire an azimuthally rotating, single-faced planar, dual-polarized, S-band PAR for the purpose of conducting research on the types of advanced scan strategies this architecture would enable. These scan strategies involve multiple simultaneous beams, requiring an active electronically-scanned array with a high degree of digitization. The PAR shall be an S-band radar with a broadside circular beamwidth of less than or equal to 1.75° (with a beamwidth of <1.5° preferred). The PAR shall be elevated from the surrounding ground level such that the base of the antenna is positioned at a height of approximately 20 m [height will be finalized upon site selection]. To be of benefit within NOAA’s timeline, the system shall be delivered and functional within 24 months of the award.

5. TECHNICAL TASKS AND REQUIREMENTS

This PWS is organized into five (5) tasks: radar test article, construction of the radar facility, installation of the radar test article, training and documentation, and support/maintenance.

5.1. TASK 1: RADAR TEST ARTICLE (RTA)

Task 1 is the development and delivery of a Radar Test Article (RTA). The RTA is defined as the rotating PAR antenna, along with any associated electronics, computer servers, radio frequency (RF) equipment, mechanical equipment, cooling equipment, etc. to compose a complete functional radar system. (Note: There is some understood overlap between Task 1 and Task 2. For example, the rotating mechanism may be conceptually better included in the RTF or RTA, depending on the design. The important thing is not the breakdown of Task 1 and Task 2, but that all functional requirements are covered by the proposal.)

RTA requirements:

5.1.1. The Contractor shall deliver a RTA

5.1.2. The RTA shall include an active electronically scanned array (AESA) capable of scanning ±45° off broadside in elevation and azimuth without grating lobes.

5.1.3. The RTA shall be capable of mechanical azimuthal rotation with a maximum rate of at least 25° per second.

5.1.4. Rotation shall allow continuous rotation in either direction through the full 360° (i.e. not tethered).

5.1.5. The RTA shall be designed to operate in the frequency range of the S-band (2.7-3.1 gigahertz GHz).

5.1.6. The RTA shall have a sensitivity of >11.0 decibels (dB) Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) for a 1 meters squared (m2) target at 100 kilometers (km) when steered electronically within ±45° azimuth, 0-20° elevation (equivalent minimum detectable signal of <10.0 decibels of Z (dBZ) at 100 km with 0.0 dB SNR).

5.1.7. The RTA shall be capable of dual-linear (horizontal and vertical) polarization with a minimum of the two

(2) following modes of operation:

● Simultaneous transmission of horizontal and vertical polarizations; and

● Alternating transmission of horizontal and vertical polarizations.

5.1.8. The RTA antenna shall meet or exceed the following antenna pattern characteristics:

● Beamwidth: ≤ 1.75° at broadside, with a preferred beamwidth of ≤ 1.50°. This refers to the one-way equivalent1 circular beamwidth, which can be expressed as follows given a transmit (Tx) beamwidth 𝜃𝜃𝑡𝑡 and receive (Rx) beamwidth 𝜃𝜃𝑟𝑟:

𝜃𝜃𝑒𝑒 = √2𝜃𝜃𝑡𝑡𝜃𝜃𝑟𝑟 �𝜃𝜃𝑡𝑡2 + 𝜃𝜃𝑟𝑟2

Note: for the purpose of this requirement, only the intrinsic beamwidth of the antenna, including any tapering applied in operational conditions, should be considered. Unweighted patterns exceeding sidelobe specifications or signal processing techniques to recover resolution do not suffice for the purpose of this requirement;

● Sidelobes: first sidelobe ≤ -25 dB off peak, Mean Squared Sidelobe Level (MSSL) ≤ -50 dB off peak;

● Cross-pol isolation (on transmit): > 40.0 dB at broadside for Tx; and

● Cross-pol isolation (on receive): > 35.0 dB at broadside for Rx.

