elan 2000B Radar Repair

Synopsis #: FA8601-19-Q-A137

Notice Type: Special Notice

Synopsis:

The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/Base Support Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344. This is a Sole Source synopsis published for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for the procurement of elan 2000B Radar System repair and refurbishment services for the Air Force Institute of Technology department of Electrical Engineering (AFIT/ENG) located at Wright-Patterson AFB. The reason for lack of competition is that Star Dynamics Corporation is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of AFIT/ENG's elan 2000B Radar System. The system is proprietary in nature. Therefore, the OEM is the only the vendor that is able to meet AFIT's full requirement. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii).

This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 811211 - Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance and PSC code Z2BC - Repair or Alteration of Radar and navigational facilities. Small business size standard for NAICS 811211 is $7.5M.

The proposed source is Star Dynamics Corporation. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract regardless of responses that may be received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources or authorized distributors may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by Thursday, 22 August 2019 by 10:00 am EST and meets all the following requirements:

Minimum requirements:

The contractor shall perform the initial repair of the AFIT Elan 2000B instrumentation radar. The initial repair shall consist of the following specific services.

1)The contractor shall replace all damaged computers with equivalent or better hardware, the latest Windows 10 operating system, and all required software and drivers necessary for radar operation.
2)The contractor shall repair and refurbish the core radar components to include as a minimum the Digital chassis and cards, the RF converter, and the System Status Monitor.
3)The contractor shall test all components for proper operation including the afore mentioned core radar components as well as the Local Oscillator and Power Supply.

Upon completion of the initial repair, the contractor shall deliver and install the repaired radar in the AFIT RCS measurement facility in building 168, Area B, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433.

The contractor shall demonstrate the initially repaired radar meets the following specifications after installation in the AFIT RCS measurement facility. The contractor shall supply all necessary test equipment to perform the specification measurements.

1)PRF: The contractor shall demonstrate the radar system is capable of operating at > 2 MHz PRF. The Aeroflex internal specification limits of +/-10% shall be used as acceptance criteria, testing in the IF Loop mode.
2)PULSE RISE TIME: The contractor shall demonstrate the radar system is capable of generating a pulse width with a < 5 nsec rise time. The pulse shall be measured through a diode detector at the 10% and 90% points on a digital oscilloscope.
3)PULSE FLATNESS: The contractor shall demonstrate the radar system is capable of generating a pulse with flatness between +/- 0.5dB. This shall be measured using the range walk page on the radar control GUI and a 50 nsec wide pulse, testing in the RF Loop mode.
The contractor shall deliver and install the initially repaired radar to the AFIT RCS measurement facility within twelve weeks after receipt of order.

Upon government exercise of the second stage repair option, the contractor shall perform each of the following radar repair replacements individually at the government's discretion. The contractor shall transport the AFIT Elan 2000B radar from the AFIT RCS measurement facility on Wright-Patterson AFB to the contractor's facility for the repairs.

1)The contractor shall replace the original damaged RF head with a new 0.5 - 18GHz, 1Watt RF head. The head shall be dual channel, providing both co-pol and cross-pol RCS measurements with pulse-to-pulse switching capability.
2)The contractor shall replace the original Local Oscillator and Power Supply with the BlueSource and BlueMax components respectively.
3)The contractor shall replace the obsolete and unsupportable digital controller and digital cards as required to upgrade the radar to full functionality.
Upon completion of the selected second stage repairs, the contractor shall install the repaired radar in the AFIT RCS measurement facility in building 168, Area B, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433.

The contractor shall demonstrate the second stage repaired radar meets the following specifications if the RF head replacement option is chosen. The contractor shall supply all necessary test equipment to perform the specification measurements.

1)SYSTEM LINEARITY: The contractor shall demonstrate the radar system meets the linearity requirement of +/- 2dB from -10dBsat to -80dBsat. Note that +/-0.5dB represents the desired specification, the additional +/-1.5dB is to compensate for inaccuracies in the step attenuator, proximity to the noise floor and aging components. (The linearity shall be measured at: 0.1GHz, 1GHz, 1.9GHz, 2GHz, 10GHz, 17.9GHz, 18GHz. Testing shall be performed in the High Power loop mode).
2)SYSTEM DYNAMIC RANGE, RECEIVER SENSITIVITY: The contractor shall demonstrate the radar system has an instantaneous dynamic range of > 70dB nominal (The dynamic range shall be measured with 2 integrated pulses {bi-phase} and a video bandwidth of 100 MHz). The contractor shall demonstrate the radar system has a sensitivity of < -85dbm at 100 MHz video bandwidth.
3)ACTIVE STABILITY (SUBTRACTION): The contractor shall demonstrate the radar system meets the stability requirement at 0.1-2GHz by holding > 30dB of subtraction over a 2 hour period. The contractor shall demonstrate the radar system meets the stability requirement at 2-18GHz by holding > 35dB of subtraction over a 2 hour period.

The contractor shall deliver and install the second stage repaired radar to the AFIT RCS measurement facility within twelve weeks after receipt of order of the second stage repair options.

Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Star Dynamics Corporation is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of AFIT/ENG's elan 2000B Radar System. The system is proprietary in nature. Therefore, the OEM is the only the vendor that is able to meet AFIT's full requirement as stated in the attached Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1).

The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for solicitations issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM at 866-606-8220. SAM website: www.SAM.gov

Any information should be e-mailed to hannah.wood.3@us.af.mil no later than 10:00 am EST on Thursday, 22 August 2019. Only inquiries/Information received by this date and time will be considered.

Be advised that all correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads "FA8601-19-Q-A137 elan 2000B Repair and Refurbishment". Note that email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter emails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the email may not get through the email filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with email ensure only .pdf, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. The email filter may delete any other form of attachments.

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