NGIC ERADS Request for Information.pdf

National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) Sources Sought Notice

NGIC Expert Radar Signature Solutions (ERADS)

1.0 Description & Purpose

1.1. The National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) is seeking information from any qualified vendor who can perform services for Expert Radar Signature Solutions (ERADS).

NGIC is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means for conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement. NGIC is seeking information on potential sources who are capable of providing support services as described in section 2 below.

1.2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This sources sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This notices does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or services whatsoever. Further, NGIC at this time is not seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S.

Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice – all costs associated with this notice will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if issued.

1.3 Contractor personnel must be eligible for a DoD Secret security clearance at the time of the proposal submission, and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract.

1.4 All business categories will be considered in response to this notice. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

1.5 Place of Performance is the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) in Charlottesville, Virginia and contractor facilities.

2.0 Required Capabilities

2.1 Provide information/analysis/reports/recommendations from investigations, studies, reviews, and participation in conferences and meetings in order to maintain a state-of-the-art level of expertise in all scientific, engineering, and technology areas related to submillimeter (SMM) wave transceiver radar and compact range applications/facilities and understanding of operational and emerging radar systems. Utilizing this expertise, the Contractor shall maintain/provide a state-of-the-art capability in the areas of operational

SMM wave radars and related sub-systems, including compatible software capability, in dedicated SMM Wave Government and Contractor facilities, including for Government Furnished Property (GFP). Provide ERADS Program compatible improvements/upgrades for this equipment and facilities such as long term, stable; solid state and laser based THz transceivers and associated sub-systems, optics and optical components, free space pylon type and ground plane type scaled target stages, calibration objects, anechoic and dielectric materials and data acquisition, processing and display systems.

2.2 Provide ERADS Project technical support for the design, fabrication, and delivery of Government specified new and replacement THz/SMM Wave spectrum compatible solid state, laser based, and other related technologies transceiver radars and compact range components/equipment for replacing or establishing improved capabilities in existing or new NGIC or Contractor compact range facilities.

2.3 Investigate, characterize, fabricate and provide a variety of customized properly scaled, following the principles of electrodynamic similitude, non-metallic materials, anechoics, and special subsystems for use in constructing high precision multiple scale factor target models, other man-made objects, simulated terrain ground planes, foliage, other background/clutter type objects, compact range chambers and THz/SMM wave radar components.

2.4 Provide NGIC ERADS Program and other DOD elements support in designing, fabricating, delivering, maintaining unique, precise detailed, high fidelity, scaled model targets of vehicles, other man-made, and natural objects as designated by the Government. Both non-mechanized and fully mechanized scaled model targets shall be produced. Major vehicle components, such as rotors, wheels, turrets, radars, and principle weapon systems shall be articulable and be able to be locked into position for data collections from different target configurations. All model targets shall have ERADS Program compact range pylon/ground plane compatible mounting fixtures integral to the finished product. All model targets shall be constructed to be structurally capable of meeting all measurement configuration.

2.5 Provide NGIC and other DOD elements support in collecting, measuring, acquiring, and pre-processing of radar signature data/information from Government provided scaled model targets and full-scale targets in THz/SMM-wave compact ranges in full electrodynamic similitude conditions for producing common radar band data/signatures/products. The Contractor shall maintain compatibility with existing ERADS Program data collection and archive capabilities.

2.6 Provide NGIC and other DOD elements support in investigating operational radar system’s data/signature requirements and in analyzing, exploiting, evaluating, comparing, and uniquely displaying required processed radar signature information. Emphasis shall be placed on data sets obtained from THz /SSM-Wave compact radar ranges, customized fabricated scaled model targets and computationally generated radar signature data.

Detailed correlations or comparisons between data sets from multiple RCS sources shall be completed, analyzed and reported while maintaining compatibility with existing ERADS Program processing capabilities.

2.7 Maintain both unclassified and classified IT systems, ensuring full compliance with DOD requirements pertaining to the storage and processing of radar signature data.

Furthermore, the contractor shall develop and implement advance tools that facilitate the processing and data handling of newly collected and historical radar signature data.

2.8 Maintain a state–of-art competence in all technical areas required for ERADS THz/SMM Wave/FIR radar and radar range facilities applications, advise NGIC ERADS Project on promising technologies, and make recommendations of technologies to pursue.

2.9 Provide ERADS Project technical assistance in installing, maintaining, and upgrading compatible SMM Wave devices, components, systems, for THz transceiver radar systems and compact radar range mechanical systems.

2.10 Design, produce, fabricate compatible custom Schottky barrier point contact, conventional and membrane planar, and related diodes, components, and detectors/receivers or sources for use in ERADS Program transceiver radar systems.

2.11 Fabricate and maintain a stock of compatible diodes and components.

2.12 Perform characterizations of SMM devices/components/systems with custom THz calibration instrumentation equipment.

2.13 Design, produce, fabricate custom superconducting junctions/devices for use in ERADS Project transceiver test bed radar systems.

2.14 Design, produce, fabricate and operate other promising solid state or technical customized components for use as THz tunable milliwatt power sources and receivers for use in ERADS Project transceiver test bed radar systems.

3.0 Requested Information

Responses must contain UNCLASSIFIED information only and be marked “UNCLASSIFIED” at least on the first page of the response. No classified information may be included anywhere in the response. Neither proprietary or classified concepts, nor classified information should be included in the submittal. Input on the information contained in the responses may be solicited by NGIC from non-Government consultants / experts who are bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements.

3.1 Administrative – If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

3.1.1. Name, mailing address, phone number, fax number, company website, and e-mail of designated point(s) of contact.

3.1.2. DUNS # and Cage Code.

3.1.3. Business Type: based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541330 Engineering Services is applicable to this information requested.

3.1.4 Business size and ownership, and any further small business set-aside categories.

4.0 Responses

Please provide a written response demonstrating your understanding and recent experience of the Expert Radar Signature Solutions (ERADS) tasks listed in section 2.

Responses should include evidence of your company’s experience, identifying examples of the same or similar activities and locations you are currently and/or recently (past 36 months) supporting, referencing any contract numbers for existing work, and any teammates supporting that work.

4.1 Responses are due no later than 3:00 p.m. eastern on 2 September 2025. Responses shall be submitted via email to the contract specialist and contracting officer at bradley.w.morris4.civ@army.mil and john.e.franklin73.civ@army.mil.

4.2 Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED.

To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

4.3 Responses to this announcement will not be returned, and there will not be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation, and the Contracting Officer or NGIC requiring office may contact one or more respondents for clarifications to enhance the Government's understanding. This announcement is Government market research, and may result in revisions to both the requirements and the acquisition strategy based on industry responses. It is the responsibility of potential mailto:bradley.w.morris4.civ@army.mil mailto:john.e.franklin73.civ@army.mil offerors to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities (https://www.sam.gov/) website for the release of any solicitation.

5.0 Questions

Questions regarding this sources sought notice should be submitted no later than 25 August 2025 by 3:00 p.m. eastern in writing to bradley.w.morris4.civ@army.mil and john.e.franklin73.civ@army.mil.

6.0 Summary

This sources sought notice is only intended for the Government to identify sources that can provide the needed services as described in Section 2. The information provided in this sources sought notice is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the sources sought notice requirements discussed, and release of this sources sought notice should not be construed as a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

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