5.1.9. The RTA shall include a means to calibrate:

● Absolute range offset: a scalar to establish a relation between received echo timing and absolute range (km);

● Absolute reflectivity offset: a scalar to establish a relationship between received echo power and absolute reflectivity (dBZ);

● Broadside differential reflectivity (ZDR) bias: a scalar to correct for the difference in power between horizontal and vertical beams at broadside;

● Scan loss: a correction for the change in gain as function of steering angle; and

1 Conventionally, beamwidth is understood to be the 3 dB width of a one-way antenna pattern based on the assumption of transmit/receive reciprocity. In the case of a PAR antenna, the transmit and receive patterns may not be reciprocal due to techniques employed such as thinned transmit arrays and tapering. Therefore, the conventional definition is ambiguous, and it is useful to define an unambiguous “one-way equivalent” to keep language consistent across antenna architectures. The one-way equivalent may be thought of as the one-way pattern of a hypothetical reciprocal antenna yielding the same two-way pattern as the PAR’s non-reciprocal transmit/receive combination.

● Horizontal (H)/ Vertical (V) beam peak offset: a correction for any mismatches between H and V beam peaks (both amplitude and pointing angle) as function of steering angle

5.1.10. The RTA antenna shall be highly digital on receive, defined as no more than 16 receive elements per digital channel.

5.1.11. The RTA shall be capable of operating in the following modes:

● Electronic scanning while stationary;

● Electronic scanning while mechanically rotating 360° in azimuth;

● Support spoiling (intentional broadening) of the transmit beam and packing of multiple simultaneous narrower receive beams within the transmit beam geometry. The RTA shall support spoiling/packing in both azimuth and elevation, with a minimum of three (3) simultaneous receive beams;

● Support multiple simultaneous transmit pulses in different directions followed by simultaneous receive (sometimes referred to as “shotgun” mode in literature), with a minimum of three (3) transmit/receive beams; and

● Support multiple concatenated transmit pulses in different directions followed by simultaneous receive (sometimes referred to as “machine gun” mode in literature), with a minimum of three (3) transmit/receive beams.

o Without blind range mitigation, multiple concatenated transmit pulses will have an adverse impact on the blind range. For demonstration of this mode, the blind range for three (3) pulses without blind range mitigation should not exceed 20 km. Blind range mitigation may be employed to more easily meet the sensitivity specifications.

5.1.12. The RTA shall support arbitrary user-defined waveforms from 0.5 to 150 microsecond (µs).

5.1.13. The RTA shall support pulse compression.

5.1.14. The RTA shall support pulse-to-pulse phase coding. That is, it shall support an arbitrary user-specified phase on a pulse-to-pulse basis and per polarization (horizontal and vertical).

5.1.15. The RTA shall support duty cycle up to at least 8 percent simultaneous dual-linear or 16 percent single polarization.

5.1.16. The RTA shall provide a real-time display of spectral moments (reflectivity, velocity, spectrum width) and dual-polarization variables (differential reflectivity, differential phase, specific differential phase, correlation coefficient).

5.1.17. The RTA shall allow recording of weather spectral moments and dual-polarization variables.

5.1.18. The RTA shall allow recording of beamformed I/Q data (i.e., the amplitude of the in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals) for each polarization channel.

● Data storage for a minimum of eight (8) hours continuous duration.

5.1.19. The RTA shall have a well-documented external interface or Application Programming Interface (API) for integration of customer command and control, signal processing, product generation, and visualization software.

5.1.20. The RTA must be operable in instantaneous rain rates of at least 300 millimeters per hour (mm/hr) and hourly accumulations of at least 100 millimeters (mm) without damage to equipment.

● The effect of water on the radome should be taken into consideration during system design. Electronic scanning within a wet (i.e., reflective) spherical radome can create localized areas of excessive electric field magnitude due to coherent summing (spatial focusing) of reflections. The RTA antenna must be resilient to localized reflections from water on the radome, including (but not limited to) preventing damage to Tx/Rx elements.

5.1.21. Array cooling shall be sufficient to allow operation of the radar without overheating or losing calibration (e.g., ceasing to meet sensitivity, beamwidth, or sidelobe requirements due to temperature or thermal gradients across the array) in outdoor temperatures between -30°C and +45°C.

5.1.22. The RTA shall feature remote monitoring of critical system status and components.

5.1.23. The RTA shall have a minimum of 10 percent sparing model of any known high failure rate items. In addition, the RTA shall have spares for:

● Any Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) single points of failure; and

● Items that are proprietary and/or not readily available as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS).

5.1.24. The RTA shall have a mechanically adjustable elevation angle that is adjustable between +0.0° and +5.0° (i.e., a means to mechanically tilt manually), which is preferred over having a fixed mechanical elevation.

The Contractor requirements:

5.1.25. The Contractor shall validate the antenna patterns to provide, at a minimum:

● Validation of the broadside antenna characteristics in 5.1.8;

● Horizontal polarization Tx and Rx beam patterns, copolar and cross-polar, for a representative sampling of steered beam angles within ±45° azimuth and 0-20° elevation; and

● Vertical polarization Tx and Rx beam patterns, copolar and cross-polar, for a representative sampling of steered beam angles within ±45° azimuth and 0-20° elevation.

5.1.26. The Contractor shall perform the initial calibration of the RTA within the following tolerances:

● Absolute range offset: ≤25 m

● Absolute reflectivity offset: ≤1 dB

● Broadside ZDR bias: ≤0.1 dB

● Scan loss: ≤0.5 dB variance across an electronic scanning range of ±45° azimuth, 0-20° elevation

● H/V beam peak offset: ≤1 dB amplitude difference, ≤0.5° pointing angle difference across an electronic scanning range of ±45° azimuth, 0-20° elevation

5.1.27. The Contractor shall provide procedures for obtaining new calibration values and a recommended schedule for performing calibrations.

5.1.28. The Contractor shall conduct a radiation hazard survey and provide a written report of results. This survey should consist of, at a minimum:

● Validation of public/uncontrolled exposure compliance in areas accessible to the public and in/on nearby buildings and radar towers not controlled by NSSL;

● Validation of occupational/controlled exposure compliance in areas accessible to NSSL personnel while operating; and

● Validation of functionality of RF safety features such as interlocks and sector blanking.

5.1.29. The Contractor shall conduct a radiation emissions survey and provide a written report of results validating compliance with Radio Frequency Authorization (RFA) and applicable Radio Spectrum Engineering Criteria (RSEC), including the ultimate suppression level for out-of-band emissions over ±500 megahertz (MHz).

5.1.30. The Contractor shall conduct RTA milestone meetings with NOAA, including but not limited to the following items listed below:

● Preliminary Design Review;

● Critical Design Review;

● Test Readiness Review; and

● System Acceptance Review

The scope and content of these reviews will depend on the maturity of the system in the proposal (i.e.

modifications to existing product versus full custom build).

5.2. TASK 2: RADAR TEST FACILITY (RTF) CONSTRUCTION

Task 2 is the construction of a Radar Test Facility (RTF) in Norman, OK. The RTF is inclusive of the radar tower;

enclosures for equipment and personnel; and all power, communications, and other support infrastructure for housing and operating the RTA (see 5.1).

The Contractor requirements:

5.2.1. The Contractor shall construct the RTF to house the RTA at a location in central [to be determined] Oklahoma. Electrical, network, and non-potable water utilities will be available on-site.

5.2.2. The Contractor shall obtain all necessary permits and manage subcontractors.

5.2.3. The Contractor shall conduct RTF milestone meetings with NOAA, including but not limited to the following items listed below:

● Preliminary Design Review; and

● Critical Design Review.

RTF requirements:

5.2.4. The RTF shall elevate the base of the radar antenna at a nominal height of 20 meters [exact height to be determined based on Critical Design Review and siting considerations].

5.2.5. The RTF shall include a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system that is capable of heating and cooling the building in all Oklahoma weather conditions. The HVAC system needs shall also take into consideration the heat generated by the equipment located in the building.

5.2.6. The RTF shall:

● Provide an HVAC-controlled space for maintainers to access the RTA and associated equipment.

This may be satisfied, for example, by enclosing a rotating pedestal within a radome or by a rotating superstructure with the antenna on one face. Temperature shall be maintained within 15-25° C;

relative humidity shall be maintained between 20-60%.

● HVAC system shall have redundant capacity to maintain operations in the event of primary system failure

● Include an environmentally controlled space for local operation of the RTA; and

5.2.7. The RTF shall be constructed to withstand and protect the RTA from typical environmental extremes in central Oklahoma: temperatures of -25° C to 50° C, gusts of 100 mph, rain rates up to 300 mm/hr, up to 3-inch hail.

5.2.8. The RTF shall include a backup generator and fuel tank sufficient to power the RTF and RTA for 48 hours continuously.

5.2.9. The RTF shall include an automatic transfer switch to start the generator and transfer power in the event of commercial power loss.

5.2.10. The RTF shall include a double-conversion uninterruptible power supply (UPS) sufficient to power the RTF and the RTA for 30 minutes OR until the backup generator assumes the power load, whichever is longer.

5.2.11. The RTF shall include a fire suppression system that will not cause damage to the radar equipment.

5.2.12. The RTF shall include lockout safety mechanisms to ensure that radiation or mechanical hazards may be removed during maintenance.

5.2.13. The RTF shall include interlocks to automatically disable radiation and motion as necessary to protect equipment and personnel.

5.2.14. The RTF shall be International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliant.

5.2.15. The RTF shall include a perimeter 8 foot chain link fence topped with 45 degree barbed wire arms at least 30 feet from the RTF with at least one 12 foot (vehicle/equipment access) gate and one single (pedestrian) entry gate. All gates shall be manual swinging gates.

5.2.16. Pedestrian and vehicle access gates should have a chain link swing gate lock.

5.2.17. Inside the fence should be a gravel covering with raised sidewalks from the parking lot to all doors.

5.2.18. The RTF shall include a secure double door entry using a mortise key lock assembly to the facility suitable to allow passage of equipment needed for the maintenance of the system.

5.2.19. The RTF shall include any additional safety components as required by Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) and security components as required by the vendor.

5.2.20. The RTF construction shall include an access road ~150-200 meters long [site dependent] and no less than 7 meters wide composed of asphalt to access the site from existing roads.

5.2.21. The RTF shall include a no less than 6,000 sq ft asphalt parking lot adjacent to the RTF but outside the security fence.

5.3. TASK 3: INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION OF RTA

Task 3 is the installation/integration of the RTA within the RTF.

5.3.1. The Contractor shall be responsible for the installation of the RTA within the RTF.

5.3.2. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring the end-to-end operational capability of the RTA within the

RTF.

5.4. TASK 4: DOCUMENTATION AND TRAINING

Task 4 is the creation of documentation and training to facilitate the transfer of operations and support to the government.

5.4.1. The Contractor shall develop a Project Management Plan to include milestones for construction, design, production of the RTA, RTF, and documentation / training materials.

5.4.2. The Contractor shall provide monthly progress reports.

5.4.3. The Contractor shall deliver a formal set of documentation thoroughly describing all aspects of the RTF and RTA, including but not limited to the following:

○ Operator manual describing startup, local operation, and remote operation;

○ Mechanical drawings of major mechanical systems (e.g., radar pedestal, facility infrastructure, physical assembly of equipment within the facility);

○ Drawings and/or photos depicting physical layout of components;

○ Block diagram(s) of the radar system and major subcomponents, including connections for power, communications, and RF equipment. Each major component should be represented and uniquely identified. The block diagram(s) and supporting text should depict functional relationships among components;

○ Separate interconnection diagram(s) for major subcomponents featuring jack identifiers, physical jack types, and cable types. The interconnection diagram(s) and supporting text should depict physical relationships among components;

○ List of recommended periodic maintenance actions (preventative or otherwise);

○ Identification of the intended Lowest Line Replaceable Units (LLRUs) within the radar system and serviceable subcomponents, along with information about source (COTS or custom) and recommended spares;

○ Remove-and-replace procedures for all LRUs;

○ Single points of failure; and

○ System Test procedures and results.

5.4.4. Documentation shall be created with the intent of transitioning operation, maintenance, support, and enhancement of the radar platform to the government. Maintenance documentation should be organized to help the maintainer start from a high level and locate the appropriate low-level documentation.

5.4.5. The Contractor shall provide software source code, software installation procedures, software build instructions, and related documentation for all system components.

5.4.6. The Contractor shall provide training to the government customer on aspects of RTA/RTF operation and maintenance, including but not limited to the following. All training shall be conducted on site at Government facilities in Norman, OK.

○ Operation of the radar including startup, shutdown, local operation, remote operation, command and control, live visualization, recording of data, and playback of data

○ Operation of RTF systems such as generator, uninterrupted power supply, interlocks, water chiller (if applicable)

○ Performance of preventative and corrective maintenance procedures

○ Performance of calibration procedures

○ Developer training providing an overview of customer-maintainable software and integration of customer software via application programming interface

5.5. TASK 5: SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (4 OPTION YEARS)

NOAA will use the RTA for risk reduction R&D and may require additional/ongoing support from the contractor to troubleshoot the system and/or support hardware and software modifications necessary to support NOAA’s PAR R&D program. Task 5 is a support agreement to cover maintenance for the first four years of operation beyond an initial 12 month (one year) warranty after the date of system acceptance that includes all parts, labor, and maintenance.

5.5.1. The contractor shall provide an annual support agreement for up to four (4) years (Option CLINs XXXX)

This support agreement shall include, at a minimum:

○ An established price list for additional spares or replacement items;

○ Established labor rates for troubleshooting and technical support;

○ Established labor rates for software technical support, fixes, and/or enhancements; and

○ Contractor will provide emergency onsite support when deemed necessary by the Government.

Emergency is defined by turn-around time from official notification of the Contractor to having personnel onsite shall not exceed 1 calendar week.

○ The RTA and RTF shall be constructed in a manner by the contractors that would allow maintainability, serviceability, modifiability and upgradeability by the Government beyond the service plan period.

5.5.2. The government shall have ownership of the delivered RTA and RTF and rights to modify hardware and software for internal Government use only.

6. DELIVERABLES

All deliverables shall follow requirements provided in Section XX Performance Requirement Summary (PRS), which also provides performance standards, methods of surveillance and incentives for deliverables. Therefore, PRS items shall be reflected in XX

Task / PWS section

Deliverable Time Medium/ Format/ # of Copies

Submit To

5.4.1 Project Management Plan 45 days after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.1 Radar Test Article (integrated into the RTF

and operational)

84 weeks after award

5.1.19 Software Application Programming

Interface (API) documentation

104 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.25 RTA Antenna Pattern Report 104 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.26 RTA System Calibration Report 104 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.27 RTA System Calibration Procedures 104 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.28 RTA Radiation Hazard Report 104 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.29 RTA Radiation Emission Report 104 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.30 RTA Preliminary Design Review 13 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.30 RTA Critical Design Review 26 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.30 RTA Test Readiness Review 104 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.1.30 RTA System Acceptance Review 110 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.2.1 Radar Test Facility 78 weeks after award COR/PM

5.2.3 RTF Preliminary Design Review

13 weeks after award

Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.2.3 RTF Critical Design Review 26 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office

5.4.3 System Operations Manual 80 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.4.3 System Mechanical Drawings 80 weeks after award Electronic / AutoCAD or

PDF

COR/PM

5.4.3 Interface Control Documentation 80 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.4.3 Maintenance Schedule and Instructions 80 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

5.4.3 Service / Repair Documentation 80 weeks after award Electronic / COR/PM

PDF or MS Office Format

5.4.3 System Test Procedures 80 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.4.5 Software source code and related

documentation

80 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office Format

COR/PM

5.4.6 Training Materials & Documentation 80 weeks after award Electronic / PDF or MS Office

7. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The place of performance is to be at the direction and discretion of the contractor to fulfill the requirements of this task order. The construction of the RTF and the Integration of the RTA shall be located in Norman, OK, at a site determined by the Government [exact location to be determined].

8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The RTA shall be delivered and installation complete no later than 24 months after receipt of award (ROA).

Construction of the RTF shall be complete and accepted by the Government in adequate time to be ready for the RTA installation.

9. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT / INFORMATION

9.1 The Government will allow the contractor to access and integrate the RTA/RTF with the far field calibration tower. The Government will provide Interface Control Documentation for the calibration tower equipment.

10. ATTACHMENTS

10.1. NOAA Readiness Levels

https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/document/2020/Mar/Handbook_NAO216-105B_03-21-17.pdf